We had a great time at Simone's apartment. It's ideally located in a lovely neighbourhood on the less touristy side of the city so we were not forced to deal with madding crowds unless we chose to! But we were still only 10 mins walk from the famous Duomo, and 5 mins from the Uffizi Gallery, which was amazing. The building is actually situated just off a small but bustling piazza with a trattoria, a vegetarian restaurant, a cafe/bar, and an artisan gelateria (yum!) - while convenient (and tempting!) this does mean it can be a bit noisy until quite late at night-time with people at outdoor tables etc. We were waking up early to beat crowds at tourist sites so we were trying to get to sleep early most nights, but with the help of my trusty earplugs I was fine. The apartment itself was well set up and very atmospheric (being in an old convent!) - the only little surprise we had was the fact that the bathroom doesn't have a separate shower - ie. the bathroom is a 'wet room' where the shower is just a curtain you pull around you but the water kind of ends up going everywhere. I have to admit it took a bit of getting used to! But in the end it didn't dampen our enthusiasm (bad pun) for this place, and our lovely host Simone. We only met Simone at check in, but he had thought of everything, including some fruit and wine for us, which was lovely. Throughout the stay if we needed him we could just call or message him on AirBnB and he would respond straight away and was always so helpful, friendly and accommodating. We would definitely come back here next time we are in beautiful Firenze!