We absolutely loved the Palazzo Alfani! It was such a beautiful stay in Florence! Francesca upgraded us to a larger apartment that was located in the back of the building which gave us a full kitchen and was also quieter - which we loved. The location is fantastic. It really is literally across the street from the Accademia - seeing the long lines every morning for the museum was amusing. We were able to get a reservation at the museum the day we arrived to get into the museum easily. There is a supermarket literally a few doors down which was great to stock up on essentials. Also the bakery around the corner that Francesca recommends? It's amazing - go there! We also loved the Accademia restaurant - we ate there twice for dinner. The Duomo is a short two minute away. The apartment itself was beautiful - high ceilings, great comfortable furniture, comfortable bed, marble bathroom, hair dryer. There were some mosquitoes when we arrived - we just kept the windows closed and Francesca showed us a bug thing to eliminiate them. Francesca was a wonderful host - definitely wanted to make sure we had a good stay. I highly recommend staying here - it was perfect!