This was such a lovely stay! I had been to Florence before for a study abroad and lived closer to the city center (right around the corner for the Duomo). I preferred this so much more! It was such a quick walk over the bridge to get to the center and the area was so much more quiet. If you walked down a short ways you were able to get to some more local shops and bakeries. And if you walked a bit the other ways you were right in the center near all the sights!
We did not meet Martina, but Paola was so nice when she greeted us at the door! Showed us all the rooms, how everything worked, etc. We had to check out at 10AM and our train did not leave until 1:30PM and Paolo was kind enough to hold our bags for us so we didn't have to drag them all over the city while we waited.
The place was clean, spacious, and in a wonderful location. Would highly recommend to anybody!