Florence Classic

Very disappointed with check-in.. I was communicating with staff via message through hotels.com. I was told that the staff would be there in 5mins to let me drop off my luggage. Waited for 1 hr and finally called the hotel # and was told that the staff would be there in 5 mins and he was. Should have called the # but I didn’t want to spend extra int’l call.

The owner was very friendly and also very helpful about the area, and reached out very quickly regarding check in once we booked. The apartment in general was clean, but smelled of oil paint and a faint smell of nicotine which may be why it was recently painted. It was not in a very great neighborhood, no AC, only fans provided. This was one of the hottest weeks of the summer and it was not comfortable as leaving the windows open meant we heard a lot of noise from the street and smelled people smoking, or closed the windows and were extremely hot. The bathroom was also shared with 2 other apartments and was not in the best condition. The stairs were very long, steep, and narrow and no elevator. Overall it was ok for a budget apartment if you want to save money, but not that great for comfort.

The room was very small and hot, with just a lamp as a light. The shower was over the toilet & there was very little room to stand in the bedroom, you pretty much had to get ready sitting on the bed. The location isn’t nice either if you are wanting to see florence, from the map it looked close to the centre but is actually about a 15 min walk down horrible side streets. Not very nice to walk back through after a nice evening in the centre. We stayed two nights and would have moved to another hotel as soon as we saw it if there had been any available.

A slight amount of confusion over the door number of the apartment we were staying in upon arrival. However the apartment was quaint and clean with all the necessary facilities. A little dated but very much full of character. Would consider staying here again as it was an excellent location, very close to the station.