My sister and I stayed in the White Room (the one without the couch) and had a very nice stay. The door to the other room was locked; there were no other guests. Paolo stayed in the room next to ours.

The location is decent, ~20 - 30 minutes to the center and conveniently proximal to the train station. We had a taxi take us home one of the later nights we stayed out since it was a quieter residential street, but probably not necessary - we felt safe.

As many others have mentioned, Paolo takes a very active role hosting guests. He picked us up from the train station (despite delays) with 3 umbrellas in case we'd forgotten ours. He prepared some yogurt, toast, cereal and coffee and sat with us to eat breakfast in the mornings. He also offered to drive us to see the panoramic view of the city. He kept the door to his room open the entire time we were there. He was also very accommodating, allowing us to leave our luggage past the check out time so that we could see more of the city before catching our train. Finally, Paolo is from Florence himself, which is very helpful for tourists.

We would recommend staying with Paolo and enjoyed our time in Florence very much.