Florence is very busy these days, so it was lovely to return each day to Monica's peaceful and very comfortable apartment, situated in a quiet side street just a couple of blocks from the river (so in easy walking distance of all the sights). The apartment itself is spacious and stylish, newly renovated and sparkling clean. Highly recommended, in an area which still has a Florentine feeling, not overrun by tourists. Just the other side of the Piazza del Carmine is the via dell'orto with several excellent restaurants serving a mainly local crowd.