The secret window on the river Arno
Location: 4 Borgo San Jacopo, Florence, it
Star Rating: 9.4 Stars
Property Type: Apartments
About this Property
Central Location in Florence
Modern Amenities
Nearby Popular Attractions
Experience Florence in style at The secret window on the river Arno. This newly renovated apartment, located steps away from Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery, offers free WiFi and air conditioning for your comfort. Enjoy a cozy living room with a flat-screen TV, a well-equipped kitchenette, and a sleek bathroom. Explore iconic landmarks like Palazzo Vecchio and Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore within walking distance. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Florence with Piazza del Duomo di Firenze and Piazzale Michelangelo just a stone's throw away. Book now and uncover the secrets of this enchanting city.
Important Information
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Managed by a private host
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
Rooms Available
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One-Bedroom Apartment
This air-conditioned apartment is consisted of of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower. The kitchenette is fitted with a stovetop, a refrigerator and an oven. The apartment offers a washing machine, a seating area, a sofa, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Sofa
- Mosquito net
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Linen
- Dining table
- Private apartment in building
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
Guest Reviews
- Irene See Yee (10/5): - Had amazing stay at Secret Window on the River Arno.
Host were friendly in guiding and helping us in our stay.
Location was amazing as it’s just 1min walk to Ponte Vecchio. Tho it’s not in central Florence i.e Repubblica , it’s only short walk to Uffizi (3min) , Tornabuoni (5-6min) and it’s less chaotic compare to to central. Her units was -1 floor down from Ground floor. While floors above has elevator, her unit needs to walk up & down the stairs so a bit of extra workout if you over shop like us and need to lug our heavy luggage up 😆😆
- Loredana (8/5): Wonderful stay in Florence - Location was fabulous. 2 mins walk to Ponte Vecchio. Lots of restaurants near by. Miki our host was also excellent. Miki met us at the property & showed us around & also kindly organised a taxi for us to get to the train station. Strange noise at night from water pipes which always woke us up.
- Denis (8/5): Very good -
- Gregory (10/5): Live like a local in the Oltrano - This stylish, modern , well-equipped apartment in the Oltrarno was in the perfect location—just steps from the Ponte Vecchio and Santo Spirito. We absolutely loved the local vibe here; the food was amazing, and it felt truly authentic with little English spoken compared to the other side of the Arno. Piazza Michelangelo was easily accessible, and the apartment itself was fantastic—very comfortable, with a beautiful view of the Arno from our room. Grazie mille! The innkeeper even sat down with us to share some wonderful recommendations. Highly recommend! The steps up to the bathroom can be a little treacherous in the middle of the night.
- Dylan (10/5): Exceptional -
- Frascone (7/5): Good -
- David (10/5): We had a great stay here. Loved the apartment and location and we are planning a return. - Location and nice layout of the apartment. N/A
- Julee (10/5): Perfect property for a perfect vacation!!! - The location was beyond amazing, the property was clean and spacious, they had a washer and the bathroom looked like it was updated. The hosts also left an amazing packet of recommendations of what to do while in Florence which was extremely helpful.
- Carolyn (9/5): Loved the place would definitely stay again - Loved the location and the facilities. Only drawback no elevator to the basement. Hard to get luggage down there.
- Shane (10/5): The hosts were fantastic and helped us in many ways totally recommend - Great location and amenities Nothing
- Sandy (10/5): Great location and great apartment! - The apartment was clean, comfortable and was a fabulous place to stay while in Florence. Miki met us there and spent time showing us the apartment and made sure the Wifi was working before she left! This apartment was the best accommodation we had during our Italy trip! I would highly recommend staying here. Everything was great!
- Lauren (7/5): great location but didn’t have cell phone service - can’t beat the location and the beds were comfy this is not the place to stay if WiFi/cell phone service is important to you. Because its below ground level, there’s no cellular service. That would normally be ok if we had WiFi, but the WiFi was down 3 of the 5 nights we were there (and unstable the other nights). Was highly inconvenient considering I was planning to work in the evenings. I know it’s a provider issue and not the host, but just warning others as I wish we wouldn’t known before booking
- Matthew (10/5): Perfect location to explore Florence from. - Awesome location. Super close to the Uffizi and literally around the corner from the Ponte Vecchio. We walked across it every day. Also very spacious and comfortable. Also great amenities. Stove, Oven, washing machine, everything you could need. Windows opened onto the river. It was great. Host was also very understanding and accommodating. Cannot praise her enough. Would absolutely book this location again if we come back to Florence. Very difficult to choose anything to nit pick. After our stay we had to walk a block to dump our trash, but that is just a part of living in Florence. Really that's it.
- Jorge (10/5): Excellent! - Size of the apartment, location.
- Бутенкова (10/5): Exceptional - It's a beautiful place, it was really nice after our long trip: cozy, stylish and lightened flat. I love it. It is in the center of Florence, it was perfect for our tourist purpose. Mike and Elly gived us many recommendations about shops, restaurants and places of interest you shouldnt miss visiting Florence. We checked a couple of places, they were nice!
P.S. It was the most comfortable and the softest bed I've had during my trip!
- Johanne (10/5): Great place to stay feel like home! Thank you - Everything was...perfect! Confortable and very well decorated! In the hearth of Florence walking distance of many restaurants..attractions..train..
Our guest host Cynthia was simply perfect! She was on time when we met! She provided us with information about the area! She also help us at check out to get a taxi! Very important for us..Just want to say thank you from your Canadian guests we enjoy really our stay Ps your english is excellent!
Gracia! Nothing....!
- Shannon (9/5): Superb -
- Pat (10/5): Exceptional - The location was terrific but not noisy at all No complaints
- Luciana (10/5): We had a great stay! - The location is excellent, the apartment has all the facilities, such as a kitchen and a washing machine. It was the best place I slept in Italy (and I was the one who slept on the sofa bed)!
- Andrew (8/5): Highly enjoyable! - Location was excellent - walked out the front door almost straight onto Ponte Vecchio.
Apartment was excellent - clean, had all amenities.
Host was great - met us at the apartment, showed us around, gave us suggestions of what to visit. Occasionally there were bad smells, but were only occasionally - certainly not enough to stop us recommending others stay at The secret window on the river Arno.
- Philip (10/5): A wonderful stay in a fabulous city! We walked everywhere and saw so much, so beautiful! - The size of the room was nice and the location was perfect!
- Elli (9/5): We had a wonderful time and look forward to return there again one day! - Central location to visit the city on foot, spacious rooms, nice view to the river Arno, kitchen fully equipped, the host was very nice and gave us advice for interesting things to visit and good restaurant addresses. The bathroom is relatively small, but it is due to the fact that it is an old building, and it was certainly difficult to construct a bathroom there!
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