The apartment is in a great location central to restaurants, cafes, shops, and tourist attractions. With the windows closed it wasn't too loud which was nice. The building is lovely and clean. We visited Florence in August and knowing it would be very hot we made sure to choose a place with a/c but unfortunately there was only one small unit located at the top of the stairway to cool the entire 3 story apartment. To give you an idea our apartments in Nice and Rome had one of these units in each living space/bedroom. Because of the segmented layout the cool air never really reached the bedrooms or living room making for a somewhat uncomfortable stay. If you're visiting in the cooler months I'm sure it's a non-issue. Sleeping with the windows open is not an option in Florence in the summer because of the mosquitos which we learned the hard way :( literally DOZENS of bites in just one night of sleeping! Also, the apartment could have been better stocked - more than one roll of toilet paper, some paper towels, a single pack of dishwasher/laundry soap, etc. We had to buy all of those things. I would stay again simply for the size of the apartment (its huge) and the great location but some things could be improved and not in the summer.