Gaia’s place is a treasure, it is clean, well decorated, and comfortable with great views of Santa Maria Novella square. Everything on our list of things to do in Florence was within a 15 minute walk of her place, and it was so easy to get there from the train station. It is on the 4th floor with no elevator, so be prepared to get your cardio in (helps to burn off all those extra carbs you just ate). One night during our stay the Rossi di Santa Maria Novella (red Florence soccer team) had a pretty wild party in the Square complete with fireworks and a dancing pope (it was quite the sight to see), but it was pretty easy to block out the noise and the festivities died down by 2330. All in all we would definitely stay there again, we had a great time. 10/10, would recommend.