If you are hoping for peace and quiet, this is not your place. But then again, if you’re hoping for peace and quiet, Florence is probably not your city. Maybe a villa in the Tuscan hills. But if you want to stay in the center of everything, you can’t go wrong. So close to Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Repubblica, and the Duomo! Bernardo was a gracious host. He was waiting for me when my taxi arrived to carry my suitcase and show me to my “home for a month”. It was a great place to stay! I miss it already.