This was a nice place to stay outside the city centre, with the particular bonus of secure parking and a really lovely garden (though beware the mossies!). The flat itself is as described, in the basement of the family house, and was fine for the two of us. The only downside we found was that it felt a little damp, but we had wet weather throughout our stay and I think in the height of summer it would be a wonderfully cool retreat from the sun. There was also a log fire, which I can imagine would be amazing in winter. The flat was also not very well soundproofed from the rest of the house, so the noise could be a bit intrusive, but it wasn't really an issue as they didn't keep silly hours. The neighbourhood itself has some good restaurants that the hosts recommended as well supermarkets etc. It was only a half-hour easy walk into the centre of Florence - there is public transport as well but we didn't bother because it wasn't too hot. We didn't meet Giuseppe in the end, but his wife showed us around and spoke enough English to explain everything we needed to know. Generally it was good value for money.