Paola was very welcoming and had a lot of great insight to share about Florence. The location is pretty nice—there's a lot of shops and restaurants nearby. Florence is a pretty small city so we were easily able to walk to all the sites from this location even though it's not central.

It might have been the time of year, but we were unable to keep or windows open due to mosquitoes. Both of us got quite a few bites during out stay. I was kind of bummed not to have fresh air or the sound of the hustle and bustle of the street below. That being said, others had mentioned the noise from the street being a bit much—for us, we only experienced one night that was loud.

It's great to have a clothes washing machine available! But, the bed is not very comfortable. I think with a different bed (and without mosquitoes) we would have had a more ideal experience.