Marcel's place was lovely! Everything was exactly as pictured. As other guests mentioned, the area can get noisy at night; however the shutter on the window seals out 90% of the street noise. The bed was comfortable and having access to a kitchen and washing machine was great! The location was perfect for walking from the station and to all of the major things we wanted to see. However, you pay for this by being up 4 steep flights of stairs. It wasn't fun to drag luggage up and down, but as young and healthy adults the effort was worth the price/location combination. The AC had challenges keeping up our second night, but Marcel said they'd look at it so hopefully that is fixed. Overall we'd go back if we ever are in Florence again.