The host met us at check in, which says a lot! Great advice on getting around Florence. They have prepared a booklet for you to know the area and it includes bus routes. The gelato down the street from the apartment is the best we had in all of Italy so far. Also there is a large grocery store within a five minute walk, so you can prepare a meal at home. The apartment is a little out of the city center but it is very private and quiet with a green belt right out the front window. Free parking right next to the apartment made it that much better! Gracie mille!!