The apartment is close to everything that you would like to see in Florence. We did not use any public transport or cabs at all. The only issue that our family had were the noises that you hear very clear at night until 11pm- 12 am from the restaurant underneath the apartment. Our plan was to use the apartment as a home base to explore Florence and surrounding areas. Everyday we had 12 to 14 hours trips and explorations planed and coming home and not be able to fall a sleep because of the chatter that you hear was disappointing. So the apartment is suitable for people that will come home after 11 pm -12 am which wasn’t our case. We were 10 days in Florence and the restaurant was closed only one day during our stay.