Me and my husband just stayed at Mario's great apartment in Florence and we enjoyed it very much! The apartment is super close to a train station where you can take the train and in two stops, you are at the main train station where you can walk to the different tourist attractions! When we got there, Mario was ready with a list of things to go over, including providing us with the train timetable as well as a map and he also lent us a guidebook while we were there that helped us enjoy the various tourist places more. He also had water (which was greatly appreciated after travelling) and milk for us as well as a pie his wife made. He also let us know about a great cafe that is nearby (less than a 5 min walk) as well as a supermarket that is a 10 min walk. Mario is a great host, sending a message everyday to make sure everything was good and responding fast to any message you send him. You can tell he really cares. I think the only thing that took a little getting used to at first was being in an apartment where you could sometimes hear the neighbours. We would definitely stay there again if we go back to Florence! Grazie Mario!