We had a great few days in Florence. The apartment was cool and comfy. Nice beds. Plenty of space. Beautiful area and garden. We were even treated to opera floating from the Medici Villa behind the house, on the first night. You can see the Observatory from the bottom of the garden. The little pool was great for the kids to cool down.
Just be prepared to walk a fair bit or catch a bus. We thoroughly enjoyed it but it was more than I had expected. It’s a fair walk into town down hill - a bit more hard going walking back. There is a nice walk from the top of the Boboli Gardens via Forte di Belvedere, along a beautiful old stretch of road back to the apartment. It’s about 25/30 mins to the main sights (the Accademia is even further). It’s a 30 minute flatish walk to Piazza Michaelangelo. You can pick up the City Sightseeing bus from up the road which can save you legs . It’s not the most exciting route as so much of the city is pedestrianised but we still really enjoyed it.
There is food, pharmacy, carrefore express all near Porta Romano which is about 15/20 mins walk.
As a family we bought a skip-the-line ticket to see David which worked well. We had a children’s tour around the Uffizi which was just great but expensive.
Florence is a fantastic city.