Our stay at Laura's place was fantastic. Laura was efficient and thoughtful. Upon arriving, she had a bottle of wine and orange juice for my son waiting. Her place is right near the center. Walking, el Doumo is 5 minutes, Accademia is 10 minutes, and Santa Croce is 8 minutes. There are restaurants and a market near the apartment. This made everything accessible by foot and allowed us to go back to the apartment mid-day. However, this also made the apartment noisy at night. Bring earplugs. Nonetheless, it was a worthy trade. Another big plus was that the unit has a washer/dryer combo.