Federico's apartment is amazing. The pictures do not lie- you really feel submerged in the Florence culture just staring at the beautiful ceiling! Not only is the place fab- has everything you need and enough space to spread out a bit- the location is great. It's in the Santa Croce neighborhood and only a couple minutes to the square and about 10-15 min scenic walk to all the major attractions. There are plenty of places to eat/ drink in the nearby area and Federico's recommendations were actually excellent. The 3 best places I ate were all on his list. The stairs seemed daunting at first but by the 2nd day I was not even winded climbing them! Federico was a gracious host-- first I accidentally gave him the wrong train times for my arrival and he was so nice about it. I'm sure I wasted some of his time by being 2 hours later than he expected. He carried my big suit case up all the stairs-- SO GRATEFUL. I was also suffering from a sinus infection and he directed me to a pharmacy, that referred me to a dr's office across the street, who was able to get me in that night and get me some meds. Couldn't have asked for a more smooth process - been sick on vacation before and it's not always this easy to get treatment. Anyway, Federico and Allessandra were responsive and helpful and I had a great stay in Florence. I would highly recommend their place! Ciao!