We were greeted by the son of the host at the train station which is very close to the appartment. Approx 12 min walk. He was very gracious and walked us to the appartment. There waiting for us was Presecco and little cakes, cookies, coffee pods, water, milk and other goodies. That made us feel very welcome. He showed us how the washing machine worked which I used and will always remember because of the close vicinity of the Dome of the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore. As the clothes washed I marvelled at the beauty of its Dome, roof which was also visible from our skylight. The appartment was very comfortable and clean. The bathroom was very spacious and had everything including a 1st aid kit. We felt safe. It was very quiet and we slept well. Santa Maria Del Fiore and the Bell Tower and the Baptistery are around the corner. We also walked to il Ponte Vecchio and Piazzele Michelangelo which are a MUST. Views are magnificent. We also ate at the mercato which is a walk away where there is no “coperto” charge and have many different food selections and the mercato had the BEST gelato we had in our 3 week stay where we travelled to 7 different regions. The coffee gelato and melone gelato were amazing! There are also many restaurants close by. We were also pleasantly surprised with the street music. One evening there was a male singer singing beautiful Italian songs and on our last evening there were 3 women singing English songs at a hotel nearby. I will miss the magic of Florence. Thank you Maurizio, Margherita and Leo for making our stay memorable!!