I'm arriving at the Florence airport and I need to go to an Air BnB apartment in Santa Croce.
The host said a taxi will take me to the "center" (Florence I assume?) for about 25 Euro.
But will a taxi take me right to the apartment for a bit more money, rather than dropping me off at Florence city center??
I just want the safest and quickest way to get there. I don't want to worry about pickpockets at train stations. Going to Via de Macci 1, Santa Croce.
I think you will find that your host was referring to the historic center AREA, not a specific spot. As opposed to the more distant neighborhoods. Santa Croce is in the historic center of Florence. Take the taxi. You already got that answer last month.
You received same answer here
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/florence-airport-taxi-to-santa-croce