Highly recommended!!!! The apartment is spacious, clean, well equipped, stylishly decorated and extremely convenient. Location-wise it is unbeatable. I am quite sure you won't find anything better than this at that price.

Apartment: It is much more spacious than it seems in the photos, the living/dinning room is HUGE!!!!! My rough estimates are: at least 30m2 for the living/dinning room and at least 25m2 for the bed room, i.e. at least 55m2 in total. The apartment is nicely decorated, with the huge windows and very high wooden ceiling, it feels very European style, which is absolutely spectacular for Asians like us. The dinning table is nicely half-surrounded by some cozy booth seats, and there're even candles (bigger and smaller ones, you choose) if you want a candle night dinner. The bathroom is clean and spacious. I guarantee you won't complain anything about the apartment.

Equipment: It is very well equipped. You've got everything you need if you wanna cook: gas stove and microwave oven, salt/pepper/oil, there's even a dish washer. If you need a caffeine boost in the morning, there's an italian expresso machine, and the host is so heartwarming that she left us a new pack of grounded coffee. The bed is king-sized and comfortable. The wall-mount oil heating works perfectly well, and if you are still feeling cold you could turn on the electric air conditioner. Tooth brushes and towels were provided.

Location: It is located at the heart of the city: 5 minutes walk from both the train station and the major Cathedral, "The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore", you are simply surrounded by all the major sightseeing spots. We arrived florence by train from Venice and it indeed took us less than 10 minutes to find the apartment. The apartment is also very close to the main market (~5 minutes walk), you could find everything you need for cooking a fine italian meal. We stayed during the new year's eve and there was a concert just outside the train station, which is less than 5 minutes walk from the apartment. People were counting down there and there were fireworks everywhere, it was probably one of the most memorable new year's eves. You can't find anything with a better location than that.

Host: Sharika responses our inquiries promptly, in fact, almost instantly every single time. We haven't meet Sharika in person but her mother and sister (Sandy) welcomed us in the apartment instead. Although they don't speak much english, everything important was clearly written down in English on a piece of paper, so Sharika made sure we won't miss anything. Her mother even left us a box of italian almond pastry and xmas chocolates!! How nice!!