My husband and I stayed in Alessandra's apartment from June 9 - 12, and it was a wonderful stay! The pictures represent the apartment well, and Alessandra was a great host. She was always available by email (and I'm sure phone - but we mainly used email to correspond), and she was so nice. The apartment is about a 10 minute walk to the Duomo, and about 15 from the train station and other points in the city (Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio), and only 5 from the David and Museo San Marco. It is a bit away from all the hustle and bustle of the center, and is a great location. The apartment was clean and everything worked well, and we had everything we needed. There is a grocery store in the middle of the block, and a fresh fruit stand next door! Another review mentioned that if you are a larger person, you might have some trouble navigating the bathroom, which I would agree with. Neither of us had trouble - in fact, husband thought it was really cool - but getting to the toilet might be hard for some people. The apartment is 3 floors up, which didn't bother us at all, and it has a lovely view of the street below/other buildings from the kitchen windows. The bed was comfortable, and everything was well taken care of. We really liked staying at Alessandra's place and would stay there again and recommend it to anyone!