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Guest: Erikson Alfonso Aranda Ca?as (Coquimbo CHILE SUD AMERICA)
Date of Stay: 11/23/09 Review Submitted: 11/23/09

Margarita, de paso en esta bella ciudad quieran expresad a Ud. su admiraciòn por este magnìfico lugar que non ha permitido pasar de dos muy tranquilas noches de descanso. Todo aqui trae recuerdos de mi infancia... Tengo 95 años, aqui estan commigo los cinco hijos. Quiero destacar la antigua màquina de coser, el devanador de lana (que miles de veces usé junto con mi madre) enfin todo es bello. Vivimos en Coquimbo, puerto de CHILE en Sud America! C'est tout! Espero que todo quedo bien, muchas gracias por los servicios. Aida Canas Virgilioresultaron excelentes cariñosos saludos de todos , Alfonso

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Guest: Valerie et Loius Gautier (France)
Date of Stay: 11/14/09 Review Submitted: 11/14/09

"L'appartement est très bien situé, toutes les visites peuvent se faire à pied,la gare est très proche pour aller visiter Pise ou Siene ou d'autres villes. Si vous venez en voiture, il y a un garage très correct dans la via Ognissanti près des "carabinieri". L'appartement est très bien équipé et très propre. Merci à Margherita pour son accueil et sa disponibilité, elle nous avait même prévu quelques aliments pour préparer notre repas pour le premier soir. Nous avons passé un superbe séjour en famille et nous gardons cette adresse si nous devons revenir à Florence."

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Guest: Sylvie6 (-)
Date of Stay: 11/01/09 Review Submitted: 11/01/09

We were in the Diamante for almost 2 weeks during the summer 2009. It was spacious for two adults and teenegers. The mezzanine and the two bathrooms were appreciated. We had great time in Firenze and the appartment was really well situated for train and visits.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/26/09 Review Submitted: 10/26/09

Margherita Cardillo: Hi there! Im Karina from Tampico, Mexico. We met in summer 2007 with my friends, we rented the Glada Appartment in Florence.(Via del porcellana).. The appartment was great and im still thankful.. Now a friend of mine is going to Florence on April 2010 and im helping her with the booking... because i know that it needs to book in advance. I'd like to know what appartment offers do you have, for two people that will be staying 4 -5 months. I will appreciate your help! Thankyou!! Karina Rivera

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Guest: Angelo Sebastianelli (Paris France)
Date of Stay: 10/24/09 Review Submitted: 10/24/09

Bonjour Margherita,Juste un petit mail pour vous dire que nous avons passé un superbe séjour dans votre appartement à Florence et que si nous devons revenir, nous gardons votre adresse. J'espère que nous avons laissé l'appartement correct. Merci encore pour votre amabilité.Cordialement.Angelo et Françoise SEBASTIANELLI et leurs enfants

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Guest: Alain and Sylvie Duhaime (United Kingdom)
Date of Stay: 10/24/09 Review Submitted: 10/23/09

Good day Margherita, We just made our comment on 'Trip Advisor'. Again, we really appreciated our stay at your place and we have already told our friend about your place. Warmly

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Guest: Dawn63 (-)
Date of Stay: 10/22/09 Review Submitted: 10/22/09

I've stayed in the Florentia Apartments twice now and have enjoyed my stay on both occasions. The apartments are in a great location, for a good price. The apartments are all very well furnished & equipped. Margherita was very helpful with information before we arrived, and arranging to have us met at a time that suited us. If I had one gripe, it would be that one apartment key for 5-6 people is a hassle. However, I love these apartments and would stay here again.

Owner response:Hi Dawn, thank you for your nice comment! The next time you come please ask for a second set of keys which is always available for guests!!! I hope to see you soon again. A presto, Margherita

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Guest: Anna & Maria Sciacca (Cuneo - Italia)
Date of Stay: 10/22/09 Review Submitted: 10/21/09

Gentile Margherita,siamo rimaste molto contente di tutto per la Sua gentilezza e per l'appartamento che ci ha offerto ogni comfort. Inoltre grazie anche per la musica che ci ha dato, stereo e cassette; abbiamo potuto ascoltare insieme ad un amico un brano che avevamo composto intitolato "Oceano", ci ha chiesto se poteva ascoltarlo ed é stato possibile grazie al Suo stereo! Al prossimo ritorno a Firenze, speriamo di trovare disponibile Rubino, che é anche molto bello. Adesso stiamo continuando la visita di alcuni Parchi Faunistici dopo il Parco dell'Abatino di Poggio San Lorenzo, andremo al Parco Zoom di Cumiana (Torino) e Parco Le Cornelle di Valbermo (Bergamo) poi ci sarà la Stagione Teatrale del Teatro Everest di Firenze, nel suo web site abbiamo trovato un programma interessante e chissà forse torneremo a Firenze.Un caro salutoAnna & Maria Sciacca"Il Giornale" di Boves

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Guest: Jane and Alex (lancashire U.K)
Date of Stay: 10/21/09 Review Submitted: 10/21/09

Wonderful apartment, fantastic location, just perfect would definitly recommend. Cannot wait to go back jxx

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Guest: Neena (USA)
Date of Stay: 07/17/09 Review Submitted: 07/17/09

Hi Margherita - thanks for renting us your apartment. We had a great stay and just returned from Italy last night. You live in a wonderful country with lovely people! Neena

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Guest: Kathy Ware (-)
Date of Stay: 06/19/09 Review Submitted: 06/18/09

We have absolutely loved Florence and could spend a week here! Your apartment is fantastico! Eeverything has been wonderful. We are sad to leave in the am. Wish you all the best!

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Guest: MARCELLA MAZZOLA (italy)
Date of Stay: 06/04/09 Review Submitted: 06/03/09

GENTILE SIGNORA MARGHERITA VOGLIO RINGRAZIARLA PERSONALMENTE PER LA SPLENDIDA OSPITALITA'.SPERO SIA STATA SODDISFATTA DI COME ABBIAMO LASCIATO LA CASA , CI SEMBRA DI AVERE SEGUITO ALLA LETTERA LE SUE ISTRUZIONI. GRAZIE ANCORA.MARCELLA MAZZOLA Appartamento Giada 30mag-2 giu 09

Owner response:Gentile Marcella, siete ospiti ideali! La ringrazio per la cura e l'ordine con cui avete lasciato l'appartamento. Spero di ospitarvi ancora a Firenze!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 03/01/09 Review Submitted: 02/28/09

Comment Text: I had the pleasure of staying in the Tapazio apt. with my family four years ago on my first visit to Italy. It was an absolutely perfect apartment for our stay. I enjoyed walking everywhere with my daughters from the convenient location and added bonus of being an easy walk to the train station for our day trips was great. I am returning in spring of '09 with a friend of mine who has never been to Florence. I am SO happy to have kept the contact site of these beautiful apartments. I will be renting the AMBRA unit and hope that it will be comfortable as the first apartment. I highly recommend these apartments for easy access, quiet neighborhood, ALL of the amenities that have so thoughtfully been put into place, and the helpfulness of Margherita. I wish on all of my travels I could find such nice accommodations!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/12/08 Review Submitted: 12/12/08

Dear Margherita,We left in such a hurry on our last day that we didn’t have time to sign your guest book. But I just wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in your lovely apartment and our visit to Florence. We intend to come back so that we have more time to explore the city and the surrounding area. Thanks again for everything.Best regards,Deborah van der Toorn

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/01/08 Review Submitted: 12/13/08

Dear Margherita We just wanted to say thank you for our stay in the Rubino Apartment. The apartment was perfect for us with a baby, and we really appreciated you supplying a cot and basket of toys. The apartment had everything we needed and we won't hesitate to recommend the Florentia apartments to any friends considering visiting Florence. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Best wishes, Adrianne, Blake and Flynn

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/01/08 Review Submitted: 12/11/08

Dear Margherita, We left in such a hurry on our last day that we didn’t have time to sign your guest book. But I just wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in your lovely apartment and our visit to Florence. We intend to come back so that we have more time to explore the city and the surrounding area. Thanks again for everything. Best regards, Deborah van der Toorn

Owner response:Dear Deborah, it was such a pleasure to welcome you that I am really looking forward your next trip to Florence. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy new year

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/01/08 Review Submitted: 12/11/08

Hello Margherita, Thanks for the appartment, the place is very quiet and lovely. I wish you in advance a good christmas period. Regards, Baptiste.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/01/08 Review Submitted: 12/02/08

We spent a couple of days in Florence two weeks ago now. Definitely too short a stay, but we will be going back some day. Would have had a little more time! First of all, five of us stayed in the Diamante Apartment at 50 Via Del Scala, which is very close to the train station. This definitely would have been a great location to call home for a week or more, as it was we just barely had time to sleep there (we had a very early flight to catch.) I found it on line at OWNERS DIRECT REF IT 130. Margherita, the owner, was very helpful as we were making plans for our visit, met us at the appointed time, showed us around the apartment and advised us where to park our car. If you don't require the always-having-someone-at-the-desk of a hotel, then I would recommend her place. In addition to the apartment we stayed in, which could handle five or six, there are several other smaller apartments in the same building. We had a great time rambling around for a very full day, walking down many streets, crossing the river, and going into many shops. There was a great street market, permanent I think, close to San Lorenzo. We found the shopping in Florence to be much more fun than shopping in Rome. Tom

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 09/01/08 Review Submitted: 09/25/08

This has been a wonderful vacation in Florence. The city is beautiful and your apartment was perfect. The location could not have been more convenient for exploring the sites of the city. Thanks for everything. We will recommend your apartment to our friends. Thanks, Carol

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 09/01/08 Review Submitted: 09/14/08

13 9 2008 Gracias Margherita, hemos estado muy bien en el apartamento y nos ha gustado mucho Florencia. Hasta la vista Aranza, maria, daniel, pablo, ana maria y Dani

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 09/01/08 Review Submitted: 09/10/08

Good morning Margherita... Thank you so much, we really enjoyed our stay in the Apartment. Location excellent, apartment perfect.. Can't wit to return. Thanks you for all your help and excellent hospitality Regards... Kym

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 07/01/08 Review Submitted: 07/29/08

I have had a lovely time staying at the apartment and am feeling very relaxed. Italy is truly a very beautiful country and I feel certain that I will return again. Grazie infinite, Charlotte

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/08 Review Submitted: 06/22/08

We had a great time and I really appreciate your help! I can't wait for my next visit! Jennifer

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 05/01/08 Review Submitted: 05/22/08

Margherita, Keith and I really appreciated you working with us on the apartment and your kindness. We hope to get back to Florence until better terms so until next time. Thank you as always, Kevin

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/29/08 Review Submitted: 04/28/08

Voglio farLe pervenire un messaggio di ringraziamento. Mi complimento per l'appartamento.Ci è sembrato d'essere a casa.La posizione, le rifiniture, tutto è stato di nostro gradimento. La prego di gradire i miei saluti piu' cordiali. Attilio Bruno

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Guest: Lemer Sean
Date of Stay: 04/24/08 Review Submitted: 04/23/08

Dear Margherita Cardillo, Hi. My husband and I stayed at your lovely apartment in 2005 and really enjoyed ourselves. I will be in Florence this summer alone and wanted to know if you had accommodations for one person. Thank you for your help and I hope this finds you well. Niseanda

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/08 Review Submitted: 04/28/08

Voglio farLe pervenire un messaggio di ringraziamento. Mi complimento per l'appartamento. Ci è sembrato d'essere a casa. La posizione, le rifiniture, tutto è stato di nostro gradimento. La prego di gradire i miei saluti piu' cordiali. Attilio Bruno

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Guest: Anita (Leeds, UK)
Date of Stay: 04/01/08 Review Submitted: 04/13/08

Dear Margherita, Thank you again for the stay in your pleasant apartment in Florence. With best wishes Anita and Quentin (and Lila) Hill

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/01/08 Review Submitted: 01/06/08

Thank you for the hospitality and flexibility you rendered during our stay in Florence. Regards, Patty De Simone

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 11/06/07 Review Submitted: 11/05/07

Ciao Margherita,ti volevo ringraziare per la tua ospitalità e gentilezza!Siamo stati veramente bene: l'appartamento è ben corredato e posizionato!A prestoCari saluti Maura

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 11/01/07 Review Submitted: 11/05/07

Ciao Margherita, ti volevo ringraziare per la tua ospitalità e gentilezza! Siamo stati veramente bene: l'appartamento è ben corredato e posizionato! A presto Cari saluti Maura

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 11/01/07 Review Submitted: 11/05/07

Hi Margherita, Thanks so much for the wonderful apartment in the Piazza Santo Spirito, we loved it. The location was perfect and we enjoyed being immersed in more of a "locals" area of town with quick access to all the major sights. Thank god for the washing machine AND dryer, too!! Was nice not having to hang our clothes on a line to dry. =) Next time I'm in Firenze, I'm sure I'll be contacting you again for a rental. Thanks!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/07 Review Submitted: 10/29/07

Hi Margherita We had a wonderful time at your apartment. Thanks Renuka

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/07 Review Submitted: 10/22/07

Margherita, it was great meeting you and staying at your place! We are certain we will be back, in fact, when does your busy season start again? We think we might be able to return in the spring but do not want it to be too cold and we would want to miss at least some of the crowds in early summer. Any suggestions? After we left your apartment we went to Assisi then to Orvietto which we like so much we stayed three nights? One of the days there we rented a car and went to the tiny little town on top of a hill (I will find the name and include it next time I write) near Orvietto and from there we drove to Todi which we liked a lot. We then headed back to Orvietto and returned the car later in the evening so we got a full day of touring the countryside by car. We went to Pisa for our last night - I was impressed - and had a pretty good flight to New York during which we shared information about your apartment with several of the people around us. I am seriously thinking that I should learn Italian - not just a few key phrases like this time. Towards the end of our trip it seemed like I was understanding quite a bit of it. Anyway, I will decide in the next couple of weeks so that I can build on what's in my head right now from our trip. More later! alex

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/07 Review Submitted: 10/22/07

Many thanks for your warm welcome and gracious hospitality. Entire stay wasenjoyable and comfortable. We shall be in touch. All the best. Ravi Ravi Chaudhry Director, Cemex Tours & Travels 1 C 1, Parkwood Estate, Rao Tula Ram Marg New Delhi 110 022, India Phone : 91.11.2616 5406 and 91.11.2616 5495 Fax : 91.11.2616 5542

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/07 Review Submitted: 10/16/07

We had a fabulous time and will definitely let our friends know of the hospitality and wonderful property. Cheers! Joe & CAthy& Sylvia & Tito

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/07 Review Submitted: 10/15/07

Thanks Margherita, We had a wonderful time! Jill

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/14/07

Dear Margherita, the apartment is wonderfull. I so enjoyed my stay in Santo Spirito and am already considering next year.Thank you again and will talk to you in January about next year. Carla Peterson

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/10/07

Dear Margherita, How are you? We are safely back in Jordan. We want to thank you so much for our stay in your lovely apartment, and for your warm hospitality! It was such a pleasant one, and we will always keep our fond memories of the place and of a time well spent. Hope you and your family are doing well, it was lovely knowing you and meeting your wonderful son!! Our best wishes to you, and God bless you and your family. Lots of love, Shatha and Koussai

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/06/07

Dear Ms. Cardillo, I write to thank you again for all your assistance in providing myself and one of my students accommodations this past summer in Florence. My apartment near San Spiritu was very comfortable and convenient. It appears that Austin Community College will continue a relationship for summer classes at the Scuola Toscana. So I and other professors and students will be returning to Florence next summer. I will be contacting you later in the year about apartments next year. Again, thank you for your patience ( my misinterpretation about the terms of payment ) and effort that made my stay in Florence pleasant and successful. Sincerely, Daniel Traverso

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/06/07

Dear Margherita: This is a long due mail. We wanted to thank you for your hospitality and specially for sharing with us your beautiful home. We wish to see you again some time in the future. Best wishes, Maria Elvira, Laura, Daniel and Camilo

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 07/01/07 Review Submitted: 07/03/07

Dear Margherita, thank you for a lovely stay. We've left you a little momento from Australia. Regards Lee, Eleanor & Helen

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/27/07

Dear Margherita, Thankyou for everything. We have had a great time in your beautiful city. We really love Florence and the weather has been glorious. Thanyou for your help regarding our medical situation. I was very impressed with the speed and efficiency of your medical system. James is ok, and had very inflammed veins as results of extreme muscle fatigue, heat and too much walking. The Doctor fixed it very quickly but did tests to rule out DVT blood clots) which I was worried about. We have booked a train out early this afternoon, so will be leaving the unit at 1pm. Thanks for allowing us to stay that little bit longer. Many thanks for everything From Chris Handel

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/21/07

Dear Mrs. Cardillo, This is from Prof.Daniel Traverso who is renting the apartment near San Spirito. I have enjoyed the apartment and the convenient location and the air conditioning in the evening, as it has gotten so hot. If my institution returns to the Scuola Toscana next summer I will certainly be contacting you to see if the apartment is available. Sincerely, Daniel Traverso

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/04/07

Dear Margherita, Many thanks for all your help with our problem due to the booking agency. I am sorry that you had to bear our anger but we really appreciate what you did for us. Your apartments are beautiful and we are telling all our friends about you. Again thank you Viv Kearns and Margaret Crichton

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/01/07

Ciao Margherita, yesterday we were in a hurry and I skipped saying "bye", sorry for that. We really enjoyed our stay a lot, everithing was perfect, I hope we left the apatrment in such condition as we found it, one big GRAZIA per tutto. Radostin (stayed at Rubino Apartment)

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/01/07

Dear Margherita, One big "Grazia per tutto" for making our stay at Florence into a lovely unforgetable week far from any domestic cares and troubles. Everything was perfect and I would firmly recommend this premise to those who wish to enjoy some time in the beautiful Firenze.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/01/07

We loved staying at the Florentia Apartment, the location was perfect for us as we arrived by train and then were able to walk to everything, the accommodations were great, the apt. well furnished with everything we needed. Margherita was very helpful. We especially loved the elevator!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 05/01/07 Review Submitted: 05/20/07

Dear Marguerita, Thank you for your e-mail with our Florentine neighbourghs e-mail address so that we may communicate. We enjoyed our fortnight in Firenze at the Zaffira Apartment and managed to visit several other places during our holiday in Italy. It was the first time that we have arranged our own accommodation using the internet and it has worked out quite satisfactorily. The location in Via Della Scala was very convenient for Trenitalia trains, Sita coaches, and the Firenze local bus company. It was a welcome break for us and thank you for your assistance. We shall certainly keep your e-mail address in our computer address file. We hope that you and your family stay happy and in good health and send you our best wishes always. Kind regards, Susan and Bob James.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 05/01/07 Review Submitted: 05/13/07

Hi Margherita, I wanted to thank you for a wonderful experience during our stay in your home. We felt very comfortable and your dinner recommendation was excellent. Your home was perfect for my family and we will try to come back to your beautiful city someday and hope to stay there again. Sincerely Mark and Sharon Goger

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