Simona and Michele's place was very clean, stylish, welcoming... perfect for our stay on our Honeymoon! They were super helpful and recommended great restaurants and must-see sites. They had a bottle of champagne waiting on the table for us when we checked in as it was also my birthday. (It was the little touches that were the icing on the cake in making it a great stay!).
Its a good location, not too far from Duomo or Accademia. We walked everywhere with no problems getting to other sites too. The neighborhood was safe and quiet.
We did have a little "hiccup"--some of our clothing got stuck in the washing machine. They were very prompt in responding to our concern, Michele came over to check it out--and brought cappuccino--in 15 minutes, and contacted the repair company. Unfortunately it was over the weekend so it had to be fixed Monday. Long story short, they were very helpful and since we needed to move on to our next stop in Italy, they offered to mail our clothing to us in the States. We understand the washer was completely out of their control and it all worked out just find in the end. It didn't affect our great experience in their apartment and their beautiful city! :-)
When in Florence we'd definitely stay with Simona and Michele as hosts again and recommend it for sure!