Barbara's place is exactly like listed - we felt like we were home. We loved Florence and this place was walkable to all the monuments. SMN station is literally 5mins away so we could take an early morning train to Naples easily. Even our viator day tour buses (to Cinque Terre, Tuscany) started from SMN station so the location was perfect. There are nice restaurants in the neighborhood and Mercato Centrale is walkable too. Barbara was very responsive to my queries leading up to the stay and her dad was waiting for us at the station. He was very sweet in helping us with the luggage upstairs to the third floor and explained us everything about the neighborhood and the city on the map. If I have to stay in Florence again, I would go for Barbara without thinking twice! Thanks to Barbara and her dad!