We loved our stay at Alain's place. It was centrally located so we could easily walk to everything we wanted to do, as well as the train station. The view of the Duomo is fantastic too! Upon check in, Alain gave us a map and walked us through the locations of things in the city. He also had great reviews for lunch, dinner, the supermarket, etc. We booked 6 months out and at that time, there was not air conditioning in the apartment; we were pleasantly surprised at our arrival to find that it had recently been installed. It was much appreciated after walking around all day as Florence can get warm. We loved our stay here and plan to stay again on our next trip to Florence!