We really enjoyed our stay in Florence, and Alessandro's apartment was a great launch spot for our visit. He was nice enough to have a parking spot reserved for us on the street right in front of the apartment. He also had some things stocked in the refrigerator, fresh fruit, cookies, etc. From the apartment, we walked to the local metro train transportation around which was very close to the apartment. He left lots of travel information typed up for his guests which we utilized, and always followed up quickly with communications, and just a very cheery person to deal with.