Katie Elder – San Jose
First I would like to say we had a wonderful time.  The apartment more than lived up to our expectations.  The neighborhood is wonderful.  We rapidly made friends with the green grocer, the deli guy and the butcher.  We were even able to prepare an “American” dinner for some people we met from Boston. The little courtyard terrace was wonderful.  When it wasn’t raining we would sit out there and listen to the sounds of the neighborhood… a man singing evening prayers, someone practicing oboe, toilets flushing, a lover’s quarrel and people preparing dinner, an entertainment all it’s own.  All in all we were very pleased with the Niccolo apartment and soon thought of it as home.  We found everything we needed and were even able to mount a dinner party.  Your written instructions were great… and entertaining.  Francesca was very helpful.  She even tried to help us out with a lost piece of luggage.  Please feel free to use us as a reference.

Brian Atkinson – Georges Plains, NSW Australia
Apartment was fantastic - great location, food shops and atmosphere. Buses were good once we solved bus timetable. All arrangements were first class.

Ed Wedman - Coos Bay, Oregon
The Niccolo was a great apartment and really helped to make our stay in Florence very enjoyable. 

Ernie Ralston - San Francisco, California
The place worked out pretty well, very comfortable and the terrace was a nice retreat. It was nice to be in a residential area with few to no tourists - it gave us a good feel for the daily lives of the locals. Café Rifrullo was a real happening place, both in the morning for cappuccino and in the evening for their equivalent of happy hour - the place was packed almost every evening. The washing machine has a dryer function that we used once and that I would not recommend. The dryer cycle applies heat but no air, so it takes a long time (and a lot of electricity I'm sure) and clothes come out really hot with wrinkles baked in. We put the dryer stands out on the terrace to dry our clothes instead. We did enjoy the apartment and had a great time in Florence.

Cathleen Burke - Richmond, Virginia
We loved the neighborhood and the apartment is great for 2 couples, nicely equipped kitchen, very comfortable living room.

Sue & Tom Rodgers Jacksonville, Florida
Thank you so much for the apartment and for your help with the rental. The apartment was great. We loved being a part of the neighborhood. The location, while away from the hustle of the city center, was not so far as to be an uncomfortable walk.  There were actually a number of things to see on our side of the river so it worked out great. We would have found the city center from where we were, I'm not sure we would have found that neighborhood had we been staying in the center.   Actually the walking was good since even with 4 course meals, neither of us gained weight! As far as accommodations, the greeter was very kind in leaving water and a welcome bottle of wine which we enjoyed as we had lunch "at home" of meats, cheese, melon, bread and olives. The lack of AC was only an issue [midday] since we came back to rest during the heat of the day.  Once we had the fan going we were much better and this is probably only a problem during the heat of Aug-Sept. Otherwise it is probably nice and cool. Of course being from USA, and more so from Florida, we are used to ceiling fans and something to keep a breeze going. I would love to return and will certainly consider this location as I explore south and west of Florence next trip. Thanks again for all your help.