I had an absolutely wonderful 4-night stay in Florence at Mariantonietta's place. Her place is ideally located within easy walking distance of everything I wanted to see and experience in this amazing city: 5-10 minutes to the train station; 15 minutes to the Duomo and the historical center; in fact, every gallery, museum, church, and piazza that I wanted to visit was no more than a 15-20 minute walk. In addition, Mariantonietta's neighborhood has lots of reasonably-priced restaurants, pizzerias, and bakery/coffee shops. Last but not least, Mariantonietta is a friendly, welcoming host who inspired me to want to learn more Italian!