Located on beautiful Piazza Santa Maria Novella and just a short walk from the train station, this apartment was the perfect place from which to explore Florence. The apartment was bigger than we expected from photos, with a spacious bathroom and bedroom that had lots of storage space for the two of us to spread out and unpack. Having just completed a weeklong hiking tour through Tuscany, we particularly appreciated the washing machine and the convenient clotheslines! Emanuele communicated with us regularly, right from the time of our booking, and provided us with easy (and photo-assisted) directions to the apartment (don't use Google Maps - it'll steer you wrong!). I'm not sure that my final text from the train station got through to him, but he knew when our train was scheduled to arrive and we were met outside the door of the apartment as planned. We loved that the apartment was away from the tourist crush, but within easy walking distance to all the sites as well as the beautiful Arno River. We stayed at Emanuele's place for three days, but with its comfortable space and full amenities (including an elevator, dishwasher, large fridge, and all the cooking equipment you could want), this would be a perfect apartment for a long stay for a couple or a solo traveller. Thanks to Emanuele and family!