I liked the stay with Antonella and her family and I would actually recommend it for a long term stay in Florence (the rents for flats are normally quite high, so the airbnb is not much more expensive). If you don’t need to stay in the centre, the location of Antonella’s flat is ideal because there is a direct bus connection in the direction of the city centre (to Piazza San Marco you need 10-15 min and to the station Santa Maria Novella about 25 min with bus number 6). Moreover there are two big and cheap supermarkets only 5 min away (Lidl and Coop, and also Esselunga; in the centre normally you can’t buy your food so cheap). Furthermore there are a farmacy, a cinema, a tabaccheria and a lot of restaurants in the direct neighborhood. I think Antonella‘s flat is ideal for someone who just want to come home, cook something and then be more or less on his own (and doesn’t need to have too much social contact). Nevertheless there is also the possibility to chat a little with Antonella (it’s good to speak italian, but Antonella also speaks english). It also good when you don’t cook and eat too late because then the family is in the kitchen and it is a little difficult with the space. For me it was interesting that Antonella is a tour guide because I could participate in some of her tours. I also went with her to the cinema and to an exhibition one time. The flat has a good size but nevertheless you hear people when they are talking louder because the walls are – like in most of the italian flats – quite thin. Apart from Antonella und her husband there are also the 15 years old son and the little dog Pepsi. The room and the bed are quite big and you also have a balcony that you share with the living room and also an own bathroom (the shower is in the family‘s bathroom). If you want to wash your clothes etc. you can use the laundry (if you stay longer you can buy the washing agent fot that – also like the dish liquid etc. – in the nearby supermarket). All things considered I think it is a good possibilty to stay in Florence.