Gattopardo

This cozy studio apartment rental in Florence is an amusing mix of leopard-print fabrics, elegant painted furniture and bright colored details. The main entrance leads straight into the bed/sitting room with its polished parquet flooring.

Location

The apartment building is located just off via Tournabuoni, Florence’s couture shopping street, and 5-10 minutes on foot from Santa Maria del Fiore with Giotto's campanille, Piazza Signoria, Ponte Vecchio and Florence's central train station, Santa Maria Novella.

Property Details

The palazzo was built during the first half of the 14th century. In the 19th century it housed many painters' workshops which is probably why most of the flats have very large windows – the celebrated painter Ingres had his studio in one of the apartments. The apartment rental is serviced by an elevator to the second or third floor, then several steps either up or down to this mezzanine-level apartment.

Apartment on the mezzanine level between the 1st and 2nd floor (U.S. 2nd and 3rd); 463 sq ft.
At the entrance level an elevator will take you to either the second or third floor, from where you can either walk up, or down a short flight of steps to reach the entry of this apartment. A round table by the large window serves as a dining table. There is a sofa that pulls out to become a double bed, and a comfortable armchair. A beautifully painted cupboard provides the wardrobe. An ochre-yellow cupboard decorated with prints of wildlife and painted with trompe l'oeil effects cleverly conceals the fully equipped kitchenette (small fridge, 2 burner electric stove, oven, Italian coffee maker, toaster). To the left of the space is a short flight of steps leads up to the laundry (washing machine, portable fan and storage closet). On the right-hand side of the kitchenette is the bathroom with a shower. On request it is possible to have a microwave, CD player, DVD player, answering machine, baby crib, high chair, weekly/daily housekeeping.