Summary of my review - Highly recommended!!! You should be extremely unlucky to miss out staying with her.
Detailed review:
The location is what you probably think you paid for. Brilliant, Central, with many, many, many restaurants of all cuisines around you (there was a superb Indian Restaurant right around the corner). The academia, the dome, the uffizi and the railway station (Firenze SMN) all in less than a kilometre. There is some kind of magic in Firenze which makes the distances feel even smaller. There were multiple supermarkets nearby that have everything you will need and lots of other shops around that would make shopaholics go mad! The locality is very safe (we returned at 11:30 PM from Rome and we felt quite comfortable).
The place is what you actually paid for and is fully armed with air conditioners, a large TV, washer and drier (saved our lives), a very, very comfortable bed (my god, it was difficult to get up when you are this comfortable) clean and well stocked up washrooms, a beautiful closet, a complete kitchen with well stocked up ingredients and utensils, a very beautiful table and nice red couch hat you can cuddle into. This is a nice large apartment and extremely well maintained.
The experience and the hospitality is what you are getting extra! Lisa is probably one of the best hosts you will come across in your life. Lisa has this uncanny ability to make you feel good after a long and exhaustive day of travelling with a few finer details (don't want to reveal them and spoil your surprise). She can convert your stay into an unforgettable experience. She is very patient, kind and very knowledgeable. She is highly responsive and takes care of every small thing, literally. You can just go to her for anything and she would give you just the best guidance about Florence, or shopping or wine or where to eat etc. We were very lucky to get her booking after our previous host cancelled out on us about 10 days before the trip and we are glad that he did. Else, we would have missed a chance to stay with Lisa. Don't miss out a chance to stay with Lisa if you go to Florence!