First a quick story: on the last morning, I used Alessandro's Foursquare list to find a spot to get coffee. I wasn't there for two minutes before I hear someone call me by name from behind. I turn around and it's Alessandro and his wife. We had a nice chat about my time in Florence and then he refused to let me pay for my coffee. Very much above and beyond.

The apartment was really, really nice. It was clear that Alessandro had invested a great deal of money into some very tasteful details. All the beds were very comfortable, the bathrooms very nice - he even left amenity kits for us. In the kitchen, he left us a bottle of wine. Be sure to save his Foursquare list with his favorite spots in town - it didn't fail us once. Overall, I could not recommend this apartment more highly