My girlfriend and i drove down to Firenze from Milano in a rental car. We found Katherine's place just as described. There is free gated parking. It is in a quiet residential area. The bus stop is right down the street with easy access to the city center of Firenze. There are restaurants and coffee bars nearby as well as a tobacco shop to buy your bus tickets. There is free WiFi, which was vital for us as we had no European phone plan. This allowed us to plan our day and communicate back home. There is a washing machine that you can wash your clothes in. There are so many little things around the apartment that show how considerate she is; a good example was the adapters for our north American power cords. Overall, we had a great experience at Katherine's.