Just a short train ride to the Santa Maria Novella station is this pristine apartment the hosted by an excellent Airbnb host. The apartment was immaculate and the small details were not only helpful(coffee, water bottle, juice, laundry) but much appreciated. The area seems to be a college neighborhood and we wished we had set aside some time to explore it. Skip the crazy life in the tourist sections and walk around this community- it has cute shops and plenty of restaurants.