I spent 3 nights in Thalia's place. There is just a ten minutes walk to the train station. In 30 minutes you could visit most of the spots in Florence by walking. The house is nice, clean and stylish. The room I stayed was bigger then I expected and even equipped with nice cd player. Thalia is a very kind host. She gave me lots of advice to explore the city, including a nice cafe to see the famous cathedral and some nice place to have a snake. Overall it was a very pleasant experience. Highly recommend!