What can I say! There are no reasons not to stay with barbara and many reasons you should! The house is LOVELY. Its newly renovated, immaculate and perfectly decorated. The rooms are well equipped with towels, robes, wardrobes etc. Its close to the 1st train station out of town, safe, secure and quiet. Barbara is a delight. She is a tour guide and has limitless advice on how to spend your time in florence and she even offered to take me on a tour of one of the museums! She is lovely, funny, helpful, respectful and has that perfect balance of offering privacy and company. I couldn't recommend staying here enough I had a great time and am surely putting barbara's place on my list of my must -do visits for next time. I hope you come and visit me in Australia! xx