Chiara's apartment was great! She wasn't available to meet us, but her husband arrived very promptly and made sure we were settled. His english was great, as I'm sure Chiara's is as well, so no worries about struggling to get in touch or communicate. The apartment is huge, the living room couch folds out into a bed and they've provided extra sheets and blankets for multiple guests. There's plenty of closet space to unpack your bags. The bathroom could be a room on its own; they provided plenty of towels and toiletries and even a hair dryer for the ladies. The apartment also has a full kitchen with everything you need if you wanted to grab some groceries and dine-in. The rest of the building is very quiet so no worries about noise.

The apartment is in great walking distance to all the major sites of Florence; you're never more that a 10-20 minute walk from where you want to be. Chiara also left guidebooks in the apartment if you need to brush up on the sites and activities in and around Florence. There is a great cafe right next to her building; make sure you get some of the great pastries over there and grab a panino to go so you have a snack during your day of sight seeing!

I've lived in Florence previously and have visited many times since and Chiara's apartment is definitely my favorite place thus far!