I'd highly recommend staying at Luciano's space. After a long train ride, we were welcomed warmly by our host, with a list of places for food + drink and sightseeing in the area. The first thing we did upon arrival was crack open the bottle of wine that Luciano left for us, thinking of how life would be living in such an amazing loft.
There is no shortage of places to find great food in the area, but one of our favorite memories was picking up fresh ravioli, San Marzano's, olives, and aged pecorino from the Sant'Ambrogio Market for mellow night cooking from the apt.
Luciano check in with us once during our stay to see how thing were, and if we wanted reservations at a few near by restaurants.
Would definitely stay here again if I return to Florence.