The location was east of the Duomo and north of Santa Croce and very close to both areas; obviously a little longer walk to other tourist sites (all west of Duomo) but Florence is small enough that it was walking distance to anywhere (well, San Miniato is a climb from anywhere). The neighborhood was typical Florence – charming, good restaurants abounded (try San Michelle All’Arco, we had two excellent meals), also a convenient grocery and other shops; also very close to Pergola Theater, where there were several good concerts while we were there.
The apartment had a large sitting/kitchen area and the kitchen appeared well-equipped, stocked with coffee, basic spices, and decent pots and pans – although we only used the stovetop. There were many guidebooks and other travel-type information.
Electricity was an issue, particularly because we had a late-November cold snap and the apartment started out very cold and was generally too cool for all the days we were there (we did book an extra day, and Annalisa was very accommodating about that; she also came over quickly when we asked about the heat, although there wasn’t much to be done). The heaters had to be turned off to run the washing machine or hair dryer, and an extra floor heater couldn’t be run with the overhead heaters. The washing machine didn’t stop within the time promised when we hoped we could empty it before going out for the day, and a second time didn’t dry, so we affirm what others have said about difficulties with the washer.