We have lived in Florence on prior occasions and gravitated always to the Santo Spirito area which is alive with good people, coffee, wine and food. This apartment could not be more perfectly situated at the head of Via Romana and the gateway to the Pitti Palace and Santo Spirito proper and we could not have chosed a better location for a shorter stay.

Upon entering the apartment one is immediately struck at how clean and well appointed it is. A cozy sitting room, a modern and functional kitchen with actual high end pots, pans and everything you would need to cook at home. The back terrace is private and well kept and I especially loved to pick the fresh herbs which are well tended and a nice bonus. All appliances are new and top end including the oven and washing machine.

The bathroom is super modern and big, and there was never, ever a shortage of hot water in the spacious shower.

The loft bedroom has a very comfortable bed and high quality linens and pillows (rare for Italy). Importantly, this apartment is very, very quiet- in fact the street is almost a city block away out to the front and the terrace/courtyard in the back is serene. We never heard a thing from outside our whole stay. The stairs to the loft have a good safe railing (also not always the case to have a railing in Italy) and the stairs may be a drawback for those who cannot navigate but we had no problems (despite the consumption of vino!).

The hosts have stocked the bookshelves with guides to Florence for reference, phrase books, suggested venues to visit and travel magazines with articles written by the hostess herself. Despite having lived in Florence the access to this little library was also a nice touch in addition to good Wifi service.

Finally, back to the location. In our view there is no better epicenter than where this place is- mere minutes from the Ponte Vecchio, seconds away from Santo Spirito and with good access to grocery, meat, vegetable, bread and other shopping from good specialty stores with friendly butchers and green grocers.

We will definitely stay here again and left wishing that we could live in Florence again in this apartment. I can't think of a better compliment to give a place.