When we arrived Antonella was waiting for us. She had put together a basket of breakfast goodies, a bottle of wine and a large bottle of mineral water so we didn't have pressure to go shopping straight away. Antonella showed us how everything worked, where we could eat close by and had lots of information brochures of things to do in Florence. We couldn't have asked for a better welcome.

The location is excellent, just 10 minutes from Ponte Vecchio, but far enough away so that we felt like locals. The supermarket was about 200 metres away and a great little butcher only 50 metres away. There was a little bar near Porta Romana where we had our coffee everyday and a very close bus service. Truly an ideal location.