Hotel Dei Macchiaioli

“Great location”

The hotel was in great location only ten minutes or less to the Duomo. Although we got a taxi to bologna airport the train station is within walking distance. Simple basic rooms and spotlessly clean. Dinning room has a beautiful ceiling and balcony to street. The staff are lovely, warm, friendly... more

The hotel was in great location only ten minutes or less to the Duomo. Although we got a taxi to bologna airport the train station is within walking distance. Simple basic rooms and spotlessly clean. Dinning room has a beautiful ceiling and balcony to street. The staff are lovely, warm, friendly and helpfull. For such a busy city everyone is really pleasant. Enjoy

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“Macchiaioli saved us”

Our first impression of the hotel was that it had a Leonardo da Vinci Museum in the ground floor, and we were received by a very kind and cheerful man in the front desk. This was absolute good news taking into consideration the dreadful previous experience we had had with the hotel we had booked ... more

Our first impression of the hotel was that it had a Leonardo da Vinci Museum in the ground floor, and we were received by a very kind and cheerful man in the front desk. This was absolute good news taking into consideration the dreadful previous experience we had had with the hotel we had booked before arriving in the city. It is important to say that this hotel has its name after a group of Impressionist painters who decorated some of the ceilings of the house, and we were lucky enough to sleep our first night in one of the rooms that has such paintings. This told me this was the right place to be in Florence. The other room we were given was good, smaller, but all the same cozy and comfortable! Breakfasts were good: assortment of breads, cheese, yogurt, cakes, and Nutella. The service was very nice and the cappuccino made up for a good start of the day. The location of the hotel was awesome because it was not in the midst of the bustling activity of the historic center of the city, but was still close enough as to go and refresh ourselves before having supper or just to leave our shopping bags to go back out. The staff at the hotel was quite helpful and helped us get tickets for the Accademia and can recommend places to eat and drink. Our stay in Florence was beautiful, and definitely an important part of this experience was because the Macchiaioli opened its doors for us. We are very grateful for their hospitality and impeccable service.

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“Clean & Comfortable in a Convenient Location”

My wife and I stayed 3 nights at the hotel dei Macchiaioli in Florence and had a very good experience. The hotel staff (especially Lorenzo at the front desk) was very cordial and went out of their way to make our stay in Florence very pleasant. The hotel is an easy walk from the Firenze S.M.N ... more

My wife and I stayed 3 nights at the hotel dei Macchiaioli in Florence and had a very good experience. The hotel staff (especially Lorenzo at the front desk) was very cordial and went out of their way to make our stay in Florence very pleasant. The hotel is an easy walk from the Firenze S.M.N train terminal and only 2 1/2 blocks from the Duomo. While our room's only window looked into an alley, the room was very comfortable, clean, quiet, and well-appointed with a nice restroom. Their complimentary breakfast offerings were varied, fresh, and delicious and served in a beautiful room looking out on the street with an amazing ceiling dating back to the time that the building was a wealthy private residence. My only reason for not giving our rating a 5 was my wife's disappointment that the room did not have a view; however, the silver lining was that the bed was very comfortable and the room was quiet without street noise as we had experienced elsewhere. We will look forward to returning to the hotel dei Macchiaioli again in the future. P.S. - the hotel entry is adjacent to the Leonardo Da Vinci Museum which was very interesting to me (who just retired from a 45 yr career in construction & engineering)

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“Nice little hotel close to all the action”

Having never been to Italy before, I chose our places to stay based on online information. The Hotel dei Macchiaioli is located in the same building as the DaVinci Museum up up a couple of flights of stairs. The street is VERY busy if you choose to drive. The hotel has a parking garage they wor... more

Having never been to Italy before, I chose our places to stay based on online information. The Hotel dei Macchiaioli is located in the same building as the DaVinci Museum up up a couple of flights of stairs. The street is VERY busy if you choose to drive. The hotel has a parking garage they work with so someone comes and picks up your car and then brings it back when you are ready to depart. The charge is 25 Euros/day. After driving in Florence suggest you hand over the keys and leave it until you are ready to fight your way out of the city! We were very happy with this hotel and fantastic location. If you are interested in a place with a view, this may not be a good choice. You can either have a room overlooking the street (loud) or on the inside looking at other rooms. The rooms are smallish like most we found in Italy but the bed was quite comfortable and the bathroom very nice. The only issue we had was an air conditioner that would not work. We tried cracking open the windows but mosquitoes found their way in. As we were only there two nights and did not sort out the ACV issue until the second night, we did not alert the staff to the problem until our departure so cannot comment if they would have been able to get the AC working in a short period of time. The staff are very pleasant and helpful. The breakfast was typical Italian, pastries, juice, etc.. The Duomo is only a one block walk from the hotel as is the Accadamie (statue of David) so the location is outstanding.

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