Hotel Airone

“Good value for money”

Hotel is a little out of town, at least a good 20-30 minute walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station. So not everyone may want that. That said, we did not mind and and neighbourhood was rather quiet. Hotel room was nice and spacious. People at the reception were always very nice and he... more

Hotel is a little out of town, at least a good 20-30 minute walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station. So not everyone may want that. That said, we did not mind and and neighbourhood was rather quiet. Hotel room was nice and spacious. People at the reception were always very nice and helpful - good tips for neighbouring restaurants which being a little out of the way actually becomes a bonus. Great places offering wonderful food and a very reasonable prices - but ask at reception! Breakfast - continental was Ok for us. We will certainly take it into consideration for our next visit to Firenze.

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“Gah!”

The hotel itself is located outside of downtown Florence, and I would say in the “too far to walk” range. Not a big deal, we normally travel this way for a couple of reasons, one is price and the other is, well, travel. Downtowns never really give you an adequate picture of the people and places ... more

The hotel itself is located outside of downtown Florence, and I would say in the “too far to walk” range. Not a big deal, we normally travel this way for a couple of reasons, one is price and the other is, well, travel. Downtowns never really give you an adequate picture of the people and places you’re visiting. Anyway. This seemed like one of those places that was going to be a gem, but I had reservations. Reviews seemed mixed and sometimes negative reviews can sound harsher than they should be. We’ll start at the beginning, we arrived and were greeted by the one friendly staff person. As is customary, they ask for your keys when you leave. The keys are old fashioned, and the room safe has a cute old fashioned key as well. The hotel lobby is small, the elevator is small and warm and slow. The stairs run through the center of the building and provide a little quicker access for about the same amount of sweat. The room had 3 single beds in it, two were together (pretty standard) but there wasn’t much in the way of “room” other than those three beds. The bathroom was the standard “afterthought” style including the bidet, there is no tub, just a curtain you pull around yourself between the toilet and bidet…. It wasn’t particularly cute, or clean, or charming in any way. There are not a lot of electrical sockets to choose from, so we had to locate some to power phones/computers. Which brings us to internet, it was free and not hard to get on. The area was fairly quiet. The room is stuffy, but that comes with a cost in summertime. With the fresh air of open windows comes the mosquitos, pick your poison. Travelling back and forth to downtown is not a big deal at all. Super easy, take the 17 into town and the 17C coming back. The bus system can get you anywhere in Florence and we suggest using it. One really cool thing was the market in the morning on the way to the bus stop. Great produce and meats. Breakfast was mediocre, everything was store bought and put on plates. One other item is the coffee is not free outside of breakfast time. Overall I would say pass on this unless you are just looking for a cheap place to lay your head.

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“Budget hotel in a quiet place”

This was a very small budget hotel, just in the middle of one street in the suburb of Florence. The rooms are quite small. The bathroom is old school, but clean and rather comfortable. The shower doesn't have a bathtub, only the tiles on the floor, so it is a challenge not to spill water all over... more

This was a very small budget hotel, just in the middle of one street in the suburb of Florence. The rooms are quite small. The bathroom is old school, but clean and rather comfortable. The shower doesn't have a bathtub, only the tiles on the floor, so it is a challenge not to spill water all over the bathroom. Breakfast is rather poor in choice, but enough to keep you well fed. Parking is public, you can park the car along the street, 1,50 EUR per hour (8-20h). Overall, a good choice for 1-2 nights stay.

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