Marella’s place is located right beside the Basilica of Santa Croce and within walking distance to everything in Florence! The studio is well decorated and having AC in August was amazing. Marella left coffee for us and even a power adapter which was much appreciated! Everything was clean and the shower had good pressure :) Marella also left a guide, which included all her favorite places to visit in Florence, which was very nice.
The reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the studio is not very soundproof, so you can hear loud noises every time the neighbors come in and out (and conversely, they can hear you, so we had to tiptoe around). Also, I think I was just unlucky, but the night I stayed here, there was a mosquito problem even though all the windows were closed. I had killed 4 or 5 mosquitoes before going to bed and it didn’t seem like there were more, but I was bit all night long and woke up with 12 bites. Also, check out is at 10am which is earlier than I am used to (perhaps this is what’s normal in Italy?)