We didn't have the pleasure of meeting Marco but we met his parents. Both are lovely individuals. They brought us a map and circled places to visit, bus lines to take, etc. We actually stayed there twice. The first time was great room, had everything we needed. The area is 15 mins walk to the bus/Center Of Florence. It is close to bus lines, groceries, etc. It provided breakfast from a local coffee shop (pastry breakfast). It was a great stay, we booked again for another 2 days after we left Florence the first time.