The nest - Cozy studio apartment in Santa Croce

Small and cozy studio apartment, completely renovated, with a loft bed and a complete bathroom. Ideal for a solo traveller or a young couple who wants to spend a short stay in the most lively district of old Florence, populated by artists and students from all over the world.

Description:
The studio apartment (16 sqm) is located on the ground floor (two steps down) and has access from a small internal courtyard, which does not belong to the apartment except for the passage, but which makes the apartment away from street noise. The entrance door is glass, closable with shutters from the outside and equipped with a shielding curtain inside which allows the light of the court to pass through. At the top of the glass door there is a folding window. The apartment is completely renovated and consists of a living space with kitchen (equipped with a fridge, induction cooker and microwave, and equipped with all the necessary furnishings) and a seating area, with a 32 "flat-screen TV and 2 armchairs. Ceiling height of the sitting area 190 cm. On the living area opens a wardrobe and the full bathroom with large shower. The bed (inseparable double, mattress size cm 140x200) is located in a small loft (ceiling height 120 cm) reachable by climbing 10 steps. The apartment has WI-FI connection, independent air conditioning and heating.

Interaction with guests:
We will personally welcome guests to the apartment for key collection and to show the equipment. We don't live there so we need to set the check-in time in advance. In case of our absence we can activate a self check-in procedure. During your stay, we can be reached by phone or by mail or whatsapp for any eventuality.

Other things to highlight:
- Excluded from the price: Tourist tax of € 5.50 per person per night, for the first 7 nights of stay only for people over 12 years. This fee will be paid upon check-in. For more information, see the multilingual information available at home.
- In case of check-in in presence from 9.00 pm to 12.00 pm an additional cost of € 30 will be applied; from 24. 00 to 3.00 the cost will be € 50
-The linen change for long stays is done every 7 days. Extra linen is charged to the guest.

The surroundings:
The apartment is located in the Santa Croce district, in the south-east part of the historic center of Florence. All churches, museums and historic buildings can be reached on foot with a 5 to 20 minute walk. The famous Sant'Ambrogio market is just a short walk from the apartment, the Basilica of Santa Croce is a 5-minute walk away. The whole area is full of restaurants, bars, ice cream parlors, shops. The proximity of the Faculty of Architecture of the University means that the area is populated by Italian and foreign students, who in the evening enliven the many bars and clubs that overlook its squares and streets.

How to get:
If you arrive in Florence by plane you can reach the apartment by taxi. Taxis apply a flat rate to and from the airport: €28 standard, €30 on holidays, €32 at night (from 10pm to 6am). If you arrive by train you have 3 options: walking (25 minutes), taxi (queue at the station exit), or electric bus C2, from the Orti Oricellari stop, which is found when exiting the station on the right side, direction Beccaria, stop Malborghetto.
If you arrive by car, the nearest motorway exit is Firenze Sud. However, you should know that the house is located inside the ZTL (limited traffic zone, active weekdays from 07.30 to 20.00 and Saturdays from 07.30 to 16.00 and in the summer, from first Thursday of April to the first Sunday of October, also on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11.00 pm to 03.00 am the following morning), so pay close attention to limited access signs and telematic doors. The telematic access door to get to the apartment is in via dell'Agnolo. Then we advise you to park in the nearest underground paying car park, which is the S. Ambrogio parking lot or, if this was out of stock, the Piazza Beccaria parking lot, just a little further away. We inform you that these car parks do not offer a daily rate, but only an hourly rate. Copy this link to your browser to see the rates:
Another possibility is to book a private garage, which has the possibility, by signaling your license plate, to allow you to go through the telematic door without taking a fine. The nearest garages are the Bargello garage, in via Ghibellina 170 / r, and the Garage Verdi, in via Giovanni Da Verrazzano 9. Copy these links to your browser for information and booking: