We we horrified that the place we had originally reserved in Lucca (B&B Anfiteatro) canceled on us 2 days before we were going to arrive. We were already in Italy, and had no where to stay.
I rushed back to get online so we could look for alternate arrangements. We found this place and took a chance.
What a delight! We are so happy things worked out the way they did.
Giovanna met us at the gate to Lucca, to walk us to the apartment. It is large (the entire top floor). It has many windows that you can open up and let a nice breeze blow through.
It's in a great location, just a few blocks inside the walls. Lucca is pretty small, so walking everywhere, within the walls, is not a problem. Just make sure you have a map so you're not walking in circles (like we did, at first).
After showing us around the 3 bedroom apartment, Giovanna showed me where we could park. It was only a short walk from the apartment, so it was very convenient.
We drove to Pisa (15 minutes) one day and to the coast (Varriego, 20 minutes) another day, so it was also a great hub for venturing out. We wanted to go to Cinque Terre (about 80 minutes) but ran out of time.
The only downside we experienced was not being able to stay longer. We really enjoyed the apartment. We're now glad that our original plans fell through.
Thank you so much, Giovanna (and Francesco), we had a wonderful time!