Mario is a wonderful host! The apartment is great, has everything you need...its only 2 stops away from Firenze Santa Maria Novella on the local train (which takes only 10 minutes) or by bus which we did not use. The apartment is clean, and his wife provided a bowl of fruit upon our arrival and fresh gerbera daisies, which is my girlfriend's favorite flower, so we felt right at home. Mario was eager to please and offered to drive us around and introduce us to all that is Firenze. He and his wife were an absolute pleasure as hosts, even though we did not stay with them, they were quick to answer all our questions and were incredibly nice and warm. We loved getting to know them and they made our stay in Florence the best we could ask for.