This apartment was exactly what we were looking for on our vacation. The location is perfect, in the middle of everything, centrally located to get to all the sites. You can walk everywhere. The apartment is big and beautiful. We are a family of 4 and we met up with our friends, another family of 4. We all had our bedrooms and plenty of private space AND the common areas are big enough for us to all sit down, talk, connect, play games and eat. We enjoyed breakfast every morning at the apartment and would sometimes bring lunch back because it is HOT in July! We were very thankful for the AC. The owners were very responsive too, as one day the AC went out and they sent over a technician to fix it. We found the beds to be comfortable as we all slept well, and there was plenty of hot water for all of us to take showers as needed, usually in the evening after being outside sweating all day—maybe July is not the best time to come to Florence. We absolutely loved our cooking experience with Chef Michele—I highly recommend. I also recommend getting all your tickets in advance so you avoid standing in long hot lines. There are no tickets for the Duomo so for that go early before it opens to get in line in the shade. Other things to note: there are a lot of stairs and no elevator, so be sure everyone is ok walking up to the 5th floor. Also basic things are not provided. Be prepared to buy or bring toilet paper, napkins, soap, shampoo, etc. not a big deal if you plan to shop for food.