The apartment is big and spacious. There is a market right around the corner and there is also restaurants close by which is great. She has pots, pans and other things you will need. The Duomo is about a 20 minute walk give or take. My biggest complaint is that there is a restriction as to when you can use the air conditioning/heater during the day and night due to a neighbor. I fell asleep one day and left the heater on past the time and had the neighbor banging on the bedroom window. My suggestion is to leave an alarm to avoid a situation. Other than that she is extremely well at communicating, everyone else at the apartments are rather friendly and nice. The location is nice and easy to access.