Mamo Florence - Brigitte Apartment

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location was excellent, it had a washing machine.
  : For almost $1000.00/week I expected an apartment that had more character than some basement student rental. The place was like a cave with very low ceilings and had a musty smell that wouldn't go away. There are windows in the unit, but the view out of them is of a small light well that is scuzzy with bird dropping encrusting the wires, downspouts, and window sills; or maybe a great view of a water heater; I really didn't want to open them. I'm only 5"11" tall, but i kept hitting my head on the door frame in the bathroom. The shower was so small that when I dropped the soap I couldn't pick it up without getting out of the shower itself, and there wasn't a soap dish in the shower anyway. There was one comfortable chair in the bedroom in addition to 2 non-upholstered wooden kitchen table chairs. No place to just hang out and relax -which you would expect from an apartment. The floors were not really clean; the bottoms of our socks were darkened considerably from walking around the apartment. I was required to sign in for the room online where I was very unexpectedly required to sign a multi-page apartment lease - one in English and one in Italian (which I certainly don't read)- which stated that I would be charged for other things, like a cleaning fee of about $80 and utilities- in addition to the standard city tax. The apartment lessor told me I really wasn't going to be charged for those things, but I still had to sign that I would pay them or not get the apartment. I was also required to send them my credit card info (even though Booking.com already had that info), along with photo of me holding up my passport next to my face. I was wondering if I was getting scammed. I would have cancelled, but we were due in Florence in a couple days and that city sells out months in advance.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The bed was lovely and big and the air conditioning was a god-send with the heat of the day during aug-sept. The kitchen is well equipped and it was all pretty clean through the flat.
  : There isn't a lot of natural light into the apartment but if you're out all day this isn't really a problem just something to note! The kitchen table could do with being at a 90 angle rather than slanting downwards.The bathroom is quite small and gets quite warm, it smelt of damp even when we kept the window open but it wasn't a massive problem, just something we noted :)

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location is perfect. The apartment is located in a historic building two steps from Ponte Vecchio and close to Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, and Uffizi Gallery. Nice restaurants nearby. Excellent base for exploring the historic center of Florence. The price was attractive. The apartment is provided with the amenities to feel comfortable for a week.
  : There are 67 very steep steps to get to the apartment. It might be an issue for some people, especially with heavier luggage. The apartment is tiny. It is difficult for two to sit at the table for a cup of coffee in the morning. One has to move on tiptoe to get to bed. The distance between the wall and the bed is less than a footstep. Sometimes it's noisy late in the evening 1.30-2 AM. Can be cleaned more accurately. I will recommend adding a basket for soap and shampoo in the shower cabin.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The place of the apartment is wonderful as it is at 2 minutes by foot from Ponte Vecchio bridge. The air conditioning is really appreciated.
  : The apartment is really dark (even on a sunny day, you need to switch of the light). There was a smell of cold tabacs in the main room (kitchen/entrance). The table is really small, tilted as it will collapse.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : nice tiny apartment, close to all sight-seen. easy access. everything clean. owners switched on airconditionair before our arrival so it was very pleasant

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location is good
  : All windows open into internal air tunnels. No view

Fair
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The hosts were very responsive to our issues which was good. The location is amazing and the bed was comfortable. It was small bathroom etc but this was what we expected.
  : No toilet roll and couldnt gain access for 2 hours due to a broken keybox.