Alessandro is very communicative and offered many great local tips. His place is sparkling clean and just steps from the Duomo in one direction and David in the other. There is a local market across the street and a great place to get an inexpensive snack on the next corner. (Large sandwich, croissant, 2 Cappuccinos = $7.50 Euro.) You’ll be right in the middle
of most everything you want to see. No more than a 10 minute walk to Ponte Vecchio and literally one minute to Duomo. We had docked in Livorno and went into Florence for the day and decided to stay overnight before returning to the ship (a 90 minute train ride - why waste 3 hours going back and forth when Florence is such an amazing city?!). We made a last minute reservation and Alessandro met us within the hour. Perfecto!