Organizing the booking with Carmine was easy, he was always available for questions and very helpful, he doesn't live at the apartment but I met him a couple of times when he came to check everything was ok. I stayed a week at the apartment and came at the same time as a group of 4 and we were greeted with a bottle of wine. I enjoyed being able to use the kitchen to cook as I'd been traveling 7 or 8 weeks already and just missed being able to cook for myself. Having 1 bathroom though to share with a full house needed a bit of planning though. The place was convenient for all the sights around Florence, but being central you'll need ear plugs to sleep since the apartment is right above the leather market and surrounded by restaurants and across the road from Mercato di San Lorenzo, all positives but something important you need to know before booking so you don't get annoyed/surprised that it's noisy, it didn't bother me as I was so tired everyday from studying Italian in the morning and sight seeing in the afternoon, I fell asleep despite the commotion outside. Thoroughly enjoyed my time in Florence and very happy with the accommodation. Thanks Carmine!