Accademia - Flo Apartments

Located in the very heart of Florence city center, a stone’s throw from Academy Gallery (where the David of Michelangelo is), Piazza del Duomo, Piazza Signoria and from Piazza SS.Annunziata, Accademia Apartment is on the 2 floor without elevator (30 steps) of a historic building surrounded by the most authentic Florence.

This original, bright and elegant charmeìing apartment will be the ideal starting point to discover and fully dip in the culture, history and art of our gorgeous ancient town.
The house has 3 wide bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (2 of which ensuite), a large living with a comfortable double sofabed, and can accomodate up to 8 persons.
Located in Via degli Alfani, an old street that links the Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria Novella districts, and full of memories of its long past, the apartment overlooks almost entirely an internal courtyard, reason why it preserves absolute peace and quiet, even though it’s in the most lively part of the city center.
Totally restored and returned to new life, the apartment is wide, tastly decorated with elegance and attention to details, creating a perfect mix between ancient and modernity.
Perfect for families’ and friends’ holidays, Sweet Home L’Accademia is equipped with all the comfort which will make your holiday an experience to tell.
Entering the apartment you can immediately feel the welcoming and relaxing atmosphere: the parquet floor, that cover the entire apartment, warms the environment, and the light colors of the furniture, give you a true relaxing sensation, to charge your energies after a day of visits and strolling in the hustle and bustle of the city.
On the right you will find the large and bright living room, furnished with a stylish sofa that easily turns, if needed, in a comfortable double bed to welcome also the biggest groups, TV, coffee table and 2 Louis xv style armchairs, brought back to new beauty by the expert hand of the owner, who customized all the rooms with her own paintings and mirrors.
Next to the living room, the luminous kitchen-dinner room overlooking Via degli Alfani, is a mix of style and sobriety, furnished with a beautiful crystal table, chairs and a modern kitchenette equipped with all you may need to prepare and taste peacefully your breakfast, lunch and dinner everytime you wish (oven, microwave, dish washer, moka, kettle etc.)
From the entrance, a bright hall leads to the sleeping area: on the right there is the first double bedroom with a little desk and wide windows overlooking an inner court.
Opposite the first bedroom there is the master bathroom with elegant marble tiles, a wide shower and the washing machine
At the end of the hall on the right you will find another double bedroom with ensuite bathroom and on the left another room with twinbeds, that if needed turn into a double one, and a complete bathroom ensuite.
All the bedrooms are furnished with clothes stands, desks or dresser, darkening curtains.
Elegant paintings and mirrors enrich the walls of the entire apartment, creating colourful notes all around.
Wi-fi and aircon cover all the apartment.
Since the apartment is in the ZTL (reduced traffic area), our guests that wish to arrive by car, can park at Garage Michelangelo, 160meter away (2min walk) from the entrance of the building, and forget about the car, cause the main attractions of Florence are reachable with a 5 minutes walk.

THE DISTRICT
We are within a walking distance from all the most important places of interest in the city
Within 5 minutes walking you’ll find:
Galleria dell’Accademia
Piazza della Signoria con Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza SS.Annuziata e lo Spedale degli Innocenti con la sua bellissima terrazza panoramica
Il Duomo e il Battistero
il Complesso di San Firenze
L’opificio delle pietre dure
Museo archeologico
Museo Leonardo da Vinci
Piazza San Marco

Within a 10 minutes walk you can also reach:
Ponte vecchio,
Galleria degli Uffizi
Piazza Signoria
Piazza Santa maria Novella with its church
Santa croce

Crossing the river Arno with a few minutes walk you will reach:
Palazzo Pitti
Giardino di Boboli,
Museo della Specola,
Porta San Frediano,
Santo Spirito, with its typical little markets and the homonymus church
Piazza del Carmine with the Basilica and Cappella Brancacci

You will probably never use the bus, but the district is well-served by pubblic transportation which in few minutes will bring you to the Santa Maria Novella Station, Piazza San Marco or to Piazzale Michelangelo to embrace and admire the stunning view of Florence from the top of the hill