Simone's place is beautiful. The inside and outside garden areas were even nicer than the pictures. The apartments are in the Florence countryside. To walk to the nearest bus stop is about 15mins then another 15mins to get into the center of Florence by bus. Simone was very helpful and was able to set up a bike rental for us which was also a great way to get into town. It was verrrry hot in Florence when we were there so it would have probably been nicer to have a car but still not too difficult to bike or walk/bus to the center of town.
There are a couple of good restaurants and cafes near the bus stop (Pizza Man was our favorite with great service) and also grocery stores.
I would definitely recommend this place to anyone!