F1RST Suite Apartment & SPA

Great location

All was good

Amazing location.Surrounded by restaurants, bars and shops

Nothing

Everything from Check in to check out

All Good

Automated access made getting in easy. Modern and clean interior. Location is also good, but there is a downside to this. You are on a very busy street with car traffic, restaurants and bars below your window and even with windows closed there is a lot of noise well into 3-4am with garbage, delivery and street cleaning trucks coming in the very early morning. It was very hard to sleep and get any peace of mind. This is a place if you want to do short stay and are only 1-2 people and can sleep like a log and the outside noise doesn't bother you. The bed and pillows were some of the most comfortable I've slept in in any place and I've stayed in many places in my travels.

Many of the other critical reviews accurately represent the issues and challenges of staying at this property. The is a really nice on the inside, clean modern, where no expense was spared in terms of putting in lots of amenities. Windows are motorized and double pane, but they should have gone with triple pane windows as there is excessive street noise at all times of the day/night. There is even artwork on the floor and walls. But it appears too much emphasis and expense in the build out was put into things like the art and the more practical things were not considered. Comfort, value and size of the room were problematic. Not good value for money and what is provided; the cost to stay here is double when compared to similar places in Firenze. Too much street noise. It is small and even smaller because the sauna, shower and hot tub take up considerable space. There is also no tabletop surface or places to keep things, the place gets cluttered quickly and is hard to keep clean. The property manager does provide a cleaning every 3-4 days, but for a place like this you have to spend time keeping things tidy especially if there are more than 1-2 people. Only suitable for 1-2 people, again space is an issue. The kitchen is very small with no counter space. So hard to cook anything. There is a small fridge, laundry machine, sink, but not too much in the way of pots/pans, and other things that would be needed in a kitchen, there is however, a very good espresso maker in the kitchen with ample supply of pods and teas and a hot water kettle. The bathroom or I should say bath space was another problem. The toilet is built into a closet space with a pocket door. The sink is a pedestal sink outside which looks nice, but it has no counter therefore you have to put all your toiletries on the ground next to the sink and stand up and crouch down every few minutes to do your morning/evening routine. I would not stay here again.