My girlfriend and I stayed at Ilaria's place for a couple days during our vacation in Italy. This was our favorite place that we stayed. The apartment was perfectly placed on the other side of town from the train station, so we were not affected by loads of foot traffic and tourists. We were a 5 minute walk to the Uffizi Museum and one block from Santa Croce Basilica. We were also conveniently close to the river, which allows you to explore some of the sites on the other side.
The apartment itself was fantastic. It was very spacious with a wonderful lofted bed. There was plenty of place to relax and sprawl out. Ilaria had a friend meet us, Matteo, who was excellent. He sat down with us for 20 minutes to orient ourselves and was very kind and helpful. We would absolutely come back to this place!