We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Agnese’s AirBnB. We never actually met Agnese, but rather was greeted by her father Sergio at check in and check out, but this didn’t interfere with our stay at all, it was just a little off-putting and confusing since we were expecting to be greeted by a female. Their flat provided everything that you would need and more including a kitchen with all utensils, dishes, pots/pans, coffee, milk, fruits, snacks, a cozy living room area, and a nice loft bedroom. Maybe us Americans are not used to Italian bathrooms but the bathroom was small and the shower/toilet/bidet/sink were all very close together, making it almost impossible to not get the whole bathroom wet while showering.
The entire stay was almost perfect except for one big problem: MOSQUITOS. We stayed 3 nights, and every single night, we were bitten all over our body while asleep. We saw them flying inside the flat throughout the day, but had no idea where they were coming from and tried to close all windows and doors, but to no avail. They seemed to be coming from the shaded/cool courtyard area of the flat and it did rain for a full day in Florence while we were, so hopefully it was a temporary thing. This really disrupted my sleep and was a true annoyance and hindrance to having a completely relaxing experience.
On another note, I would say that this AirBnB is not exactly in the center of Florence, but rather on the northern end of central Florence, away from the main tourist attractions, but still close enough to walk everywhere and we did not need a car or call a taxi for any reason. So while this was actually a good thing to be in a more quiet area of town, expect to take a short hike to get to some of the main attractions.
Overall, this AirBnB really helped us capture the full Italian experience, and we would not hesitate to stay at this flat again in Florence, we’ll just be fully prepared for the mosquitos!