Francesca's apartment was the perfect home base for our many walking tours around Florence. The unit is cozy and comes with a complete kitchen and (bonus!) laundry in unit which was a big help in packing light. While the apartment is located just blocks from il Duomo and in the heart of many restaurants and shops, it is located on the backside of the building on an inside courtyard, so nights are very quiet and you'd never know you were just steps away from all the action. Francesca was awesome and super helpful in accommodating our travel schedule which included a very late flight into and train from Pisa. (Other hosts wouldn't let us check in so late, so we are incredibly grateful we found this place.) It's a little artsy and funky inside, but for my wife and I, it was just right and would have been ideal for an even longer stay.