We had a great experience in Florence staying at Francesca's place. It's a cute studio apartment that has been recently remodeled, and has modern appliances etc. We didn't have time to use it, but the unit does come equipped with a washing machine. It is a very short walk to the ponte vecchio and other tourist sights in Florence. We walked everywhere. Francesca was very helpful and gave us a ton of sightseeing recommendations at check in. There is also a luggage storage room which came in handy after check out. Only thing to note is that there are a couple flights of stairs to get up to the apartment, but let's be real, that's going to be the case for most places in Europe.