Gabriele was a very kind and generous host, cooking us a beautiful "welcome" meal and spending time to take us to a lovely farmer's market and show us the surrounding hills and views up above Florence. He has a lovely, peaceful apartment which is perfectly located if you need to park a car - and yet still be inside the city walls within 5 minutes! The first night we had a problem with the mozzies as the temperature had shot up to the mid-30's but he immediately provided us with a mozzie repellent spray and post-bite lotion and also a plug to use for the subsequent nights which sorted the problem totally. He puts every facility at your disposal, whether you want to cook or do some washing or just spend the evenings relaxing on his terrace. All in all he is a very knowledgeable, kind man and we really felt that nothing was too much trouble.