This is an absolutely lovely and historical apartment, located in an ideal location- one of my favourite locations in Florence. That said, the apartment is on Via dei Benci, which is a busy road, with many restaurants, bars, businesses and hangout spots which is a benefit during the day, but there is a lot of street noise in the evening and at night EVERYDAY but Sundays. We were woken up every night from 11pm - 3am from people having fun on the street. Bring ear plugs.
Also 2 mornings we were woken up by workers working in the courtyard at 6am which our bedroom overlooks.
More positives: The kitchen is fully stocked with quality amenities. The bathroom is spacious, to which a washing machine is located- a bonus!
Our biggest complaint was how many mosquitoes were in the apartment. As this is an old building there are not screens on the windows. We only opened the shutters to try to control how many came in, but every morning we woke up with MANY bites! My husband ended up with at minimum 40 bites! I have at least 25 total! We have photos showing them including on our face and neck! In addition they would wake us up by the sound of TZZZZZZ in our ears! They were constantly attacking us as we tried to sleep! We honestly could NOT have stayed another night due to the mosquitoes! A mosquito net is absolutely needed for above the bed!
The internet is OK- we did not have it for a full day, which we weren't sure why.
I have been to Florence 6 times and discovered something important about myself after staying in this apartment. It really is a lovely apartment, but one thing that I truly need it to be able to see the sky. The view from all 3 outside windows is of a building wall. As there is no outdoor living space at all, with no view of the sky I felt a bit claustrophobic. Not everyone will feel the same way in this regard, so please keep that in mind. I do however need a brighter space with the ability to either sit outside, or at least see outside to enjoy something of a view.
I gave this apartment 3 stars instead of 2, as I didn't' want to sound too negative. It may be the perfect apartment for some but not for my husband and me for 3 reasons- mosquitoes, lacked a good nights sleep and the lack of a view of anything.
