Firstly, Luca was an absolutely brilliant host, and it was such a pleasure communicating with him!! He was really very sincere and made great efforts to help us to plan our stay in Florence - giving us directions almost everywhere we wanted to go, helping us check bus schedules, making the best recommendations on what to do and places to eat (his food recommendations were absolutely spot on and we had some of our best meals there). We cannot recommend Luca enough!! As for the studio itself, it was very nicely furnished with new and modern fittings. However, it is rather small and cosy so if you bring a lot of luggage it might be a bit of a squeeze. Also, the hot water does run out quite quickly so shower fast! The bus stop is a convenient 2 minute walk from the studio, and 30 minutes bus ride to San Marco square from which it is pretty easy to walk around the whole city. Settignano itself is a lovely little hillside town with great views of the city and we only wish we had more time to explore the area and take the scenic walk to Friesole! Overall our stay at Luca's was just fantastic!