Absolutely loved the place. It is small and cozy. The building is historical yet very well maintained. Matteo provided excellent references to restaurants and activities throughout Florence. The walk to his place is simple and about 15 minutes from S.M Novella. His wife Lucie, was there to meet us. She was incredibly nice and respectful, even helped us carry a few things up the stairs. The location is excellent. Only about a 2 minute walk from Ponte Vecchio. Everything we wanted to do/see was no more than 20 minutes away from the flat. I will mention that because we are so close to major locations, the street can be noisy during the night. It quiets down around 12-1am. It didn’t bother us much since we have a machine for rain sounds to sleep to. Overall excellent experience. Highly recommend.