Luxury apartment Brunelleschi | Palazzo Salviati by Varental

We stayed at the apartment for 13 nights. The apartment is well located near restaurants and within a fifteen minute walk to the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio and five minutes walk from taxi stand in the Piazza Santa Croce. There is a good restaurant at the bottom floor of the apartment building. The Wi-Fi was good. The Air Conditioning was adequate. Luckily we only had a few really hot days during our visit where we needed additional fans. With good weather the apartment was great with big windows open letting fresh air in. The full kitchen and dining room was great, We were able to cook our own meals when we wanted to.

Vast, Italian charm, clean, great location and easy check in and communication! Our group of 4 couples only gripe was that two of the bedrooms on one side of the property had a lot of street noise at all hours of the night and even with windows shut it was loud but nothing some earplugs couldn’t fix! Would stay here again in a heartbeat!

The listing of this property on VRBO does not give the property the justice that is deserves. We were a group of 8 adults traveling Italy and we found this historic gem, in the middle of Florence, to be amazing! There were no issues working with the property host in advance of our trip, and the greeter who met us on the day of our arrival was extremely helpful. Staying in this property only complimented our experience while we visited the historic city of Florence!

Overall, we found the property to be satisfactory or better, but with some disappointments and inadequacies. It is located within walking distance (for fit individuals) of most attractions and many restaurants. Photos portray it as newer and brighter than it is (a somewhat similar property in Rome helped us realize how this one could benefit from major renovations without impacting its character). Two of four bedrooms are exposed to major street noise until very late at night, required ear-buds and music get to sleep. It is one of very few 4-bedroom properties, is interesting for its antiquity, but not a great value today, nor should it be described as "luxury accommodation". If four bedrooms are needed then this, with its shortcomings, will suffice but if you're expecting a luxury old-world experience you may be disappointed.