Mauro is a lovely man, with a beautiful apartment in a wonderful city. Clean, elegantly furnished, very well equipped, he even has a toaster which seems to be very rare in Europe, the apartment also has a washing machine. Very secure building, 10 minute walk from santa maria novella station, and about a 15 minute walk to the Duomo and centre of florence, we walked everywhere but there were buses and trams. Check in was very easy, Mauro is very professional, he gave us lots of helpful local information. Apartment itself is modern, good air conditioner, the shower is fantastic, and great pillows. We felt very safe in the area, and Mauros place is an excellent base to explore florence, we would book here again and we would definitely reccomend!!!