PopArtment Apart-hotel

Place is cute but out of the city center. The tram station is only a block away though and it’s only €1.50 or €2 each way and they come pretty frequently. If you’re young, this is probably better for you than older folks. We spent some €€ to taxi back and forth to get to places faster. Rooms are clean and spacious.

The decor is a cool retro chic. A throwback to the 1960s or 70s. However, the mattresses feel like a throwback to the Stone age. Not surprisingly in Florence, off street parking here is nearly non-existent.

Starting with the good. Nice apartment, big room, kitchen and bathroom. They gave us water and sweets. They also provided unlimited soap/shampoo on request. We could also use the kitchen without cost, but if we wanted a stove top there was a one time fee.

Now to the negative. They had turned off the air conditioning for the season and the room was hot. We were told to open the window to cool down the room. However we were next to a very busy street and I am a light sleeper. I spent one night listening to someone scream and cry into their phone for an hour right outside my window. I had to get earplugs, but they only helped a little. Also the windows don't have screens and we got eaten by mosquitos. The couch in the room was really dirty and needed a cleaning, so we didn't use it.

It is also a bit out of the way for activities, so be prepared to walk or take some kind of transportation to where you want to go.

Everything was smooth. Big apartment, suitable for our family of 4. Supermarkets and restaurants in the area. It is not Florence city center, but the transportation was very easy and fast to downtown.