Bred was a great host. we had dinner with his parents who live upstairs, and the dinner is invaluable! authentic tuscan cuisine. the location is great, just stay on via nazionale after you get out of SMN station (less than 10min walk) and turn down to the leather market and you are there. if you are a light sleeper you may be awoken by the carts setting up in the morning, otherwise it is a good sleep. the location is safe, and the room is a good size and the bathroom is shared with bred. the other room with the private bathroom was taken when we were there but no problems. the location is also ideal, central to literally everything in florence that you would want to visit. especially duomo! there is also a small grocery store on the corner of the block that closes at 10 or 11pm. excellent stay! we loved florence :)