Teresa was the most gracious hostess. She welcomed us with flowers, wine and munchies. She also had a map of Florence so one can walk about. Florence is a small city and walking around really gives you a feel for the place. There were also other brochures explaining various attractions.
The apartment is as advertised, spacious, and very convenient. It is close to the station as well as Duomo area. It is also walking distance to Borgo Ognossanti where you can rent a car in case you want to drive the beautiful Tuscany area. Conad city, a supermarket, is right next door. We found this supermarket better than Despar or Coop in terms of produce section as well as prices.
The kitchen is stocked with essentials like tea, coffee, sugar, salt and very good olive oil.
It is airy so does not need air conditioning. If you close the windows and shutters, it completely eliminates any street noise. There is also a ceiling fan in the main room and a standing fan in the bedroom. Since we were there in the last week of September, the weather was perfect and we hardly had to use even the fan.
We would highly recommend this place to any family wanting to visit Florence.