Cristina was a great host! She met us at the train station (late at night) and drove us to the apartment. On the way she gave us a little tour/overview of Florence and even drove out of her way to take us to an awesome overlook of the city! The apartment was very nice, clean and had everything we needed. The washing machine and laundry supplies were extremely helpful since we were on a long trip and needed to wash everything halfway through. The apartment is only a 15 minute walk from the train station. If you want to stay extremely close to the tourist sites, you may want to stay on the other side of the river. But for us, this location worked well!