Staying at Il Giglio was a five star experience that I would love to relive in the near future.
Ilaria is a truly marvelous host. She was there to help us with both the check in and the check out and answered our messages, calls and Airbnb communication quickly.
She keeps this lovely section in her apartment filled with maps, magazines and anything you need to know about activities and things to do and see in Florence and the Tuscany. She also has a folder with a print of Google Earth and marks her personal recommendations of places to eat, to shop at, to buy groceries in, etc, all within a three block area from the apartment.
The location is amazing and just 15 minutes away in bus from the central station. We walked everywhere from Ilaria's place as Florence was just beautiful and warm during our week there.
The apartment is beautiful, clean and well kept and if you need anything, again: Ilaria is just a text away. It has a big living area + kitchen with all you need to cook full meals (convention kitchen, oven, microwave, tea machine, coffee moka, all sorts of cutlery, glasses, plates and utensils). The fridge is big and we were able to cook many meals during our week long stay in the Airbnb.
The hot water is plenty but the shower is a bit small, as you can easily see in the pictures. I felt completely comfortable using all the facilities in the bathroom and Ilaria provides shampoo, soap and everything you need.
There are two bedrooms and both are cozy and comfortable. The bed was great to sleep in and there were extra blankets. There are two balconies and we used them on a daily basis. In one we sat to talk and read and in the other we washed our things with Ilaria's washer machine and then dried our clothes in the clotheslines.
We've used many Airbnbs at this point but Ilaria's is by far the best we have stayed in and not just because it's all that you can see in the pictures and more, but because of the great host.