Live your dream vacation in a holiday apartment in Florence

If you are an experienced traveler, especially one that prefers slow travel, you generally appreciate different types of accommodation than the traveler that spends one or two days in a city and then hops on a plane to get to another city. You want the slower pace and the feeling that you are taking up residence in a city and not just passing through without even having enough time to unpack your bags. Whether your dream vacation is an entire spring in Tuscany exploring all that Florence and the surrounding rolling hillsides have to offer or you have only a week to live out your vacation fantasies; the most relaxing and home like atmosphere comes when you rent one of the many holiday apartments available in Florence. Italy has a great availability of residence apartments in general compared to a lot of other countries. The extremely high rate of tourism and the huge number of international students that stay for anywhere from one month to one year contribute to an enormous market for these apartments.

The advantages of renting holiday apartment in Florence, rather than one a room in one of the many hotels, is increased with every additional day that you will be staying. The larger space and availability of a kitchen are obvious. But also you might want to consider the size of the bathrooms which are much larger in general in a residence apartment than in a hotel room and may even offer a bathtub to have a nice long bubble bath in after a long day of wine tasting. Your preference for where in the city you would like to stay is also a thought to keep in mind. Florence is a city made of apartments, so where in the city would you like to stay? The choice is yours, as is the decision on the size of apartment. A short term apartment for your vacation in Florence can range from a student style place with single beds for you and a friend all the way to a luxury apartment looking over the Arno that can accommodate a group of ten.

Before you call your travel agent or go online to travel websites, what are the decisions you want to make about your dream vacation, living like a native, taking up residence in Florence, Italy? Just the thought makes most want to float away in dream of Chianti and bistecca alla Fiorentina. First, consider your location; like a lot of European cities, Florence is a walking city and your choice of location should depend on what you want to be near. There will be short term apartments available in virtually every nook, cranny and curvy cobblestoned street that make up the hereditary home of the Medici's. The size options that you have to choose from can suit virtually any group of travelers, from a pair of friends staying for a few weeks taking an Italian course to an entire extended family rediscovering their Italian roots and flirting with the idea of taking up permanent residence in Florence, Italy, the city that nurtured everyone from Michelangelo to Ferragamo.

Andrea Aloisio works as tourist guide and he's an experienced contributor to www.residencehilda.com, a luxury holiday apartment in Florence.