The Good: If you want a location close to the train station, there is nothing better. We had easy/swift access to the train, tram and bus lines. The unit is also a reasonable walk (10-30 minutes) to all of the major attractions in the core of Florence. Donatella or her husband responded to all of our texts well within an hour. As stated by others, there is a grocery store (Conad) on the ground floor of the building. The layout of the apartment is good, the appliances functioned, water pressure/temperature are good, and the bed is comfortable (for those who prefer it a bit on the hard side). Finally, the unit was quiet at all hours.
Areas For Improvement: First, the odor that permeates the corridors of building is awful. Honestly, it smells like a garbage dumpster, and is likely attributable to the constant release of greasy air by the restaurants that occupy the street level and courtyard of the building. Fortunately, that stench did not exist in the unit itself so long as you did not open the patio doors/windows. Notably, mosquitos will quickly enter the unit if you do open these. Second, whoever occupied the unit after us, received space that was much cleaner than when we arrived. In our opinion, whoever cleans the unit does the minimum necessary to wipe down the kitchen, bathroom and floors. Beyond that, there was a lot of dust along all of the baseboards, the curtains, and accessories (e.g., art work; light fixtures; fake plants; etc.). We emptied and cleaned the dirty vacuum filter/canister upon our arrival, and still proceeded to half fill these after spending a good 2 hours eradicating a lot of dust. In short, the unit still needs a good deep-clean.