Comfy & roomy living room with sofa bed & a foldaway twin bed
Location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe (Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi, Santo Spirito, Oltrarno) View Map
Accommodations: Apartment, 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths (Sleeps 2-5)
Location
Located off of Via di Santo Spirito the Olivia apartment is in a terrific location in the historic center on the Oltrarno side of the river. So convenient to the sites, the highlights of Florence are all within walking distance. This area abounds with excellent restaurants, cafes and small artisan workrooms. Piazza di Santo Spirito is also nearby which offers many good restaurants and several fresh produce stalls in the mornings.
The apartment is spotlessly clean and well maintained and your warm welcome includes a gift basket filled with goodies including a bottle of wine, a few snacks, fruit and provisions to prepare a light pasta dinner to get you through the first evening. This is the type of thought and care that goes into making guests feel comfortable at the Olivia apartment.
Exterior
The apartment is in a 15th century apartment building on a narrow street lined with other historic apartment buildings, artisan workshops, restaurants, small shops. The apartment is on the 4th floor European designation, 5th floor U.S. designation. Although there is no elevator you will be rewarded by a nice, clean, bright and quiet apartment when you reach the top.
Interior
The apartment is on two levels with the living room, kitchen and one bathroom below and the bedroom and a second full bathroom upstairs. The open kitchen which is just through the front door has been recently fully remodeled & is fully equipped. An handsome expandable antique dining table has seating for four. Tasteful antiques, excellent maintenance and thoughtful touches make this a comfortable, homey apartment.
The living room is quite spacious with attractive original wood beams on the high ceiling. Two large living room windows admit plenty of light, a nice feature of the apartment since it is so high up in the building. The sofa is comfortable and opens to sofa bed that can accommodate two people. An ottoman in the living room converts to a single bed as well. Tuscan terra cotta tile is on the floors. Next to the charming antique writing desk is the downstairs bathroom. The bathrooms, one downstairs and one upstairs, are nice in the apartment with attractive tiles and fully enclosed showers. The fact that there are two bathrooms makes the living room sofa bed arrangement particularly convenient for guests. The living room TV has satellite so receives some English language news channels. Air conditioning and wireless internet access are also included.
The bedroom is on the second level, reached by 14 steps up. It is a cozy, pleasant space with skylight, good storage space behind an attractive curtain under the eaves. There are good reading lamps on the night stands on either side of the bed. Off the bedroom is a full bathroom with enclosed shower and a separate laundry room.
The layout works well for a family or friends since there is a full bathroom on each level.
Please see the link below for more photos & information, map showing the location, guest comments.
Please note **5 NIGHT MINIMUM BOOKING PERIOD** except Easter, Christmas New Year's when 1 week minimum applies.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- Stereo System
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Communications
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Museums
Rate Details (In Euros)
€1000/7 nights
€855/6 nights
€770/5 nights
€2140/4 weeks <--Good monthly rate!
WiFi, Utilities, Linens, Final Cleaning Included
5-NIGHT MINIMUM except Easter, Christmas, New Years 7 night minimum
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Map & Owner's Profile
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Year Purchased: 2008
Why the Owner Chose Florence
Excellent location, walkable to the sites
The Unique Benefits at this Apartment
Nearby Piazza Santo Spirito with many restaurants, morning fruit and vegetable stalls
Arno river strolls
Owner's Map of Florence
This apartment is offered by Italy Perfect. We are a family business with a mission! We want you to love visiting Italy as much as we do. We are sisters Lisa and Pat Byrne who lived in Italy in our youth and now travel there frequently for business and pleasure.
Property Photos
- Comfy & roomy living room with sofa bed & a foldaway twin bed - Florence Italy - Holiday Apartment
- Imagine checking your emails while sitting at this antique desk. Free WiFi. - Florence Italy - Holiday Apartment
- Open plan kitchen with expandable dining table. - Florence Italy - Holiday Apartment
- Warm welcome includes a basket of goodies, making you feel right at home
- Apartment is on the top floor so gets lots of light, charming street views below
- Whimsical antique bench at the entry way
- Queen size bed in loft-style bedroom with adjoining bathroom.
- Thoughtful touches such as slip covered chairs, antique mirror over little table
- Full bathroom off the living room is convenient.
- Full bathroom upstairs off the bedroom too.
- Stroll along the Arno river & take in views of the Ponte Vecchio bridge.
- Just a few blocks away you can shop for fresh produce at the daily market.
- The hills of Florence in the distance can be seen as you walk along the Arno.
- Local shops feature hand painted majolica, a Tuscan craft of much renowned.
- Uffizi Gallery is a 10 minute walk from the Olivia apartment.
- Lush Boboli Gardens, behind the Pitti Palace, are a five minute walk away.
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The trip was great – Florence was perfect. Karl N. Ketchum, Idaho
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Our stay at "Olivia" in Florence was absolute perfection. We were greeted personally by Angela, who was very friendly and knowledgeable. The apartment itself is beautifully appointed and is a stone's throw from all the major and minor attractions in the city. The fifth floor was a bit daunting at first, but we began to enjoy climbing the stairs, as it burned off all the extra calories from the fabulous food and wine! Having two bathrooms and an air conditioner was the best, though. "Olivia" will forever have a special place in our hearts as we became engaged at the steps of Il Duomo. So we have given it some good karma. Ciao, Bella! "Desert Rats" New Mexico
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The Olivia apartment was wonderfully appointed and convenient for us to walk to all of the museums, galleries, and shopping. The Oltrarno district is perfect to see the old world craftsmen working their skill trades next to the latest shopping and wonderful restaurants. You must try the restaurant across the street with the T-bone steaks in the window for a "Buono Sera" welcome to Florence dining experience. Our 3rd floor perch with 2 large windows was perfect to get an evening breeze into the apartment to cool off after a day of sightseeing. The Ponte Vecchio Bridge, Pitti Palace, Palazzo Vecchio and the wonderful views of the ARNO are just a short walk away.........Once you find your way it is also a short walk (15 minutes) to the Santa Maria Novella Train Station. Also nearby are produce, groceries, wine, bakeries, farmacia and of course geleteria thus outfitting your apartment is very easy.....We must say Pat and Italy Perfect made this portion of our Italian Vacation very easy. Their attention to detail shows down to the quality of linens in the apartment, as well as all the comforts of home (washer, dishwasher, hair dryers, soap, utensils, everything fully stocked down to the essential and well used wine opener). It was a big plus to have the pantry equipped with some staples like pasta, coffee, sugar, oil, salt and pepper etc. so that you don't have to buy every little thing. The apartment came with directions to the surrounding stores, taxis, WI-FI, everything you might need to get around. Plus we could contact our greeter with questions and or problems if they arose (they didn't). We enjoyed our week stay at Olivia and Florence and can't wait to return. Thank you very much for a wonderful experience and the personal care Italy Perfect provided. Mitch & Linda, Portland, OR