Just book it. It is over the river and one block into the Oltrarno. After one hour on the tourist side, you’ll be soo glad you booked in The Oltrarno. Incredibly convenient. Marta is great and super responsive and was even so months before our arrival as I had questions here and there along the planning process. She knew we weren’t really the touristy types and was able to make suggestions to keep us off the beaten paths. Florence is crawling with annoying packs of sightseers and giant tour groups etc. but there’s plenty to see and do not in the immediate hell that is the downtown side of the Ponte Vecchio. Right behind the apartment is a hillside road that takes you up to the Belvedere Fortress. Walk there before sunset and you will be richly rewarded with tear jerkjngly cool views of the river valley and the city...and leave and quiet. Finish with an apertivo on the walled lawn as the Tuscan sun sets. Book this flat...