First of all, Federico is an excellent host. We maintained friendly and easy communication from start to finish. He also went out of his way to carry our luggage up to the apartment, which we seriously appreciated.
The listing is in what we discovered to be one of our favorite areas of Florence, Santa Croce. Quite peaceful at night in the neighborhood, more locals than tourists, lots of good restaurants, cafes, and bakeries nearby as well.
The apartment was exceptionally clean, by the way. The AC was also very nice to have in the midsummer heat—the place stayed nice and cool the whole time.
Finally, just a small note: Federico left us a welcome-bottle of wine, which I have to say was absolutely one of the best whites I’ve had!