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Name: Elisabeth
Apartment name rented : San Frediano Apartment
Date: 23 - 30 Marzo 2008

I enjoyed my last stay in Florence in a particular way because I was lucky to find a very charming apartment in a part of the city which is not overcrowded by tourists but a handycraft and arts oirientated area near Palazzo Pitti and its marvellous park. I felt myself immediately " at home " which is a rare quality if you travel a lot. Cristina, the proprietary, is a warmhearted and generous lady who gives you lots of interesting advice how to explore Florence and its surroundings. In the perfectly equipped apartment you will find a huge number of books leading you through Tuscany, its landscape and culture.
Elisabeth

Name: Margaret Rojas
Country:
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 13 - 18 October 2007

Comments:
Ciao Cristina,
I wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the apartment and in Firenze. The apartment was perfect for our needs, close to Santo Spirito, Pitti Palace (the beautiful Babilonia Giardino) and within walking distance to all the beautiful sights Firenze has to offer! And a Grazie to you for your recommendations of excellent and inexpensive restaurants, and calling our taxi on departure. You were a delight to meet and we look forward to recommending your apartment and the City of Firenze to friends and family, and we hope to see you again one day.
Arrivederci
Margaret & Daja

Name: Marc and Christina Boyer
Country: USA
Apartment name rented : Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 27 Sptember - 1 October 2007

Comment:
Hi Cristina,
We had a wonderful time in Florence and enjoyed the Museums! We appreciate all your help setting up our reservations. Your apartment was the absolute best we had on our trip to Italy with all the comforts of home. The location was perfect very convenient for us.Many Thanks

Marc and Christina Boyer

Name: Tom Proulx
Country: USA
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: April 2007

Comments:
I wanted write and let you know how much we enjoyed our stay at your apartment in Florence. The apartment is very nice, well equipped and the Santo Spirito neighborhood is charming. We enjoyed our stay so much that we have recommended to our friend J.M. that he stay with you when he and his wife come to Florence. Thank you for a great place for our family to stay.
Tom

Name: Barbara and Tom
Country: USA
Apartment name rented : San Frediano Apartment
Date: April 2007

Comment:Hello Cristina
We just wanted to let you know how pleasant our stay was in your apartment
at 17 La Chiesa.
You provide many nice items for your guests as well as being very helpful to us when we first arrived.
Your English is good also! I thought we communicated very well.
Your directions were good, the apartment is pleasant, and the neighborhood is very safe.
Bus service was right on the street near the apartment if we chose to use it.

Florence is a wonderful city and we walked over the ancient Ponte Vecchio many times when we explored the area. We found that making reservations to see the major museums was a wise idea. The small reservation fee was worth having to wait 2 or 3 hours in line and having an appointment helped us plan our day around our museum visit. We had a wonderful tour of the Plazza Vecchio- which we reserved in advance, as well as the Uffuzi and the Achedemia. We also went to the Pitti Palace and on that same ticket toured the Bobboli Gardens, another outstanding place.

From the apartment in Via La Chiesa, we took the bus to the train from the Maria Novella Station on a day trip to Lucca, where we bicycled on a Tandem on the wide city walls. Great Fun! On that same day we went to Pisa to see the famous tower, but the best part of Pisa is the magnificent church beside it. A must see. The train to both cities was very affordable.
Another day trip was to Siena, a lovely city with a large square, interesting shops and another wonderful
cathedral. That trip was also very affordable. Needless to say our 7 days in Florence was perfect and your apartment was great to come 'home' to.
Thanks again,

Name: Felicity Vic Laura Olivia and Eve Hebblewhite
Country: USA
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 20-23 December 2006

Comments:
Just wanted to say thank you for making us so welcome we had a great stay in the appartment great location very clean plenty of room for 5 of us . We would definitely recommend the appartment to friends we would definitely like to return one day.
Just one comment Information pack about places to visit and location of a supermarket nearby would be helpful as well as a list of buses which take you to various parts of the city.
many thanks

Name: Hal O´Neal and Richard Adam
Country: Vienna, Austria
Apartment name rented : San Frediano Apartment
Date: 1- 28 September 2006

Comment:Christine, We want to thank you for the wonderful month of September 2006 we had in your San Frediano apartment.
1. The apartment itself is very nicely appointed, clean and exactly like the photographs you have published on your web site.
2. Every piece of equipment functioned well, and even though we didn´t actually cook a lot we had everything we needed for preparing salads, putting out spreads of wonderful cold cuts and cheeses and fruit.
3. The bed was very comfortable, including the fold out cot in the center room.
4. The TV was excellent and helped our Italian a lot.
5. Shopping in the neighborhood was excellent and a nice adventure.
6. We tried many of the local restaurants and they were excellent.
7. Bus service was excellent and walking to the center of old Florence was easy.
8. You mention the spacious shower in the San Frediano apartment and it is indeed large. The hot water functioned well.
9. The excellent near-by Internet place on the via Agostina, plus the near-by telephone shop made it unnecessary for us to have a mobile telephone. We were especially surprised how inexpensive it was to telephone.
10. Your friendly manner and excellent services made us feel secure and welcome. You have obviously thought out the apartment so well for foreign guests and we were grateful.
11. Oops, almost forget. The well-functioning filter coffee maker, really made excellent coffee.
Thank you for everything. Sincerely,
Hal O´Neal and Richard Adama

Name: Lapo Guidi
Country: Italia
Apartment: Ognissanti Apartment
Date: 19-24 settembre 2006

Comments:
Ciao Cristina,
l'esperienza è stata ottima, io non sono stato più di un paio d'ore nell'appartamento, però i miei amici della Repubblica Ceca sono rimasti entusiasti!
Erano immersi nel centro di Firenze, l'appartamento li rendeva felici, pensa che se lo sono fotografato tutto hehe.
Insomma, si sono trovati ottimamente e mi hanno detto che il prossimo anno che sicuramente torneranno, vorranno tornare in un appartamento così.
Penso che questo dica tutto da se.
Quindi... che dire... sicuramente ci risentiremo hehe!!

Name: Chistopher Bosca
Country: USA
Apartment name rented : Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 16-24 september 2006

Comment: Ciao Cristina- Thank you for the note about the pants. I did forget them, but I do not hink that it is worth it to send them.

I think that I may be in Firenze again in October, so I may call then to collect them.

We would be very happy to add to you web site. We very much enjoyed staying at the apartment.

My wife and I were wonder for the future if the apartment next to the one we were in is a one bedroom or two bedroom?

Name: Kristen King
Country: USA
Apartment: San Frediano Apartment
Date: 20-26 May 2006

Comments:
The apartment San Frediano was perfect for our week-long stay in Florence.
The apartment was much larger than expected and very comfortably equipped
(we appreciated the American coffee machine!). The location was great --
Santo Spirito Church is around the corner and there is a lovely open-air
market with nice produce and wine. We also found some great restaurants
nearby. Cristina was very helpful in making museum reservations before we
arrived. We highly recommend the apartment!

Thanks.

Kristen

Name: Dr. Jasmin S. Behrouzi-Rühl
Country: German
Apartment name rented : Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 8-16 April 2006

Comment: Die Appartments liegen tatsächlich wunderbar nah am Zentrum. Der Platz um Santo Spirito ist dazu wunderschön und man kann dort auch abends sitzen. Tagsüber ist dort Markt und man kann preiswert einkaufen.
Die Räume sind schön eingerichtet, sauber und groß. Wie in den meisten Häusern in Florenz, insbesondere in den unteren Etagen, kommt nicht viel Sonne herein. Aber dafür ist man schließlich nicht in Florenz, um die Sonne vom Appartment aus zu genießen.
Die Menschen vor der Bar, die im Erdgeschoß liegt, waren am Wochenende (wie schon einmal im Gästebuch angemerkt) tatsächlich sehr laut bis tief in die Nacht. Es handelt sich wohl um Italiener und wir haben es als Lokalcholorid hingenommen. (Auf der Piazza della Signoria ist noch viel mehr Lärm in der Nacht und dort sind es die Touristen und ihre Unterhaltung.)
Die Vermieter, insbesondere Cristina, die alles managt, sind sehr nett und zuvorkommend und helfen einem in so gut wie allen Lebenslagen - auch wenn es für Cristina zwischen Familie, Beruf und Appartments gewiß eng wird, ist sie gut organisiert und sehr freundlich.
Wenn man mit dem Auto da ist, stellt man es am besten in eine öffentliche Garage, die ganz in Nähe liegt, aber ziemlich teuer ist. Wenn man in Florenz ist, wünscht man sich ohnehin, daß sich das Auto in Luft auflöst!

Wir können diese Unterkunft wirklich empfehlen!

Name: Pavol Rybarik
Country: Living in Switzerland
Apartment name: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 4 - 17 April 2006

Comment: Dear Cristina.
Thank you very much for your exceptional welcome and care you have provided to us during our Easter holidays in Florence. We were positively surprised by comfortable apartment Santo Spirito - it was bigger then expected, clean, well equipped and arranged in original Florentine style . We also enjoyed that the apartment itself is within walking distance from the historical center of your beautiful city and good restaurants the and that you showed us a parking place us close to the apartment. I have already recommended your web page to my friend who is interested to spend part of holidays in Florence and when we come again we would be happy to stay in your apartments if we are lucky and they are available.
With wishes of all the best, Eva, Katarina, Andrea and Pavol

Name: Jenny and Steve
Country: Australia
Apartment name rented : San Frediano
Date: 8-15 May 2006

Comment: We had a comfortable stay at San Frediano. The apartment has been thoughtfully and tastefully appointed, with everything we needed on hand. It is in a convenient site, with a daily market in the piazza nearby, which inspired us to buy fresh produce and try our hand at making our own Italian fare. There were also good restaurants nearby on the other nights when we felt lazy. It was much better than staying in hotel rooms, with a very spacious shower and main bedroom.

Name: Barbara Hugenberg
Country: USA
Apartment name: San Frediano Apartment
Date: 25 January -26 February 2006

Comment: Ciao Cristina, Thank you for all you did to make our month's stay in Florence so memorable. The Santo Spirito Chiesa 1 apartment is in our favorite Oltrarno location in the middle of good restaurants, bakeries, markets, artisan shops and, of course, Santo Spirito Church. You took very good care of our needs, and the apartment has all the necessary comforts. We appreciate the lovely apartment and your personal attention to our comfort. We are already talking of a return visit. Molte grazie, Barbara

Name: Ronnie and Anna Blair
Country: Scotland
Apartment name rented : Santo Spirito
Date: 12 01 2006

Comment: Thank you Christina for a lovely stay in Florence. The apartment was clean, warm, and very spacious. We were a little put off at first by the narrow street that the apartment is located in but then realised that it was very handy for restaurants, bars shops etc. Hope to see you again someday Ciao! Anna, Ronnie, Francesca, Chiara and wee Anna

Name: Alessandro
Country: ITALY
Apartment name rented : Santo Spirito + San Frediano
Date: 31 December, 2005

Comment: Che dire? Un capodanno fantastico con gli amici in una splendida città ed in unn appartamento da favola!! Grazie Cristina per l'accoglienza, le informazioni e la pazienza!!! Quando torneremo a Firenze, faremo tappa da te!!!

Name: Paulette Rayan
Country: CANADA
Apartment name rented: SANTO SPIRITO
Date: 14-21 May 2005

Comment: Hello Cristina, I had promised to write to you when we got back to Canada. I appologize for not writing. I finally finished doing our picture album of our wonderful trip to Italy. And then I remembered that I should write. We enjoyed our stay in the apartment in Firenze so much. We hope to come back again someday. Firenze is my favorite city in all of Italy! It is now winter and cold here in Canada. We have a little snow - but not too much yet. We hope all is well with you and your family. Mille Grazie for making us feel so welcome and for all your help during our visit. Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo a te e famiglia. Best Regards,
Paulette, Kevin, Natalie Ryan

Name: Robin Servidio
Country: USA
Apartment name rented : SANTO SPIRITO (chiesa1) Date: December, 2005

Comment: Comfortable, spacious, authentically Italian, and located in a beautiful neighborhood.
note: see above
Hi Cristina
Thank you for writing. I totally enjoyed my stay in your apartment. Minor comments--I could not adjust the alarm clock settings or find a new sponge for the dishes. The room was cold at night, but I found blankets and made myself comfortable The crowd at the bar was a surprise...I lost a few hours sleep, but that would not stop me from staying there again.
I hope to have the opportunity to rent from you again in the near future. I visit for both work and pleasure, and I am interested in making an investment in the neighborhood. Have you ever considered selling it? Sincerely

Nome : Vincenzo Russo, Diana Eugeni
Paese: italy trani-milano
Appartamento :casa carolina
Data: 11-15 settembre 2005

COMMENTO: E' stato bello tornare in una città che, per i lunghi anni vissuti, senti ancora tua e riviverla in una dimora così accogliente per i suoi comforts e così importante per i suoi precedenti storici da sentirsi... davvero a casa!!!
PS E speriamo che un giorno si possa dire anche: "In questa casa ha vissuto Benvenuto Cellini è hanno dimorato Vincenzo Russo e Diana Eugeni"
Vincenzo e Diana.

Name: Valentina Piali
Country: ITALY Roma, Torino
Apartment name rented :Casa Carolina
Date: 6 november 2005

Comment: La casa è molto carina e anche accessoriata di tante cose utili per cucinare ecc…
Voi siete stati molto gentili ed anche pazienti a spiegarci un po’ Firenze, sicuramente ritorneremo in questa casa carina, con voi che siete stati bravissimi e generosi e poi in questa città meravigliosa.
Grazie di tutto.
Gabriele e Valentina.

Name: Cindy Coquia
Country: USA New York
Apartment name rented :Casa Carolina
Date: 4-8 october 2005

comment:Alessandra + Fabrizio
The apartment is very very beautiful and spacious!!!
We could not have had a better location in Florence. Piazza del Mercato Centrale is a great area, it is very closet o everything!
Trattoria Mario was excellent and cheap also, Mario was very friendly and polite. We will definitely recommend your apartment to our family and friends. It is better than staying at a hotel!!
Thank you again for your hospitality. Take care.
Regards,
Joe, William, Cindy, Sarah, Bayle.

Name: BRETT & MONA O'BRIEN
Country: US
Apartment name: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 19 JULY-1O AUGUST2005

Comment: Our stay in FLORENCE was fabulous and the big,comfortable,wonderful apartment added much to the experience...I was alittle apprehensive not really knowing what the apartment was really like(the net dose'nt really give you the true picture). It was awesome. It is located in the best part of FLORENCE, where the real people of FLORENCE live. Great places to eat within a few blocks, museums, shopping...damn i wish i was there! We also had our son and his friend with us and they did some traveling throughout EUROPE and thought the apartment was the best.(they are teenagers so i did'nt think they cared so much but they both loved the place)... Christina was so very helpful and down to earth, easy to deal with...We hope we have the good fortune of staying there in the future,we just simply loved it!

Name: Patty Zimmerman
Country:USA
Apartment name: San Frediano Apartment
Date:3-11 Oct 2005

Comment: I really enjoyed my stay in this beautiful apartment. It was wonderful to stay away from the "touristy" part of town, but still be within walking distance to the museums,etc. The apt. seemed bigger to me than the pictures I saw on the net. The local restaurants were wonderful and it was easy to use the bus system to get around the city.
Christina was so helpful with last minute museum tickets, cell phone rental and any other details that concerned me. She was so pleasant and willing to help.
I had a great time in Florence and I would highly recommend this apt. Patty

Name: Vincenzo Duchi
Country: Italia
Apartment name: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 27 Agosto -3 Settembre 2005

Commento: Davvero una bella vacanza a Firenze, anche per la soluzione abitativa: il quartiere è "vero", vivo e molto simpatico; la casa è confortevole, funzionale e bene attrezzata, i proprietari gentili e disponibili. Insomma, assolutamente consigliabile.

Name: Barry Marks
Country: USA
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 5-9 June 2005

Comment: We are back in New Orleans! we all loved firenze and loved the apartment. It is magnifico!!! anyway, the location of the apartment really added to the trip. we felt like we were in a typical residential setting, away from the tourists. also we loved having our morning machiatto with Lola and Mauricio across the street. they are very nice, we intend to return to Firenze again for a longer time, perhaps 2 weeks, and will be contacting you for the apartment. grazie grazie ciao ciao, Barry and Marciann, Abbey and Ari

Name: Jim Sivestri
Country: USA
Apartment name: San Frediano+ Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 2-4 April 2005

Comment: We stayed in both Santo Spirito and San Frediano. These apartments were perfect for us--family of 8. We highly recommend either of these units. They were spacious, clean, very well appointed and within walking distance to everything. We loved it. Thanks Christina!

Name: Ruth Lee
Country: UK
Apartment: San_frediano Apartment
Date: From 6 April to 9 April 2005

Comments: A beautiful apartment - the photo on the website doesn't do it justice (at time of writing, it shows the very ordinary kitchen, whereas the rest is a beautifully renovated apartment). I can vouch for the comfort of the sofabed. Nice bathroom with a big shower and a nice big main bedroom; plenty of room to sit and eat at a proper dining room table. The distict was a perfect wandering distance from the heart of Florence. There is an excellent restaurant, recommended by Cristina, within 7-8 minutes' walk - Cristina can give details. Our only issue was noise from the very successful local bar. For heavy sleepers it's not a problem, but for light sleepers, earplugs and a grappa before bed are recommended. Everything was very efficient and well organised and I would definitely go back.

Name: Maria Solea
Country: Cyprus
Apartment name: San Frediano+ Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 22-29 May 2005

Comment: I've studied in Florence five years ago and decided to have a reunion with my friends i met in Florence, so i've rented the Santo Spirito Apartment and the San Frediano Apartment. From my previous experience, these apartments are the most clean, spacious, comfortable and the location is perfect! We couldn't ask for a better accomodation in Florence. I was so happy that my friends loved the choice i've made and we decided that every time we return to Florence we will definately rent the same apartments. Grazie per tutto Cristina!!! Spero che ci vediamo presto! xxxxx

Name: Jim Larson
Country: USA
Apartment name: San Frediano Apartment
Date: November 8-15th, 2004

Comment:Very nice apartment. Good location. Crossing the Ponte Vecchio to get to the central museums always adds a special element to the walk. Apartment is near little shops of all kinds. Easy to shop for food and wine. I like the nearby market at Santo Spirito. The apartment kitchen has everything you need for cooking. Good roomy bet for us tall people. Last but not least, Cristina was a dear. Very helpful with any questions that I had.Good luck Cristina. Jim

Commento: il mio lavoro consiste nell'organizzare un evento in ogni suo aspetto: in produzione il lavoro è sottoposto ad un grande stress e ad un ritmo decisamente sostenuto, le cosa da fare sono tante e richedono tutte attenzione e cura. per questo motivo il supporto per la logistica della sig. cristina è stato prezioso ed il servizio flessibile e impeccabile. i nostri ospiti hanno potuto soggiornare in un ambiente raffinato e familiare che li accoglieva ogni sera al rientro dopo un'intensa giornata di lavoro garantendogli uno spazio in cui potersi realmente riposare e rigenerare, cosa rare da trovare in una qualsiasi stanza d'albergo.

Name: Stein Sneve
Country: Norway
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: 11th-17th october 2004

Comment:
I really loved my stay at Santo Spirito. The house is perfectly located, close to the city centre, but still in a local neighbourhood with few tourist. That gives a feel of real, florentine life. High standard, all amenities worked well, but still in a house from the 16th century with a nice feel of history about it. We will return to Florence some day, I´m convinced of that, and will be hoping to live in this great apartment again.
Stein Sneve

Name: Dora Pereda
Country: US
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: from 9-24 to 10-4

Comments:
The apartment was much bigger then we expected even from the pictures. It was clean and spacious and has everything you might need (including pots, dishes, a refrigerator and a French press for coffee). It is a short and scenic walk from anywhere you would like to be in Florence and very close to the Palazo Pitti. It is a few minutes walk to many restaurants, bars and cafes. Christina is incredibly helpful with everything from directions and suggestions to replacing a light bulb. She is available whenever you need them. Cosimo was at our apartment to greet us when we arrived and he was helpful with our luggage and showing us around, Christina arrived a short while later and they could not have been more accommodating.
I have only wonderful things to say about our experience in this apartment and working with Christina. We will stay there the next time we are in Florence as well and have recommended it to all of our friends.

Name: Robert Pallaria
Country: US American (living in Sardinia)
Apartment: San Frediano Apartment
Date: from 26/11/04 to 28/11/04

Comment:
We found the spacious one-bedroom apartment, recently remodeled with a classic Tuscan design, to be very charming and comfortable The appliances and furnishings are all rather new and function very well. There was plenty of room for my wife, young daughter and myself. When I consider the great condition of the apartment, its ideal central location, and the reasonable price, I would say that we found ourselves a great deal. We have traveled throughout Italy quite a bit, staying in a number of hotels and apartment rentals - this, by far, was our best renting experience of all.

Name: Arthur de Moraes Cesar
Country: Brasil
Apartment: San Frediano Apartment
Date: june 2004 - 33 days

Comments:
in comparison to other apartments we have rented in Paris and Rome, yours is by far the nicest: larger, cleaner, better furniture and wonderfull " atmosphere ". It is also well located. Of course the noise in the bar at the corner on fridays´and saturdays´nights were part of the fun and rarely unbearable. Nice support when needed from the part of the owners. Arthur

Name: Régine Prat
Country: France
Apartment: San Frediano Apartment
Date: Easter 2004

Comment:
I'm Régine Prat from France. On Easter 2004 we spent a week in Florence with my family and enjoyed the situation of the apartement in a very central place, and nice environement.
The apartemnt itself is very convenient with comfortable furniture and disposition (large shower, good beds ..).It's easy to come back home for a lunch and a rest moment before running out for a new vistt of the city!

Name: Tricia Slattery
Country: USA
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date:

Comments:
Thank you for your email regarding the books, but its not necessary to send us these books, we had finished reading them
and thought someone else might enjoy reading them as well and therefore left them for another guest at the apartment.
Yes we had a very nice stay in Florence, thank you for your hospitality, we will be returning as we love Florence and were
very happy with the accommodation and will also be recommending your apartment to our friends.
Kind regards
Tricia Slattery.

Name: Luis López-Cortijo Diez de Oñate.
Country: Spain
Apartment: Santo Spirito Apartment
Date: From September 19 to September 29 of 2004

Comments:
My wife (Maria) and me werw very happy --first of all in Florence-- in that apartment, because it was very clean, and very nice, very confortable, inside, and so close to the center of Florence.And, of course, we were glad with the final price. We have recomended to some persons, who listen to us with great attention. I do not know what else I could say about, because I have a very nice regard from our stay in Florence, thanks --in a great part-- to you and your husband, for have confidence in us.Till soon --I hope-- receive the regards from Maria and me, Luis. Ciao

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