My husband and I stayed at Riccardo's apartment in Florence for two nights at the start of our trip. The apartment is beautifully decorated and was very clean! It is located in an excellent location, making it very easy to walk to almost any sight we wanted to see. We arrived in Florence on our first day before check-in time and Riccardo was so kind as to meet us at the apartment early so that we could drop off our luggage and so that he could orient us to the apartment and the city. He left thorough and thoughtful information about Florence, including recommended sights and restaurants. He also left us with a lovely bottle of Chianti and a little gift to help us remember our time in this beautiful city. The only downside was that we could hear all of the street noise from the apartment. This was a pretty minor issue though, since at night since the neighborhood was generally pretty quiet despite the location. I would definitely stay in Riccardo's place again! It was such a perfect "home base" for our adventures around Florence.