We were thrilled with this apartment. It is neither luxurious nor glamorous, but it has a fabulous location, it is spacious and comfortable, and Marie-Claire, the owner, could not have been more helpful, intelligent, or charming. Whatever requests we had, she responded positively, swiftly, and with good humor, and when she was unavailable her mother was just as eager to be helpful. The apartment is large – a kitchen, a living room, and two bedrooms, with the ability to sleep as many as six people without resorting to sleeping bags. If you were going to stay long enough to settle into housekeeping, you would find the kitchen (which even has a washing machine) well-enough equipped to cook full meals. You would be tempted to do so because the apartment is about a two-minute walk from the central market with its dozens of booths selling meat and fish, fruits and vegetables, bread and biscotti. The neighborhood also has a number of small supermarkets, one or two open all night. If you prefer to eat out, the immediate area has many excellent and relatively inexpensive restaurants. The apartment isn’t flooded with light but we did not find it dark; the street can be a bit noisy; but these were minor problems, and meanwhile we felt we had stumbled on one of the best bargains of our many years of traveling together. Not the least of it was the ability to walk to almost every important historic site in the city in a short time, usually no more than ten or fifteen minutes. The main train station is only a seven-minute walk, the main bus station only a minute or two farther, making the apartment a great base for day trips. So - the next time we visit Florence the first thing we’ll do is see if this apartment is available. If it is, we’re going to stay a while, elated to be in the middle of city and delighted every morning to see the slender spire of Santa Maria Novella framed against the sky at the end of the street.