Cristina and Gianni were great hosts. The apartment was bright and clean and the bathroom had the biggest shower that we'd come across on our travels. Its about a 30 minute walk from Santa Maria Novella train station, as we had to walk one night after the buses went on strike. A word of warning to travellers though, as the dreaded pickpockets caught up with us whilst we were in Florence, so keep an eye on your bags and handluggage as the hassle of going to Milan or Rome to have an AUS passport replaced did threaten to take the edge off an otherwise brilliant holiday.