Fabrizio's apartment is a perfect location - one block from Piazza Santa Croce, located on a quiet street, and all of the Florence museums and cathedrals are within a few minutes' walk. I appreciated being a couple of blocks from the main tourist streets that can be packed with people. The best wood fired pizza I ever had is right around the corner at Pizzeria Caffe Italiano, and the Vivoli Gelateria a few steps away has the best gelato I ate in Florence! We bought coffee and some food from the tiny grocery store across the street from Vivoli.

The apartment was very clean. It has ececltic decor, comfortable but firm beds and pillows, and a spacious bathroom with a big shower and space for toiletries. The stairs to the loft bedroom are steep. The washer is very convenient! When it was extremely hot, we changed clothes a couple of times a day and were able to wash them every couple of days. The apartment had great internet access. We used the Italian expresso pot every day and cooked a couple of simple meals there.

Fabrizio was a very gracious host. He picked us up at the airport after a long trip and helped us get oriented a little. We stayed at his apartment at the beginning and end of our trip to Italy, and Fabrizio even stored some of our luggage when we were touring other parts of Italy by train - a HUGE favor for us! He also arranged for a taxi to the airport at 4:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning. He was very easy to communicate with and speaks excellent English. He immediately responded to all of my texts.

We stayed in Florence in the summer when it was very hot. The windows of the apartment do not have mosquito screens, so we kept the windows closed. The air conditioner is in the dining room, and with the layout of the apartment, the cool air doesn't easily reach the bedrooms, so even with fans it was pretty warm some nights.