Francesca made as feel very welcome; since we arrived early we
were able to meet Mario, her cleaning guy, at the apartment and leave our bags to explore the city. The LOCATIONS is THE BEST part of all as it is so close to EVERYTHING, especially the Duomo. Florence itself is such a lovely, small, quaint city; so easy to access everything on foot. The apartment is beautiful; modern with a full kitchen and having a washer was a great benefit. The downstairs area is quite small, however we spent most of our time out sightseeing so that was not an issue for us. We felt very secure there and having a place to leave our luggage and the addition of the grocery store across the street was great. We all slept well and enjoyed our stay.