Julien's apartment is not in the middle of the busy, noisy tourist area, however, since Florence is a lovely tiny city, everything is in walking distance (20min by walk, 10 min by bus). The room was even more spacious than shown in the pictures, and the decoration of the apartment was of great taste. We had the chance to talk with Julian when we checked in and he offered us some good tips on the dining places and so on. Overall, the whole stay was very pleasant and of great value, we enjoyed every single bit of it. Highly recommend!