We stayed at Elena's place during a 3-day visit to Florence.

Pros:
- Elena was very nice and helpful. Out of all the apartments we stayed at in Europe, she was the only host who met with us.
- Walking distance to most tourist sites and the Firenze SMN train station (about .75 mile)
- 1 block from the Duomo but apartment is a back unit so there wasn't much street noise.
- Nicely decorated
- Spacious

Cons:
- Thin walls
- Shower doors leaked a little
- Small hot water boiler so take quick showers
- Cover of toilet tank is missing so when you flush the toilet, water splashes on the door and sometimes on you (!)

October 2013