My boyfriend and I stayed at Francesca's place for ten days over New Year's Eve and our stay can only be described as perfect! The couple was really kind and easy-going on checking out times, we were absolutely undisturbed although the appartment is next to theirs, the kitchen is great for cooking and storing food (which for me is not just important but necessary), we had two sets of keys and a seperate entrance (don't worry about the tiny door, it actually leads somewhere :)) The place was warm and cosym wifi never let us down plus the appartment is in a quiet neighborhood, very close to the center, a big grocery store is just around the corner and if you are too lazy to walk, there are many buses to the center which you can take, although you probably won't need them, we did neither :) If you're thinking about requesting Francesca's place, I can only recommend you to do so, I definitely will try to stay with her again the next time I am in Florence :)