You can seriously stop looking for your Florentine apartment because you've found it here at Casa Mia!!! Staying here is an experience in itself, the attention to detail in the styling is just incredible and I was constantly noticing new details and artwork. And the view of the Basilica from the sun-filled kitchen is just stunning. It is a really modern apartment and like nothing I have ever seen in Italy, you have to check it out!
I stayed there for 7 weeks and it is in a fantastic location, only a short walk (max 10 mins) to anywhere you need to go, whether it is the bars in Santa Croce, the fresh food markets in San Ambrogio or shopping near Piazza della Repubblica, the Duomo or Ponte Vecchio. It really couldn't be more convenient.
There are plenty of restaurants in the area - I Ghibellini was my favourite - and many bars for aperitivo - Soul Kitchen has great food and cocktails - and the Conad supermarket was in the next block.
I felt really at home there, the bed is extremely comfy and the loft space was welcoming and cosy with a full length mirror at the foot of the bed. The kitchen is well stocked with everything you need to make meals at home, although there is no dishwasher, toaster or microwave.
There is plenty of storage space throughout the apartment, lots of drawers and hanging space in the bedroom and a medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
There is a washing machine but no dryer however there is a clothes horse hidden in a secret spot and with the windows open there is a great cross breeze.
The apartment was also very clean and Remo was kind enough to organise a weekly cleaner at no extra cost for my long stay.
The only negatives were the many stairs to get to the apartment on the top floor (although they weren't as bad as I thought they would be) and the steep stairs to the bedroom can be tricky when you're drunk on too much Italian red wine or if you need to go to the bathroom during the night. The toilet is a really strange height and it's very narrow but you do get used to it, and sometimes the street noise and ambulance sirens can be annoying. But these things certainly shouldn't deter you from staying here. I highly recommend this apartment for a young single or couple and I will definitely stay there again next time I visit Florence.