Bred's apartment is fantastic. He takes great pride in its presentation and I found the artwork and style refreshing and inspiring. Bred is a laidback as a host, provides you with a key, map if you need it, and has no issue when you come and go. There's a stand-up shower, towels, hairdryer, wifi and a comfortable bed.

As someone who gets lost easily, I found his apartment the first time (thanks for the clear instructions :) ). It is walking distance to the main train station, Duomo and many of the main sites. I found the leather market to be a good landmark for finding his street again, as the city of Florence is a bit of a 'cobweb' in terms of street layout.

Each room has its own clean and modern bathroom. The door to the other air bnb room in his apartment is quite separate. However, the wall is shared and is not yet soundproofed so I could hear every word from the couple next to me. Unfortunately, they did not have courtesy as guests in someone else's home. They were singing (badly!) and talking and laughing very loudly past midnight. Nadja let me know the next morning that there will be soundproofing from November 2013, so I imagine the place will be perfect after that. I would definitely like to return as 2 days in Florence wasn't enough.

It is true the leather market set up will awaken you by 8am (or earlier). This is mostly why I wasn't too happy about the goings on of the other guests keeping me awake well past midnight when I was tired from travel and knew I would be woken up early. The bonus of staying in the heart of the city is as soon as you step out the door you're already close to where you want to be. Lovely hosts and I hope to see you again. Fireze is beautiful!