Alain, Irene and Francesca are very helpful and friendly hosts; we felt welcome but also free to relax and treat the apartment as our home. The location is perfect for the Duomo( literally around the corner), and for streets leading to the Uffizi and other well-known landmarks. There is a Conad supermarket with a very good deli counter(fresh cakes!!) and everything you need a street or so away. The apartment is comfortable and quiet, the bed comfy also and it is very clean with a particularly nice bathroom and hot shower. The kitchen is basic with enough to make a one saucepan meal but has no oven or microwave which would have been useful. The windows are not completely covered by curtains but we rigged up my shawl which worked fine. This is such superb value for money, we loved our stay and I didn't want to leave at all. This is not a luxury apartment but is perfect for a stay where you want to be out and about, saving your money for meals and adventures!