This place exudes genuine Italian charm. Clean, lots of room, spacious decently stocked kitchen. 1 block away from Santa Croce Basilica and Piazza. So many things within walking distance : Uffizi Museum, Duomo, Piazza Michelangelo. Restaurants everywhere (Boccadama!) no need for a taxi, but are readily available 1 block away at the Santa Croce Piazza. Loved hearing the church bells. Center hub for all we wanted to do. Manfredi responded to our texts in a timely manner. There were a couple of downsides : LOTS of stairs. We were aware that Europeans do not count bottom floor as first floor. We specifically asked what floor this place was on in U.S. standards and were told second and third U.S. standards. It is fourth floor( U.S. Standards) with the loft being the fifth. Lugging luggage and groceries up was not fun. While it did have WiFi connection, internet was very spotty making trip planning harder.