We had a wonderful stay in Tommaso’s apartment for three nights and here’s what I’d want someone to know when booking in the future.
1. The apartment does not have a city skyline view, there are views of an adjacent alley way, but there are not views of anything other than that.
2. The apartment does not have air conditioning of any kind. We were in the apartment during November so this was not as much of an issue, but I would recommend a different accommodation if traveling during the hotter months.
3. The main sleeping area was in an “attic” that had a very low ceiling. My wife is 5’ 4” and had to duck under a few points but I am 5’ 11” and had to be bent over anytime I was moving around in that area. It wasn’t an enormous inconvenience, but it was noticeable and if you’re not careful, you could hurt yourself by hitting your head.
4. The electrical wiring in the apartment is in need of repair. Any time a light was turned on in either the attic area or the bathroom, the light would flicker making it rather disorientating to use the restroom. After the first day, we opted to use our phone flashlights and keep the lights off rather than use the bathroom lights.
Overall our stay was present and the apartment was clean and a two minuet walk of the Ponte Vecchio bridge which made it easy to navigate to and from the apartment.
One note for travelers to Florence, there are two sides to Florence, the Roman side and the Florence side. This accommodation is on the Florence side and there will be less “touristy” attractions on this side so you will need to walk to all of the “main” attractions of the city. This will also make it harder to get an Uber or ride sharing service to take you to either the airport or train station.
Our final score of the accommodation would be a 4.3/5