This was the first time I visited Florence. After we arrived Florence, we called the taxi to take us to the apartment which took about 7 mins. The location of the apartment was close to the river and center of the city. We did not like the condition of the apartment which had moldy smells and AC units had layers of dust on it. Both my sister and I experienced allergic reaction to the air: coughing, sneezing, and cold like symptoms. The apartment was on 5th floor. There was an elevator but only went up to 4th floor. We had to carry our big luggages to 5th floor which was very tiring. The last day while we were there, we found out city taxis drivers were on strike. It was difficult to get around the city without transportation. We felt rushed to check out. When we asked the host to help us to get to the train station, the host asked us to walk with many large luggages. It was very stressful. I am not going to stay in the same apartment if I visit the city again.