We enjoyed our stay in this attractive apartment. It feels like ‘real life’ Florence, rather than the fantasy land of Prada and D&G with mannequins in €2,000 sweaters that you pass on the 5-10 minute walk to the city’s main sights. Close to the station, it’s in a district where you find antique restorers, shoemakers and and bicycle sellers side by side with Asian food stores, traditional bakers and grocers, Turkish kebab shops, and locals’ bars and restaurants. Some restaurants, like the 100 Poveri, just along the road, are really fantastic. The apartment is spacious with a large comfortable bed, a good sized bathroom with an excellent shower, good hairdryer and full-length mirror. Other plus points are easy to use air conditioning, two TVs, and good coffee-maker with coffee pods supplied. Other reviewers have mentioned noise and, yes, we could hear people walking upstairs, or the daytime sounds of the workshops nearby - it did not disturb us. Barbara was friendly and helpful, and kindly left us a bottle of wine. We would happily stay there again