Staying at Costanza's apartment was like staying at a friends apartment... it was well decorated, well furnished and felt like a nice place to live not just stay the night. The bed and couch were very comfortable and the wifi worked great! There were maps and information about Florence available for our use. We cooked a couple of meals in the well stocked kitchen with food we bought a half block away at the local market. Her parents greeted us and were very friendly and helpful - even when we knocked stuff over in the stairwell with our giant luggage. :) The neighborhood felt very safe at all times of the day, and was within walking distance of all of our sight-seeing. There is also two very good vegetarian restaurants within a couple blocks which was a plus for us!