My mom and I had a really nice (albeit short) stay at Niccolò's beautiful apartment in Florence. Although we were over an hour late arriving due to transportation issues, Niccolo's mother, Paola kindly waited to meet us, gave us a great list of must-see's for our short stay, and left us with a can of delicious homemade spaghetti sauce for our dinner on the terrace that evening. The apartment is about a 40 minute walk (or shorter bus ride) into the downtown/touristic area of Florence, but we enjoyed the long stroll and were happy to be staying in a quieter part of town. I would definitely recommend this apartment to anyone traveling to Florence.