We had a lovely stay at Vanessa's place, she's a wonderful host. The unit is great, the kitchen is equipped to make simple meals. The sofa bed was very comfortable & the shower had great water pressure. There is a lot of road works in Florence at the moment & traffic is busy, the buses got caught in traffic & weren't on time. We ended up just walking into the town Center everyday. It's very easy to walk, basically just follow the same route as the number 2 bus but there are short cuts for walking, the bus & train station are on the way. It's a very safe area, the neighbours respect the "quiet time" of 11pm to 8am. Huge supermarket a short walk away.