My wife and I just recently stayed at Gibby’s place near Santa Croce. We can’t recommend this place enough. We booked for our honeymoon and had never been to Italy. The location is perfect - you are within walking distance to everything. Gibby’s hospitality is exceptional, and her apartment is very spacious. We came to Florence to see the Duomo and David, but fell in love with the area around Santa Croce. This part of our trip exceeded every expectation we had.