If travelling to Florence I would highly recommend you stay at Chiara’s place. The location is right in the centre of Florence and I walked everywhere, you may want to get your fitness levels up as there is so much to see here. Chiara’s place was quaint and had everything you needed down to travel power converters. It was nice having a base to come back to to rest if needed. Chiara greeted me in the apartment and showed me where everything was and directed me to the best places to eat. I would highly recommend a stay here but bring some ear plugs if you want to sleep in as the chiming of the Duomo is at 7 am and it’s just next door.