Claudio's apartment was very charming. It's in the attic but it was very spacious and the views of Florence was great, we could see the Duomo from the apartment. I would just caution that there are several flights of stairs up to the apartment but it was fine for us. The apartment was very clean and it has a kitchen and washer which was great for us since we made breakfast each day and we also used the washer to wash our clothes as well. Claudio had a book with full of information about the apartment, recommendations to restaurants, bars, etc which we appreciated. The check in was very easy as Claudio's friend was waiting for us in the apartment when we arrived and had the AC turned on already so it was nice and cool when we got there. We took the local C2 bus to get to the apartment since we had luggages, but one could walk to the apartment from the train station, which is only about 20 minutes. We walked with our luggages to the train station when we departed and it was an easy walk. Needless to say, Claudio's apartment is in the heart of Florence, just a 5 minute walk from the Duomo and you can walk to pretty much every main attraction from there, which is what we did. Overall we had a wonderful time staying at Claudio's apartment and would recommend it to anyone.