I was in Italy for a wedding near San Gimignano and this apartment was in the heart of everywhere in Florence (Firenze), most importantly the train station is a few blocks away. This made it easy to get out to other Tuscan cities like Pisa, Vada (beautiful beach town), and Volterra. I recommend taking the bullet trains to Rome and Venice though. Luana is amazing and had many tips that were confirmed by others who live in Frienze. The best gelateria in the city is right across the bridge called La Carraia. There is a washer, kitchen (which I cooked in often as I was there for two weeks), plenty of room for people, close to convenience stores, and has a fantastic view with a balcony that I ate breakfast at every morning. Things of note: it can get a bit noisy at night but remember you are in the Heart of Firenze so it is a very busy city. There are also trash bins across the street and the restaurants and bars dump bottles in them in the early morning. Didn’t really need earplugs after I got used to it but they helped. This apartment is beautiful, Firenze is molto bella!! I would definitely stay here again.