March 28, 2022 - Manual Entry
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Donatello Apartment is a beautiful apartment and was the perfect place for us to stay.. plenty of room, luxury appointments, quiet yet in the middle of the town, walkable to most all of Florence…. Will stay again..
We are delighted to read your comments about all the aspects of the S Croce Donatello apartment that you enjoyed! The Italy Perfect Team
November 26, 2019 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
What a delightful apartment in historic Florence. We stayed seven weeks in the Donatello Apartment and enjoyed its charm, beauty, and convenience. Situated on Piazza Santa Croce, the apartment was convenient to walk all over Florence, but enough off the beaten path to feel like a real residence and not a tourist spot. I would highly recommend this apartment. Enjoy Florence. [Thank you for your kind review. We look forward to welcoming you back to Italy in the near future! The Italy Perfect Team]
September 8, 2019 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
This apartment is fantastic - quiet, elegant and very spacious. We also rented the adjoining Benozzo and that was a wonderful combination for a large family. We have been staying in the Palazzo for over 15 years and every property is great and the service and welcoming spirit is a real treat. [We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to your return! The Italy Perfect Team]
S Croce Donatello Review
We had a wonderful stay in Florence. This apartment is very spacious and comfortable. The location was great. Our greeter was very helpful. Would highly recommend this apartment for families. The restaurant right next door was very good and very friendly. Thanks Italy Perfect for the wonderful stay. Would definitely recommend them to friends. [Thank you so much! The Italy Perfect Team]
S Croce Donatello Review
My head was spinning with so many options for our "once in a lifetime" overseas stay. We selected Italy Perfect because they have stayed in each location and I could call Pat and get my questions answered without a language barrier. They gave me more security about the transaction and the reliability of accommodations. S Croce Donatello was the perfect location, clean, spacious, and such a wonderful way to stay in beautiful Florence. We truly can not say enough about it. EVERYTHING was in walking distance and within a few days we knew the city. Santa Croce is a beautiful church and we literally opened our front door to it each day. We learned where the markets were and prepared several meals at home. The kitchen had the basics and the dining room easily can accommodate 8 people. However, local restaurants are available too -- the best of both worlds. We stayed with our two adult children (ages 18 and 21). However, the apartment would be perfect for 3 couples or a family of 6 or so. Plenty of space for everyone. Quiet at night and very, very clean! [Oh, super, Nic, we are so glad this worked so nicely for you. The Italy Perfect Team]
S Croce Donatello Review
We had a family vacation that included 5 nights in the Donnatello apartment. We have never seen a more spacious and well maintained accomodation! We were greeted by the lovely Cecile and made to feel welcome. The rooms are a step back in time with period decor and frescoes on the walls. Our stay was topped off with the historic games of calcio storico in the piazza, which occurs every June. If we should be so lucky to return to Florence, we would plan our vacation around the availability of this lovely apartment! Thank you to the Contessa!!
S Croce Donatello Review
The location couldn't be better. Plenty of room for all five of us. Plus everyone had there own bath plus air conditioner in all rooms. Host were very accommodating and answered all questions. Only one flaw kitchen needed a few more items (soap for dishes and surfaces). Our six days couldn't have been better. [We are delighted your stay was so nice. The Italy Perfect team]
S Croce Donatello Review
Our apartment was very comfortable, quiet, clean, and well equipped. It was located in a historic palazzo turned into apartments on the Piazza Santa Croce. Our interests were in history, art, and architecture so the location was perfect. We were able to walk everywhere and even manage one of our party in a wheelchair. There is a "super" market a few blocks away for anything from staples to fine wine. We ate well everyday in a restaurant near our morning excursions, so all over the historic area. Food was great everywhere. Our travel companions are world-class consumers of gelato and give world-class honors to the small gelateria around the corner, facing the convent associated with Santa Croce. The folks at Italy Perfect were very helpful. And, yes, I would certainly seek them out again and recommend them to friends.
S Croce Donatello Review
We spent ten days in Apartment Donatello and felt completely at home even though home was a beautiful 16th Century living space fit for royalty.... which we are most decidedly not. Each of the three bedrooms is spacious with ensuite bathroom and very efficient air conditioning. The AC was particularly welcomed as Florence was under a heat wave with 95-98º temperatures. The upstairs master bedroom is particularly beautiful and filled with golden sunlight during the day. There is also a small terrace that overlooks an interior patio below. The kitchen and dining room are big enough to throw a dinner party for 12 while the frescoed living room is a perfect place to flop after a long day seeing the sights. The entire apartment feels like a sanctuary and one is grateful for the serenity and quiet provided by its interior location, especially during the heavy tourist season. Managers Cecile and Patrizia are delightful as well as professional. Indeed, they are an added luxury. We will definitely return to Palazzo Santa Croce and its many charms whenever we visit Florence again.
December 20, 2013 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
The apartment was perfect for us and as described by Italy Perfect. The location was great and very close to anywhere in florence you want to go as it is a very small city. We stayed for 2 weeks and felt extremely safe in the area and the apartment. I highly recommend this apartment for any and all travelers. Everything was explained and the greeter was very helpful and friendly. I would not hesitate to stay there again. We really enjoyed the restaurant downstairs "bocadama". They were always so friendly and helpful
September 21, 2013 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
The apartment was perfect for 3 couples. Plenty of room to be together or separate. The bedrooms were very comfortable and the bathrooms were large and modern. The area is amazingly central, we were walking distance from everything. The apartment was quiet. The concierge was extremely helpful. i would definitely return.
S Croce Donatello Review
We spent 5 nights at an apartment in the Piazza Santa Croce in July. The apartment was beautiful, extremely quiet even though on a busy square, and very spacious. There was lots of space for us all ( 2 adults and 2 teens) to get away from each other if needed! There was a washer and dryer which was very useful, and the kitchen was well equipped. The location was fantastic. Our Greeter was waiting for us and was incredibly helpful. She was available every day in the building for several hours and was a great source of information.The stay was far better than we expected and we would absolutely recommend this to our friends.
S Croce Donatello Review
I spent hours looking over multiple website reviews for multiple company's when we were looking for an apartment in Florence.Knowing you can't please every one all of the time I finally settled on Italy Perfect as they came closest. I was not disappointed. The apartment was as advertised. The local greeter/manager was wonderful and helpful. Italy perfect provided a host of information ahead of time that was very useful. The restaurants suggested were amazing, although it is hard to find bad food in Florence. The Piazza St. Croce. Was a wonderful location. I had been to Florence before but we had missed this gem of a place. It was great. We ate out most nights but one night went to a local market and cooked a huge dinner at home. We had everything we needed. It was worth the effort spending all that time on the Internet to find this group. They responded to email promptly at all timesSome of the other groups I queried took days to get back to me. In summary, we had an amazing time and could not have had a better experience. I will use this company again.
S Croce Donatello Review
Thank you for such a nice experience. Everything was good, liked the apartment, good information Italy Perfect provided, central location. Very nice!
February 7, 2012 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
After a cancelled flight and lost luggage we arrived rather worse for the wear but the outlook soon improved as soon as we settled in at the Donatello apartment. Everything was just as we had hoped, nice comfortable and so well located. Our difficult journey was quickly a thing of the past and we totatlly enjoyed our stay.
October 11, 2011 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
We had a very enjoyable stay, accommodations were good, apartment is roomy, I liked the traditional decor, feeling of old world charm. Convenient location for seeing the sites. Thank you for all your good information and prompt replies to my questions during the reservation process. We would recommend this apartment highly.
S Croce Donatello Review
We could not have chosen a better place to see Florence with our children and grand-children. The apartment was spacious, elegant, and very well situated. Our unit was internal, which may have accounted for it being so quiet even though we were by a busy square. It overlooked several courtyards, creating a pleasant environment. We went out to buy croissants every morning in several nearby bakeries and brought them back. What a treat. The local manager was very helpful, as was the general information provided to us ahead of the trip by Italy perfect. Highly recommended.
S Croce Donatello Review
This was our fourth trip to Florence. First time for our grandchildren who loved running around in Piazza Santa Croce in the evening after dinner, ice cream cone in hand. Apartment suited our extended family very well, the living room is large and was our gathering spot each day to relax, chat and plan where to go to dinner. Many good restaurants nearby made it easy! We are already planning a return stay at the Donatello apartment.
October 25, 2010 - Website
S Croce Donatello Review
Just a short note to thank you. Your advice was correct - we loved this place. We had wonderful dinner parties. We loved our privacy at night and loved the large common areas. It was a great place for the family. Location was perfect.Hope to work with you again. Just a short note to thank you. Your advice was correct - we loved this place. We had wonderful dinner parties. We loved our privacy at night and loved the large common areas. It was a great place for the family. Location was perfect.Hope to work with you again.
S Croce Donatello Review
Oh my gosh, the trip was the most beautiful experience we could have asked for. Wonderful!!! Thank you for your services! I would go back tonight if I had the chance. The Medici Apartment in Florence is simply the most beautiful apartment in the world. Perfect for our big group. Stately and palatial, with every accommodation we could want. Huge windows open onto the square where excitement and life take place before your eyes. Felt like living in a Renaissance Palace!!! Renee, who manages the Pallazzo, was so wonderful and kind and warm. We most enjoyed the sights, the activity on the Piazza, the local cafes in the Ambrogio (sp?) neighborhood, the art, the palatial, restful apartment. The art, the art, the art! Noise was an issue but we got a system down of using the air conditioners and fans at night to drown out the partying on the square. It turned out fine and we got used to the system of windows closed and white noise on. No other drawbacks or problems at all - everything was truly perfect. The noise wouldn't have bothered us if we didn't have to be up in the AM with the kids, if we could have slept late like the locals it would have been fine. perfect, the perfect location - walked everywhere and best gellati in the world was only two blocks away. the Medici Apartment is right in the middle of things - the ONLY place to stay in Florence is what we all decided. The Ambrogio neighborhood was perfect, very authentic and no tourists, The Standa market was perfect - we went there daily to get food to cook in our apartment every night. We ate out only once and enjoyed great dinners around the huge dining room table. The leather school behind Santa Croce was wonderful! Tips: Try to live like a local, get off the beaten path, book museum tickets ahead of time from home to avoid lines. Your service was wonderful and thorough and helpful in every way. Seriously.
S Croce Donatello Review
We rented two apartments in Palazzo Santa Croce from July 2nd to the 16th and spent 6 weeks in Italy overall. It was a marvelous trip and we have returned highly recommending staying in apartments to our friends. We loved and would certainly return to apartments in Florence, particularly Miravista which was light and lovely, and had the wonderful terrace.
S Croce Donatello Review
The Palazzo Santa Croce was the perfect base for our daily wanderings through Florence. Donatello was grand and more than large enough for the four of us.