This apartment is a real GEM. It is beautifully furnished and comfortable, and with so much space. The bathroom is great and the rain-shower is amazing. It is perfectly located just blocks from everything you want to see in Florence; museums, the Duomo, both sides of the river, shopping and dining. We never needed a car, just our feet … even walking from the train station to the apartment. But the BEST part is that it is a couple of blocks back into a quiet street, so once you are home you feel a completely different Florence, away from the always crowded tourist spots. The restaurants nearby are authentic and reasonably priced. Elena and Oliver were great hosts, meeting us early and getting us settled, and offered suggestions on where to eat and what to see. We could not have found a better home away from home for our stay. GRAZIE!!