This was my first visit to Florence and wanted somewhere that was central and easy walking distance to the key tourist sites (Florence Cathedral 10 minutes walk, Ponte Vecchio 5 mins & Palazzo Pitti 3 minutes) but in an area that was away from the tourist bubble. We really enjoyed Palazzo Santo (2 minutes walk ) which had great restaurants & gelato parlour with fair prices compared to the "crazy" prices near to the "tourist " hot spots. Cristina our host was very easy to contact and helped us with all of our requests. My summary flat perfetto, location perfecto, & host perfetto.