Can I first say - because this is most important - this property and its hosts cannot be faulted.
Oliver Flat was lovely, we had the happiest time there. You arrive to secluded little area behind the main road with lemon trees at the door, a beautifully maintained area. The flat is delightful, spacious, spotlessly clean and tastefully and very well decorated.
The kitchen allows you to cook full blown meals and has been well thought out regarding equipment and is light and airy with doors out to the sweet little garden area where you can breakfast or dine in the sunshine - we really appreciated this area.
A really comfy bed meant we slept so soundly and the beautifully fitted bathrooms are great - the master bathroom has a really spacious shower that I loved.
We barely used the living room but it was comfy with lots of good lighting for reading.
We sadly didn't meet Beatrice but Giacomo her husband was just the most delightful host and we appreciated all the lovely touches - gorgeous wine and little baby pizza's to nibble, little cheeses and pastries. Basics left for us - coffee, bread, pasta and sauce so we could rustle up a basic meal. Giacomo was so helpful and we met some of his family who live in the building - his father and his aunt and they were so friendly and kind to us.
While this flat is a little out of town, the buses are amazingly good for getting into town and also you can take the bus up to Fiesole and get the BEST views of Florence in a beautiful old and historic Tuscan village. If you have a car with you this is a wonderful way to see both the city and travel out into the country but we found the buses so good we didn't mind not having a car.
If you need to stock your cupboards, travel by bus easily down to the excellent food market in Piazza delle Cure and just through the underpass and 150m walk is an excellent well stocked Esselunga supermarket in the Via Massaccio.
The best restaurant that we found is a couple of bus stops up the hill on the Via Delle Fontanelle and is called Piatti e Fagotti and it's worth booking as it is tiny and gets busy but the food was to die for.
Enjoy Oliver Flat as much as we did!!!!