Maria's place is exactly like the description and the pictures. The place is clean and all the necessaries are provided (sheets, towels, teabags, coffee, boilers, microwave, plates). Maria loves aromatherapy, the area outside of the bedroom smells lovely. If you plan to come in winter, make sure to bring some slipper or thick socks, the floor can be quite cold a night.
Maria is very helpful and provided us with a lot of information, map, and books about Florence. So many places to visit, so little time, so we felt a little bit overwhelmed (we visited Florence for 2 days only). But Maria is knowledgeable, and knows which ones that we should visit and how to get there.
The location of the apartment is a little bit separated from the center, but eating places and supermarket are really closeby to the apartment. You need to take a bus to go to the historical center, but when you get there, everything is in walking distance.