Florence with a View Via Roma, 3
This centrally located apartment is the perfect spot for up to six visitors to Florence. The views from the apartment and its roof deck are wonderful and the apartment itself had all the conveniences necessary for a delightful stay. It’s difficult to describe how beautiful the place is, but rest assured that if you are looking for a clean, modern and spacious apartment in Florence, you’ve found it. I rented the San Giovanni Apartment in March 2011 for my family which included my sister, my niece and my parents, and stayed for 8 nights. The five of us loved staying there and each day grew to see the apartment as our “home” and hated to leave! My parents are in their mid-70s, so the elevator (lift) was especially welcome. We liked being in the center of town, but high enough up so that noise wasn’t a problem. Once we located the Santa Maria Novella market (about a 5 minute walk), we were able to bring back all kinds of food to cook, pastry to eat and wine to drink in the eat-in kitchen. Generally, we ate breakfast and dinner in the apartment and only ate lunch out at restaurants. Hotel rooms in Europe are usually quite small and there is rarely a common area to relax and visit in, which is why we took the apartment. It was everything we had hoped for and more, including very comfortable beds and nice bathrooms, along with a washer and dryer. The only negative is that like most places in Italy, the hot water tanks are small, so shower times need to be adjusted. We learned that by turning off the shower, soaping up and then turning the water back on, there was enough hot water to go around. We would definitely stay at the San Giovanni Apartment the next time we visit Florence. If you’d like to learn more about our experience, feel free to send me an gretchenneels@hotmail.com Gretchen Neels Alexandria, Virginia 31/03/2011
Santa Maria Apartment
Dear Ms. Zipoli, Let me once again tell you that our stay in Florence in apartment at Via Roma was very pleasant, views from the apartment are even incredible since it is located in the heart of Florence and Duomo, Baptistery and Campanile are seen directly from the windows. The interior of Duomo Apartment where we were staying was very beautiful and designed by the landlord with love and great taste. Needless to say the apartment is comfortable, well furnished and have all commodities for living. Best regards, Marina Abramova Attorney-at-law, Partner,Moscow 4 Aprile 2011 Â Â
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Santa Maria Apartment Me and my parents stayed three nights in Santa Maria Apartment and it was the best holiday of our lives. Yes, Firenze is the most beautiful city that I have ever seen but the major factor of the pleasure we took was the Santa Maria Apartment. Oh my lord! What an elegant and nice decoration! What a perfect location to visit Firenze. We didn't feel at home, we felt as we stayed in a little palazzo. I have to say that Maria was a wonderful hostess and has an excellent taste. My favorite places were of course the living room with nice objects, floor and ceiling and the main bedroom. What was the most unforgettable thing for us was our last dinner in the terrace. We had cooked our pastas, made our own capreses and had shared our vine with the neighbor who resided in the top floor. It was a memorable dinner facing the Duomo. We really want to come back and stay at least another three days in Firenze. Firenze is important but our main concern is to live in that dream house again. We will definitely come back for our honeymoon this year. ---------------------------------------Gizem Ĺžakar Ä°stanbul, Literary Translator