Thank you Barbara for hosting us, both Florence and the apartment were amazing. The apartment was very unique and clearly a labour of love in terms of interior design. Even more importantly, we would like to thank you for your warm welcome, it was great meeting you, and thank you once again for the complimentary bottle of wine! Your restaurant recommendations were also very helpful and it was nice to stay somewhere that was within 10 minutes walking distance to the centre of town but away from the crowds at the same time. The apartment would be great for a group of friends or for a romantic getaway for a couple. We didn't really use the bedroom as it faced the road and was a bit noisy as you had also pointed out, and we preferred to stay in the lounge with its amazing high ceilings anyway. Would stay there again for an authentic Florentine experience.