Alessandra is a truly wonderful host. Her apartment is clean and beautiful, and in a perfect location -- within easy walking distance of everything we wanted to see in Florence. She gave us a map and also left a very helpful list of her own favorite sites and restaurants. She also provided us with coffee and some other basic supplies, and both picked us up and dropped us off at the train station. Alessandra's apartment was our favorite place of all the spots we stayed on our two-week trip to Italy, and we couldn't recommend it more highly.