Hotel berhampiran Piazza del Carmine, Florence

We had a wonderful stay in early July; our room was climate controlled which was very helpful in the heat. Charming room, very clean and quiet. Lovely and very helpful staff member make check-in very easy and provided lots of recommendations. Great location, close to great restaurants and coffee shops. Looking forward to staying here again!

Perfekt ausgestattetes Apartment im Dachgeschoß direkt am Piazza Repubblica mit Dachterrasse. Moderne und stylische Einrichtung, eine Glasdusche trennt Schlaf- und Wohnbereich. Separates Badezimmer vorhanden, außerdem kleine Küchenzeile mit Kühlschrank. Das Highlight ist die kleine Dachterasse mit Ausblick auf den Dom und Piazza Repubblica - außerdem kann man praktisch den Besuchern der Rooftopbar schräg gegenüber praktisch zuprosten (ca. 50m Sichtweite). Das Apartment haben wir sauber vorgefunden, es wird alle 2 Tage geputzt. Supermarkt, Restaurants und alle Sehenswürdigkeiten in unmittelbarer Nähe zu erlaufen. Wir würden es bei unserem nächsten Besuch wieder buchen, da wir die Möglichkeit der Dachterrasse intensiv zum Frühstücken und abendlichem Drink genutzt haben. Frühstück ist zusätzlich buchbar, wir haben es uns jedoch selbst gestaltet dank nahen Supermärkten und vorhandener Küche mit Toaster und Kaffeemaschine. Zum Einchecken meldet man sich an der Rezeption im Erdgeschoß des Bürogebäudes, diese rufen dann einen Mitarbeiter des Vermieters herbei, nach ca. 10 Minuten Wartezeit war ein sehr freundlicher und hilfsbereiter junger Mann vor Ort, der uns ausführlich alle Details des Apartments gezeigt und erklärt hat (in englischer Sprache). Es gibt einen Nachteil, den man nicht verschweigen darf: Wir hatten das rechte Apartment (das welches zum Piazzo Repubblica hin liegt) und leider führt direkt über das Apartment und daneben ein Lüftungsschacht vorbei, der Tag und Nacht rauscht. Manchmal stärker, manchmal schwächer. Ganz extrem laut war es in der Nacht vom Sonntag auf Montag, wahrscheinlich wurden da alles Klimaanlagen für die Büros in den anderen Stockwerken des Gebäudes für den Montag gestartet. Also d.h. das Apartment eignet sich nicht für jemanden mit leichtem Schlaf und Ruhebedürfnis. Wie die Situation in den anderen Apartments (insg. 3 oder 4) ist, kann ich nicht beurteilen.

Although this is a beautiful hotel, quaint and nice rooms, that is where it stops. Whilst travelling around Europe on business for a few months, I spent 2 nights at this hotel. Yes, check in staff are warm and welcoming, and the rooms are nice and quaint… however, for both days I was there, bitterly cold showers with no hot water in the morning. And, after changing rooms. Checking out I complained, and the check out clerk just wanted to take my money. No discount, or compensation. And, he said, I will let the General Manager know tomorrow. Frankly, very poor indeed. Yes, hot water problems do happen - but not twice over 2 days, and then getting rubbish customer service. Why would I ever stay at this hotel again! Probably won’t unless it is my only option… lets see if the Hotel sees this review and makes it up!!!

I had problems trying to find a hotel in Florence at short notice and ended up booking a room at this hotel. First I should explain that this hotel is on the second and third floor of a building. I was given a room by the stairs, which by the way are made of wood I think, so the noise of people going up and down was terrible. There is a lift, but it will only take you from the ground floor to the reception, so if you have a suitcase and you are given a room on the third floor, you have to drag it up the stairs, near to where my room was. My room was big enough, with 2 single beds, and a bathroom almost the same side of the room, painted in red! and very dark, even with the light on. The room and bathroom were clean and my linen and towels were changed every day. Breakfast was good, plenty of choice, eggs, cereal, fresh fruit, cheese, cold meat, etc. Unfortunately the reception area was dirty. There are 2 or 3 settees with a material cover, which has not been washed for some time. The location of this hotel is excellent. 15 mns to the Duomo and 30 mns to the Ponte Vecchio. The guys at the reception were very helpful, polite and one of them, on the night shift, (regrettably I did not ask his name) never stopped smiling. Great service. Would I recommend this hotel? Yes but make sure you are giving a room away from the stairs.

We arrived at the hotel pretty late as we were travelling from Rome. Gabriele was pretty prompt and sent us all the necessary information ahead of our arrival as the reception service was until 3pm on Sunday. The room was surprisingly nice and clean, and indeed exceeded our expectation. Even though for just a night I thought this was a pretty good one. Nearby hotel has a nice pasta restaurant Al Peposo, just need to walk about 10 mins. Day time you can just walk towards town areas, you won’t get bored with the surroundings.

What a friendly and clean hotel! Convenient, excellent continental breakfast (even included eggs!), and superb staff to help with everything. Miguele, at the front desk was especially helpful with our entire 3 day stay. Parking was a big bonus, not usually included in this price range.

Villa Castiglione is located on one of the hills surrounding Florence, it is a peaceful and quiet place surrounded by villas and vines. Converted monastery now features artistically decorated interiors. Rooms are just spacious enough for a lovely stay, with ensuite modern bathroom. It is as seen on photos, clean and the staff speak English - even though they appear a bit slow and bored, they were friendly and very helpful, as well as offering advice on travel. Parking is free on the premises but be prepared for narrow windy road to reach the place. Breakfast has enough variety, but don't expect healthy options, it is generally pastries, yoghurt, cereal and eggs. Great coffee, as this is Italy, of course. Dinner is officially served from 7.30 but nobody started serving until 8pm and the menu is rather limited, lacking simple options for tired travellers such as soup or salad - and it was expensive, considering value for money. All in all, this was a great find and we can recommend the Villa.

The great hotel is overrated at 4 stars. Only the lobby was 4 stars. I feel there it should be between two and three stars. It is a functional out of town hotel that serves group tourism or those travelling with their own cars.. They are no restaurants close to the hotel Hindi hotel restaurant itself offered no vegetarian choices beyond the ministrone soup. Proposed hotel they was no electric kettle to make tea. The two elevators are far too insufficient for the guest load and we had to wait several minutes just go up.

This is an excellent option to stay near Florence. It is 10 minute waking from a train station. The hotel super clean and it is to the American standards. We arrived at 11:30 pm at the Prato train station because of the floods in Bologna with no taxis in site and the guy from the front desk when the extra mile and when to get us in the station SUPER SERVICE!… the experience with this hotel was excellent… I fully recommend it since the hotels in Florence are a lot more expensive