Our visit was perfect. Beginning with a very friendly welcome at the railway station by Barbara's father who took us the 200 m to the apartment and showed us very carefully where everything could be found and how things worked. This is a really 'atmospheric' charming apartment with special old restored wooden ceilings, and has been beautifully renovated into a very modern apartment. Its location is ideal, close to both the railway and to the historical centre of Florence. Everything is in walking distance with all essential shops close by as well as numerous restaurants. The apartment is spacious able to easily cater for 4 (just the 2 of us during our stay). Very generous storage in large wardrobes and dressers add to the spaciousness. Excellent tourist information resources. A special feature is the very quiet peaceful street in a noisy, very busy city. Every modern convenience was provided in the apartment, in a way that also preserved the charm of an older period building. We had no problem being on the third floor even though there is no elevator - and we could justify an extra gelato or two !