Giovanna and her place was excellent! Though she didn't speak much english and my italian is poor at best, we were able to communicate well (esp when we both used google translate). She was very hospitable and worked with us even though we arrived very early in the morning and gave us an other room as the room I paid for was not cleaned yet. She gave us tips on transportation, places to do laundry and even gave tips about were to purchase leather as I was interested in buying a bag. Her place was immaculate and super close to everything. It is located right next to the river and literally a block away from the Uffazi gallery which was awesome. Since we were only in florence for 2 days, it really helped us that we located so close to everything. On the other side of her building, there are few streets that have great restaurants and an awesome bar scene. If I ever go back to florence, I'm going to stay at her place again if I can.