From the beginning- Delio was extremely responsive- I never waited more than 24 hours to hear back. All his instructions/directions to the apartment was extremely clear and he was very welcoming and warm when I arrived. The apartment is 20-25 minutes walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station, I had a backpacking pack on me and the walk was quite pleasant, introducing me immediately to a lot of the beautiful sites of the city- though with a rolling suitcase, you will most likely be better off taking the bus because of all the cobble stone roads.

The apartment is a short 5 minute walk to the Basilica of Santa Croce which is very close to my favorite gelataria - Gelateria dei Neri. Another 5 minutes further and you are already crossing one of the foot bridges which will give you a nice sunset view of the Ponte Vecchio bridge and walking across the Arno River towards the Piazzale Michelangelo where you will get stunning views of Florence.

Without my pack, it was only a 15 minute walk back to the area around the Duomo

Because of my extremely short stay, I unfortunately did not get to see a lot of Delio- but when I was in the apartment he was very helpful, warm and offered good recommendations for dinner. I was by myself in Florence, and the room was more than enough- can easily host a couple with plenty of room to spread out.

I was in Florence for only a short amount of time (arrived late afternoon on a Saturday, one full day on a Sunday, and left fairly early on Monday) - I wish I had at least one more full day. I'm hoping to come back in the future, and would absolutely stay at Delio's again!