Where to even begin?! Our time spent at Mateo and Brenda's apartment was absolutely wonderful. We arrived and his mother greeted us as she was there preparing out room. She does not speak English but she showed us the apartment and gave us our keys! The room was so beautiful and spacious with a king sized bed, a couch and leather chair, refrigerator and our own balcony. There are two bathrooms in the apartment and a fully stocked kitchen. Every morning there was lots of food and drinks for breakfast which is nice. The apartment is situated close to Santa Maria Novella (the main train station) as well as near many restaurants, the San Lorenzo market, and the Ponte Veccho bridge! The highlight of our stay was a private cooking class with a friend and colleague of Mateo, named Andrea. We highly recommend this class. Andrea speaks perfect English and oak us to the market to buy our ingredients and then our for an espresso, and we made our way back to the apartment. There we prepared two types of homemade pasta and sauces, as well as tiramisu as we sipped on Chianti wine and listened to Italian music. The food was incredible, the atmosphere enchanting, and Andrea was very friendly and charming and made sure we were comfortable. If you want to truly get a feel for the culture, take this class. It was truly worthwhile and as I said, the highlight of our stay! Thank you so much Mateo, Brenda and Andrea! We recommend your apartment to anyone who wants to experience Firenze!