I would highly recommend staying at Laura's apartment if you plan to visit Florence! It's about a ten minute walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station, which was very convenient. It is also located a block away from the open market and also a short walk to the Duomo. The apartment was clean and in a nice building with an elevator. Laura was a lovely host who was flexible with our arrival time when our train was delayed. I would definitely love to stay at Laura's apartment again!