Our family of 5 (kids ages 5,3, and 10 months) had an outstanding experience at Riccardo's apartment. The location is perfect - 10 minutes walk from the train station and an easy walk to the markets and major sights. We walked everywhere and never even thought about using any kind of transport, even with young kids. Riccardo was very helpful from booking to all the details he went over with us on arrival. The apartment itself is huge, with lots of room for the kids. The main living room is down the hall from the bedrooms, and there is a large eat-in kitchen as well as two large bathrooms, one with shower and one with a large jetted tub. All the conveniences you could want are available in this apartment, including washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, oven and gas stovetop. All of it seemed brand new. The kitchen was extremely well outfitted, with full set of dishes, utensils, pots, and cookware, all of very high quality. Riccardo went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable, with well appreciated extras like wine, juice, snacks for us and the kids, and even baby food, and even extra diapers and baby wash! We were absolutely thrilled with our stay at Violet's House and fully recommend it to anyone visiting Florence. Thanks again Riccardo for a great stay!