What a lovely, charming apartment. We stayed for New Year and were very pleased with our decision. The correspondence with Daniela was extremely prompt and straightforward. Her neighbour was there to meet us (Daniela was away) and was very sweet and helpful. The fact that it was slightly (10-15 min walk) away from the main tourist area suited us well as the area was quiet and residential. It's just two streets south of the river so the walk into the centre is delightful. There is an excellent supermarket less than five minutes away and the Trattoria dell Orto at the end of the street was great. Also the Trattoria Angiolino closer to San Spirito was super.
We found the bus system cheap and user friendly. Number 13 to the train station, and it also goes right up to the fabulous viewpoint at Michelangelo Piazza and then back round again. You buy bus tickets at the tobacconist for 1.20 euros and they last for 90 mins from the first bus you get on. So you can hop on and off as you like!
We would definitely stay at Daniela's apartment again. It is smallish (the bathroom is tiny!) but full of character and enriched our experience of Florence.

Alison and Di Stephenson