Mauro is an amazing host. His home is clean and the room is well kept. I'm traveling 3 cities in 2 countries during my solo European trip so my luggage is large. Mauro was extremely kind and carried my luggage up 2 flights of stairs because there was no lift. Words can not express how grateful I was to Mauro for doing that for me. His place is about a 15 minute walk to the Uffizi Museum (I ran so it was much less) and about 10 minutes to Academia Gallery. If you have light luggage and enjoy walking, you can even walk from the train station to Mauro's (about 10 minutes). Dining/shopping is also close by. Mauro's home is great for the cost!!!! My only complaint is the street is rather dark at night, but I was not bothered either night getting back to Mauro's place.