The location was absolutely wonderful, we walked everywhere easily: Duomo and Baptistry were half a block away and it was lovely to stroll around it at night. Just down the street in the opposite direction is the Accademia Gallerie, luckily during our stay it was open til 10:00pm and we were able to stroll right in at 8:00pm with our pre-purchased, timed tickets - no crowds or lines. Just around the corner from the Accademia museum, we enjoyed dinner two of our four nights at a lovely restaurant: Ristorante Accademia. We also easily walked to Pointe Vecchio and then on to Piazzale Michelangelo for the spectacular views from there (walk up to laLoggia Ristorante to sit outside, have a drink and enjoy the views). We also walked to the Ufizzi Museum. The lines for the Duomo were ridiculous and we weren't willing to stand in the line to get in - rather I would suggest going to visit the gorgeous Bascilica Santa Croce - no lines! We did go in to the Museo del Opera - and that was uncrowded and worth the time. The apartment was beautiful and well equippred. Upon arrival, we found that Monica left a small bottle of Prosecco for us in the mini refrigerator, as well as some cookies, bread and jam. Our host, Monica, gave instructions to reach the apartment by walking from the train station, she even sent a map to our phone to do so, but we still found it difficult to follow and the walk was not easy for us as it was a longer walk than anticipated, through crowded streets, it was hot and we were dragging luggage - would have preferred to take a taxi to reach the apartment.
There is an Eataly right down and across the street to buy beautiful groceries, wine, deli meats and cheeses, or eat there. Also across the street is a CarreFour Express, a very well equipped grocery store, for toiletries, and anything you need. Unfortunately, however, the window of the apartment is directly across the street from this store, and early every morning products were loaded into the store - metal ramps were placed on the entryway and it was very loud as they were hauled in to the store, the metal ramps rattling and the sound of the small loading truck, which also beeps as it backs out. There was also significant street noise at night because there is a bar around the corner where, apparently, each evening the young (20-30 year olds) gathered and hung out in the street, walking past our window and shouting, singing, futbol cheers, and drunken behavior. We saw them each night as we returned to the apartment after dinner, walking from all directions to get to that bar, and the noise went into the wee hours of the morning. On our final night, it was unbearable and I actually contacted our host to ask how to report this to the police, but unfortunately, she didn't see our message until the next morning. To Monica's credit, she did contact the police when she received our message and the police verified to her the problem. Perhaps the police will crack down on the crowd of people in that area based on the noise nuisance, but I would advise you to bring good earplugs and/or sleep with music on to distract from the noise factor of the grocery store loading in the mornings, and the bar crowd in the evenings.