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The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment

Apartment with kitchenette, 7-minute walk to Pitti Palace

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Exterior
Miscellaneous
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 4592.0 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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Florence, Tuscany
  • Place, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Pitti Palace
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Ponte Vecchio
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Florence (FLR-Peretola)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Kitchenette
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment

A very special and unique apartment in the heart of the Oltrarno district in Florence located only few meters from Santo Spirito square in the quiet and peaceful Via Maffia.
On the ground floor of a small building the apartment is a 55 sq. loft with entrance, small veranda, living room with kitchenette and bar counter, sitting area with sofa bed, television with satellite, stereo for I pod , library, a corner Real Taste of Tuscany with specialties of Tuscan food, wine and artisanal handicraft we selected (on sale for our customers), double bedroom with bathroom with shower and a small utility room with appliances. Additional single bed available for the guests.
On request cleaning lady every 3 day, personal chef for unforgettable dinners & lunches and Tuscan cooking courses made by our chef personalized just for you.
At your arrival, you’ll find a welcome kit - selection Real Taste of Tuscany.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
DEPOSIT (for weekly rentals and monthly only) € 100 ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS, BED, KITCHEN, BATHROOM ACCESSORIES included MAID SERVICE during the ren

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property Registration Number IT048017C2ZTZGIXTR

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed USD 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

About the area

Florence

Historic Centre of Florence, a neighbourhood in Florence, is home to this apartment. Pitti Palace and Basilica of Santa Maria Novella are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria. Boboli Gardens and Florence Botanical Gardens are also worth visiting.
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Florence, Tuscany

What's nearby

  • Via de' Tornabuoni - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Pitti Palace - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Ponte Vecchio - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Uffizi Gallery - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Unità Tram Stop - 11 min walk
  • Florence Santa Maria Novella Station - 14 min walk
  • Peretola Airport (FLR) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Babae - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Gustapanino - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Il Santino - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tamerò - Pasta Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Old River Pub - ‬3 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment?

As of 1 Feb 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment on 15 Feb 2026 start from £134.23, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment located?

Located in Historic Centre of Florence, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Piazza Santo Spirito, Pitti Palace and Ponte Vecchio. Piazza di Santa Maria Novella and Piazza della Signoria are also within 15 minutes. Unità Tram Stop is 11 minutes by foot and Valfonda - Stazione Santa Maria Novella Tram Stop is 13 minutes.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 21 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 21 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 21 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 21 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 21 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Darren R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Perfect location, amazing host.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

James G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

1st trip to Italy

Great apartment with top notch location. Close to great food restaurants and ice cream.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

David W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent location

We love the Santo Spirito neighborhood and this apartment was located nicely for access to everything we needed. Thank you, Veronica, for your very warm welcome!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hervé F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great time!!

We spent a few days in this lovely appartement . Veronica made it all easy and we felt like at home. Highly recommended!! Thank you so much Veronica!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

kira m.

Oltrarno The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment

My sister and I stayed March 29 - April 2 2019 Beautiful Place, close to everything, well stocked and in good condition. The only issue was that the street is busy and noisy, however we brought earplugs which solved this issue. Otherwise our stay was very good. I would recommend this place. k & k California
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lola C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect way to see Florence!

Veronica’s place is the ideal location just south of the river, away from the busy tourist bits but with plenty of restaurants and bars to enjoy. The property is fun, different and was the perfect chill out spot for me and my husband. Veronica is also a great host, very helpful and gave us recommendations for dinner. Only (very small) downside is you can hear a lot from the street but it didn’t bother us - just bring ear plugs.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Wendy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Host was very knowledgeable about Tuscany and Firenze

Great location and great advice to try and walk where people live outside of tourist / district and the pizza recommendation was fantastic!!! It would be great if there was another means to enter property independently but understand the challenges!! I would stay again. There was a 30 euro housekeeping fee that was not mentioned on VERBO that the host is following up on..so never fun to have an unexpected charge upon arrival of course we supported the host and paid. Just thought customers should be aware but don't let this keep you away from this very convenient and cute apartment.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sébastien T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Typique de la Toscane

Typique de la Toscane très bien situé. L hôte est charmante.Le lit d' appoint pour les enfants est un peu juste.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shanah W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Most charming flat in Florence

Veronica made this stay pure magic. I can’t wait to come back and stay for a full month! I shed literal tears to have to leave this cozy flat near the quaintest square. Good food close buy, so close to walking to all the attractions. I almost didn’t leave this review because I don’t want the whole world to know about this gem.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Todo perfecto!

Muy buena experiencia, cercano al centro de Turín, Verónica muy amable y apañada :) La única pega es que por la noche se escuchaba algún ruido de la calle por dar la puerta directamente a la misma.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sophia G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing host/apartment!

Veronica was an absolutely amazing host and her place lived up to the expectations! Awesome location and has everything you might need! She also has a selection of wines to try for an extra charge with her amazing business “A taste of Tuscany!” I HIGHLY recommend staying here! 10/10!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

marina d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

nice and cosy

it's a comfortable and easy-going flat in a beautiful location. thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Valerie K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic!

We had a great stay and would definitely recommend the appartment!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kelly U.

Great location!

Veronica was great to work with, so welcoming and helpful. The apartment was perfect for a few days in Florence! Clean, quaint and a wondetful location with restaurants, Bars and markets close by. I would recommend for couples that are going to Florence for a few days.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Angela H.

Our Tour of Tuscany

Veronica's apartment is adorable and perfectly located. The little Square down the road was a lovely place to end our stay in Florence. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

ley m.

great location. nice apartment. perfect for two.

enjoyed our stay in Veronica's flat in Florence. the apartment is on the south (quieter)side of the river. A short walk across one of several bridges to the main attractions. Ufizzi, Academia, etc. All within 15 min. Lots of fine restaurants, groceries, close by. 15 min to the train station. a church just up the street had opera selections on while we were there. first class...a real treat. The kitchen was fully equipped, although we never used it. too many great outdoor restaurants! lots of hot water. super shower pressure. small things: the shower curtain was hard to seal and covered the drain if not carefull. we wound up mopping a flood one morning. it was hot while we were there. cooling fans (no air cond) were necessary. the fan in the living room had a broken oscillator and made an annoying noise. we had to jury rig it to make it quiet. time for a new one. All in all, we would definitely stay again if we get back to Florence.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Anton L.

Cool little hippie pad.

Good host with good communication with travelers. Close to restaurants, shopping, parks, tourist attractions and the like. Enjoyed our stay at Veronica's.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Sal P.

Best apartment in Florence!

Great apartment in Florence! Amazing location and Veronica is incredible!! Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to visit Florence. The only thing that wouldve made the stay better would have been air conditioning as it was a little hot at night.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce C., Saint Paul

Lovely host. Cool apartment.

Veronica is the nicest host we have ever encountered. She is very knowledgeable about the area (she writes guidebooks!) and she gave us excellent recommendations about dining sightseeing etc. The apartment is clean and equipped with everything that you need for a comfortable stay, down to the smallest detail. The location is convenient to everything - train bus museums restaurants and wine bars. S'ant Agostino restaurant half a block away has wonderful food and excellent service. For a "real taste of Tuscany", look no further and stay here!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Francesca P.

Molto positivo

Il nostro soggiorno e' stato molto piacevole. L'alloggio e' molto caratteristico e a pochissima distanza da Ponte Vecchio.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Leigh B.

wonderful location!

We loved our stay at "The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment". Veronica was there to greet us when we arrived and showed us all of the important things about the apartment as well as made some wonderful recommendations on nearby places to visit and even gave us one of her guide books! We loved the location, it was close to everything, which was great for all of the shopping we did (it made it easy to swing by and drop off more stuff). The apartment was clean and adorably decorated. I would recommend it to friends and family if they were looking for something close to all of the major sites.

About the host

Hosted by Veronica Ficcarelli

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I'm the owner of COMMUNICART ( a marketing agency based in Florence dealing with the promotion of the Tuscan region, especially in the areas of hospitality, craftsmanship, cuisine and wine.
After an experience in advertising, I created a web portal devoted to villas and prestigious properties for rent in Tuscany. My company also provides services for location and production assistance for publicity campaigns and films with a Tuscan or Florentine setting.
In recent years the business has concentrated increasingly on the promotion of the "Tuscany product" through my new trade mark Real Taste of Tuscany and the web portal: dedicated to:
-EXCLUSIVE VILLAS & LOCATIONS for unique events
-EVENTS & SPECIALITIES GUIDES ABOUT FLORENCE AND TUSCANY perfect to help you create your own Tuscan guide with our insider tips
-E-COMMERCE STORE & REAL TASTE KIT to buy our best products selection
-MEETINGS WITH THE PRODUCERS & THE REAL TASTE EXPERIENCES, which are exclusive events, courses about food and wine and meetings held by the best producers of our land to discover the authenticity of Tuscany
-UNIQUE FACILITIES only with professional guides to discover our main historical events and Tuscan real products & producers + of course art and cultural itineraries

• From May 2016, I rent our apartment in the city centre of Florence, The Real Taste of Tuscany Apartment for Small Events, Unique Dinners made by our superchef or Tuscan best Producers and for Short Term Rentals (from 4 nights till 1 month) with inside a Real Taste of Tuscany corner, a shelf dedicated to some of our Tuscan selected products: Insider’s Guidebooks about Tuscany&Florence + Tuscan food, wine and handicraft selection available for the guests in case they need it: wines, extra-virgin olive-oil, water, jams, tomato sauce, chocolate, chocolate cream, pasta, taralli, cantucci cookies and Realm Taste of Tuscany gadgets:corks, maps, aprons, t-shirts, hats, promostrings

Why they chose this property

Because is a Real Taste of Tuscany apartment, and in one of the most caracteristic areas of Florence, the Oltrarno area

What makes this property unique

A Real Taste of Tuscany corner inside the apartment where you can purchase all our specialities deeply selected for our customers interested in Tuscan excellent food, wine and handicraft

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