Tom's Florence Walled Garden: Top Floor Oasis on Historic Walls

Thank you for your kind words, Kathy! It was wonderful hosting your daughters and you, as well as helping you make the most of your experience in Florence. You respected and treated the apartment and garden with love. Hugs and kisses. I wish you all the best! Take care. Tom

Carissimo Jay, what beautiful words! Infinite thanks to you and your wonderful family. You were fantastic! Always smiling, respectful, curious... you experienced the city like true Florentines. Thank you for taking the time to leave this memory. Your testimony fills me with pride and happiness. Hugs! Take care, Tom

Caro Nicholas, thank you so much for your review! It was wonderful hosting all of you. I'm so happy you had a wonderful time in Florence and enjoyed your stay. Helping you make the most of your experience is the most rewarding part of my job. Thank you for being wonderful guests, living the apartment and garden with the utmost respect and love. I wish you all the best. Take care. Ciao! Tom

Carissimo Anil, it was a real pleasure to host your wonderful family and you! It was very nice to have guests like you in my apartment. You have lived with love and respect the apartment and for this I am extremely grateful! I wish you all the best and I really hope to see you again soon. Un abbraccio! Grazie per le tue belle parole. Take care. Tom

Grazie mille, Katrina, It was truly a pleasure to meet your sweet family! Have a nice stay in Venice and a good return trip to home. Take care. Un abbraccio grande! Tom

Thank you so much, Marcie, for your kind words! I am so happy that you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for living the apartment with great love. The communication was perfect. It was a great pleasure to host such a polite and respectful family. I wish all hosts to host Marcie and her family. Have a great journey and I hope to see you again! Take care. Tom

Thank you so much, Mike! It was wonderful hosting you! You were fantastic guests! The communication was perfect, the love with which you treated the apartment and the garden was truly respectful and engaging. Thank you so much also for the gift, which fills me with joy; it's a truly beautiful thought. Un grande abbraccio. I hope to see you soon. Take care. Tom

Randy, it’s me who thanks you! These 11 days were simply magnificent. You have been super guests in everything. The ideal guests: helpful, curious, respectful, friendly! You have experienced Florence in the best way. All this is wonderful for my family and me. Thank you for your kind words! Un abbraccio to Dixie, Indra, Chris and you. I hope other hosts are lucky enough to get to know you. I hope to see you soon! Take care. Tom

Frank, I really don't know how to thank you for your kind and sincere words. It was a real pleasure hosting you and Teresa. Your words fill me with pride and deep satisfaction. I'm honored! You and Teresa were fantastic guests. Thank you for loving the apartment and for enjoying your stay with such love, passion, and genuine respect. I hope our lives can cross paths again. Un grande abbraccio da Firenze! Take care, Tom

Thank you so much, Paul. I am really happy that you and your family had a great time and that my advice and participation were useful to you! Thanks especially for confirming, as all the guests who have stayed so far loved, the quietness of the apartment, both day and night, in a lively neighborhood, and at the same time very quiet, safe and authentic, considering that these days - I just found out - there was an improvised historical event just outside the neighborhood. Thanks again and I wish you all the best! Take care. Tom

I've only just discovered, by chance, and with great regret, that my response to Shelley's review, initially accepted and published by VRBO, was, for some mysterious reason, deleted without warning. Shelley, thank you so much for your kind words! Thanks again. Hugs from Florence.

Grande Brennen! Really thank you all! Great people, great guests, true ones. Thank you for living the apartment and the garden with respect, kindness and authenticity. Your words truly fill me with joy. I really wish you my very best for your future, carpe diem!, and - who knows - maybe we'll see again, it would be fantastic! Un grande abbraccio. Grazie mille ancora. Take care. Tom

I've only just discovered, by chance, and with great regret, that my response to Yuri's review, initially accepted and published by VRBO, was, for some mysterious reason, deleted without warning. Yuri, thank you so much for your kind words! Thanks again. Hugs from Florence.

Caro Jens, thank you so much for your kind words! You were wonderful guests. Everything was truly perfect. You lived the house and garden with great love and respect! Communication was impeccable: curious, authentic and full of passion. You are a wonderful family. Thank you also for giving me the opportunity to remind that fortunately the stairs aren't many for an authentic Florentine palazzo, and overall they aren't very steep or continuous, as indicated in the description and pictures of the listing. Thank you again, Jens: I wish you and your beautiful family all the best! I hope to see you again soon. Take care. Un abbraccio. Tom

Carissimi! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your words! It was a great pleasure to help you. You lived your stay with great and authentic enthusiasm. Having had the fortune of hosting people like you is another step towards an essential human enrichment for me and my family. You carry a piece of Florence in your heart, it is exciting to know that I will be part of it too. Take care and I hope to see you again! Un abbraccio. Tom

Caro Jeff, thank you so much for your kind words! It was a real pleasure meeting your super family. Your guys are truly amazing! I am very happy that you all enjoyed your stay. Being able to share a part of me with all of you was really important for me. I wish you all the best. Take care. Un abbraccio. Tom

I've just discovered, by chance, and with great regret, that my response to your review, initially accepted and published by VRBO, has been deleted without warning. Langdon, thank you so much for your beautiful words, which fill me with pride and joy. I reiterate my heartfelt thanks for having experienced the apartment with love and great respect. Hugs from Florence.

Caro Greg, it was truly a great pleasure to have guests like you! I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the sensitivity, respect and love with which you experienced the apartment and the garden. Getting to know people like you has enormously enriched the human depth that this house has known since the end of June, since this activity began, thanks to wonderful guests! I wish Carolyn, Chris and you all my best possible. Un grande abbraccio from Florence and we hope to see you again soon! Tom

Grazie mille for your wonderful words! It was truly a deep joy to host your family, and I'm thrilled and honored that you enjoyed your stay! I put my heart into making sure every guest feels at home and gets the most out of their time in Florence. It’s my pleasure to make everything as seamless as special as possible. Knowing that you left with lasting memories and new friends means so much to me. I look forward to welcoming you back anytime! Warmest wishes and… “ciao for now”! Take care. You’re an amazing family! Un abbraccio. Tom

Thank you so much, Darcy, for your wonderful words! Special thanks for the love and respect that you and your sons have shown towards the apartment and the garden. It was really a great privilege to have you as guests! I wish you all my very best and I will be super happy if you want to come back. Grazie mille! Tommaso

I've only just discovered, by chance, and with great regret, that my response to Erik's review, initially accepted and published by VRBO, was, for some mysterious reason, deleted without warning. What I can say about the Fast family is that they were wonderful. They treated the apartment with love and respect. Communication was perfect. A big hug to the entire super crew, and best of luck on your new adventures around the world!

Carissima Kelsey, thank you so much for loving the apartment and the garden and for enjoying them with great and authentic respect. Your words make me really happy! The communication with you was fantastic, always respectful and useful. It was a true pleasure to be able to help you to live the city as Florentines. I wish other guests to meet and host such a great family. I hope to see you all soon! Un grande abbraccio da Firenze e grazie! Tom

Carissima Trisha, I can't find the words to thank you for your wonderful review! You had such sweet thoughts about the apartment, the garden and me! It was really amazing to host you and your super family! You experienced the apartment and the garden with great love and respect. It was an honor and a pleasure to be able to help you live your Florentine experience to the fullest. I sincerely hope to meet you again one day! Take care. Un abbraccio grande grande! Tom

Dearest Thomas and Punky, thank you so much for your incredible love and true respect showed for the apartment and the garden: it’s still spread all around! You were really superlative guests. Guests like you perfectly embody the reason why I decided to change life and start this activity of sharing. Regarding the stairs, you’re right; being a top floor of an authentic historic building, the steps are a feature inseparable from the context. You did well to highlight it, I had the same care when I created the listing of the apartment; it was one of the first things I wrote in the "Amenities" page, also reporting the number of steps. However - trust me - the average number of steps is rather low compared to that of other authentic and historic buildings of the center. 😁 Thanks a lot for appreciating the furnisher and details of indoor and outdoor. It’s not a second house for rent, but the house where my daughters were born and grown, and you had perfectly understood it (It’s an amazing feeling to have back so much enriched love)! I didn’t remove anything and It reflects my family’s taste and style and that’s why I feel entirely satisfied when I’m able to give guests back exactly that human warmth. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to convey to you a part of me through the apartment and the garden, my words and my assistance. Needless to say: it is an enrichment and a privilege to have Thomas and his family as guests. It is a real fortune that I wish all hosts to have. Thomas, Punky, I wish your family all my very best and I truly hope to see you soon again! Grazie mille di cuore. ❤️ Take care. All my best, Tommaso.