The location is great, being right behind the Uffizi gallery just steps away from some great restaurants (All’Antico dei Vaio). Florence is a very walkable city and you can get across to all the main sites in about 20-25 minutes from Giovanni's place.

You will have to go up a decent amount of stairs as his appartment is on the 4th floor and there is no lift. Giovanni was very easy to communicate with and responded quickly to all questions. We were met by his brother Filippo on the day of check in who was also responsive.

The unit is as described and shown in the pictures. I had a few very minor issues though, but it shouldn't discourage you in any way of staying at this fabulous apartment.

The air conditioner wouldn't cool down as cold as I would like (note: I like to be fairly cold, so this may not bother you as my wife was fine.) This wasn't a problem at night, but during the day it could get a little warm.

The WiFi hotspot uses TIM , but it had some issues inside. I had to move it close to windows and reset it often to find service. Outside of the apartment, it worked great and it was nice to be able to take the hotspot around florence and keep wifi. I did have my own SIM card with TIM and noticed the data would connect with no issues inside the apartment, so it might be just an issue with those mobile hotspots. If you are traveling and are required to do work, just be careful. For those on vacation, it shouldn't be too big a deal as you can walk outside, reset it and be good.

Other than that, the apartment was very clean, spacious (could sleep 4 people with the pull out sofa bed, but there is no room dividing it), and very well located. The apartment was the nicest of all the airbnb places we stayed in during our 18 day trip of Florence, Paris, and Rome. Thank you very much!