Laura was a good host- very kind, offering her welcome soup and coffee in the morning. The soup is delicious and spicy! My first night I didn't have much planned in Florence, so we walked to see the fireworks. She gave me advice on other places to go in Italy and a where to go in Florence. She's lived there all her life so she knows it very well!
The apartment is comfortable, with all the basic necessities. The bed is on the harder side just in case you're sensitive to that (I like stiffer mattresses so I didn't mind). It is a short walk to the bus into the city center. Where you pick up the bus there is a huge supermarket with everything you could need.