I stayed at Alessandra's flat for one week in June, two things stood out for me - first, the apartment is close enough to everything (literally), but completely away from the tourists and the hustle and bustle of the center. The maximum it took me to walk to any given place was about 30 minutes (this was to go to Piazzale Michaelangelo). Everything else is 10-20 minutes on foot. Secondly, Alessandra's flat is right across the street from one of the best restaurant's in town (La Cucina della Garga), which made it super easy to get a fantastic meal at the end of the day when I was too tired and lazy to walk back to the center.

I found the flat to be spacious and (to me) very Florentine - I really felt like I was living in Florence, with the beautiful high ceilings and huge windows with wood shutters. Alessandra stocks the kitchen with all the basics you need to cook at home if you want to do that (the mercato centrale is 5 minutes away so you can buy fresh produce), she also has a washing machine and a rack to dry your clothes (very handy), the hot water is plentiful and the flat as AC for those really hot days. The train station is about 7 minutes away on foot so you can easily get there even if your luggage - there's a taxi stand so if you want to skip the reservation fee, you can just get a cab there.

Overall, I really enjoyed my stay at this flat. The only hiccup were the next door neighbors who were sometimes noisy. However, I only told Alessandra about this toward the end of my stay and before I could finish typing my message in the Airbnb app, she had already contacted them - problem solved! Alessandra is very responsive and really wants to make sure her guests have a happy stay. Grazie mille Alessandra, for a fabulous week in beautiful Firenze!