Samuels studio is located in an extremely central spot suitable for sight seeing and shopping in the centre of Florence. Even though the building is one block away from the duomo, the studio itself if in the back of the building so you barely notice the street noises once inside however you will be woken at 7 every morning by the lovely sound of church bells ringing. Also, the building is purely residential and compared to other parts of the city centre, the street itself sees only light-medium vehicular and pedestrian traffic so it's not crazy chaotic when you walk out the door. Communication with Samuel was simple and prompt (even though he was out of the country at the time) and we were pleased that we were able to extend for an extra night. The only surprise was to have our passports photographed by Samuels friend on check in (apparently on Samuel's request for insurance purposes) as this never happened in any of the other airbnb residences we'd stayed in, including the one we checked in to today.