This apartment is very large and is kept very clean. The kitchen opens onto an open courtyard and you really can hear and see the daily life of Florentine families. We found a local restaurant that has excellent and affordable meals "La Transvai". On the other side of the park of Piazale Tasso is Carrefour, a nice little grocery store with good prices and many options including gluten-free. The location is an easy walk to Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens. A little farther walk takes you to the Ponte Vecchio; crossing this bridge leads you to the Uffizi and The Palazzo Vecchio and all of the central Florentine sites. The bus stop across the street has busses to many locations including SMN Stazione and Piazzale Michelangelo ( a must see for a panoramic view of the city). The size and price of the apartment more than makes up for the location being outside the 'hip' and central areas on the other side of the Arno. My partner and I are each 65 years old and the walking to 'the' sites was not a problem at all for us.