| From: Amanda Smith, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| My husband and I went for a short break. For a 2* hotel it was fantastic and we didn't expect to have air conditioning which we were very grateful for! We were within a 10 minute walk of the Duomo and 20 minutes of all other major attractions. The station was probably only a 15 minute walk but we got a taxi which was around 7 euros. The staff were very helpful and the breakfast, although typically italian, there was plenty of choice. Would we definitely recommend this hotel for its location and value for money. |
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| From: Kelvin Lew, Germany |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| Simple hotel. Clean and safe with air conditioning.
Coffee was bad, breakfast nothing to shout about. |
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| From: SD, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| nice hotel in good location in florence. ideal for budget travellers. good value considering you get private bathroom, air conditioning, tv and breakfast. would recommend this hotel |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| Convinient location, helpful staff, clean, OK size room, room window faces to small lighting yard, so it dark and stinks some times, very simple breakfast. |
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| From: Signe Ullerup, Denmark |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| Really nice hotel for the price! We really enjoyed our stay! Perfect location, just outside party-zone, but still in walking distance to all the sights. We had a room turning towards a small courtyard, and it was really nice and quit - don't know if the rooms turning towards the street is the same way..... Nice and helpful people working there, and the breakfast was excelent! |
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| From: MO, Norway |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| Beware that the hotel is on the 1st floor, and that there is no elevator. Was impressed by the size of the room, and the facilities. Takes about 20 minutes to walk to the train station. |
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| From: LD, USA |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| The staff was very helpful, provided us with maps and directions, the rooms were nice and clean and the locaton was convenient to everything. We would recommend this hotel. |
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| From: KG, USA |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| The rooms are small, but at this price, all rooms in Italy are small. The room was clean, quiet, and air conditioned (pretty important in the July heat). The neighborhood is great - we walked all of Florence from our hotel without ever needing public transportation or a taxi. The only struggle was walking from the train station to the hotel in the July heat - it's not as close at it seems when luggage is in the mix. I might pay the small price of a taxi (6-7 euro) to save yourself the trouble. In general, we were very pleased with the hotel, the service, and the location - and at a great price considering the value of the American dollar right now. |
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| From: AP, Russia |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| very creak bed.Its a cot. I could not sleep every night. Non funziona bathroom fixtures. All the rest was normal |
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| From: Joel Clement, France |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| très belle ville, mais trop de visiteurs en juin, ce qui nuit au plaisir |
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| From: JC, USA |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| Do not judge Hotel Piccolo by the entryway or stairwell. Once inside, the hotel public areas and our room were clean and pleasant. Staff was helpful and friendly. Good location. Would stay here again. |
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| From: Carlo Arena, Australia |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| We stayed at Hotel Piccolo for 5 nights. We found the hotel staff very friendly and helpful. The train station was about 15 minute walk from the hotel. The Duomo and other sights were about a 15 minute walk also. The rooms are basic but clean. The onlt problem was that there was no lift, which was expected as it is rare that you will find a lift in an old building. We found this was the case for most hotels in Italy. Overall, we were happy with the hotel. |
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| From: JP, Spain |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| Very helpfull staff, but if you go by car, parking in the centre of Firenze is a mess, unless you want to pay 25€ each day in a private parking. My advise is to reach the hotel, leave your luggage, and look for the public parking blue places, they´re not too close to the hotel but it will not take you more than a 15 min walk. |
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| From: MD, Italy |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| Spacious triple. Desk clerk very kind when I needed to change our date due to sudden illness. Need of 3rd towel and replacement lightbulb corrected quickly and with apologies. Included breakfast sufficient; pastries, fruit, yogurt, coffee/tea, juice. Great rate for Firenze. |
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| From: TG, Australia |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| My stay was very good. The rooms are noisy so I wouldn't recommend it for light sleepers. The rooms are big and clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Note that there is not any elevator or internet connection. Excellent location for accessing just about anything in Florence because it's only a ten minute walk to the central train station. The street is a quite street and has handy access to laundry facilities, restaurants, snack bars, museums, historic sights and many other services. |
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| From: Ian Ritchard, Australia |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| Fantastic value. In exactly the right location about 10 minutes from anything. Great breakfast. The best value we have had so far. Take the advice of the hotel on restaurants they were great |
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| From: SP, Greece |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| we had a great time! services were very good. but instead of a doube bed, there were two single beds the one next to the other. |
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| From: Patrick Grosz, Austria |
| Date of Stay: February, 2006 |
| Very good hotel. I would recommend it to everyone who is looking for a quiet and clean place to stay in Florence, even for a longer period. Nice environment, about 10min walk to the center, 15min walk to the Santa Maria Novella train station. Note that the hotel is located one and a half blocks further to the north than indicated on the map. |
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| From: Michael Shin, Taiwan |
| Date of Stay: January, 2006 |
| Owner is very kind and enthusiastic to help us whenever we have any question about travel in Florence. If I have a chance to visit Florence again, I will book this hotel absolutely. |
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| From: Giorgio Gentile, Italy |
| Date of Stay: January, 2006 |
| Siamo stati accolti con grande calore; la proprietaria è una persona gentilissima, con la quale abbiamo fatto una piacevole chiacchierata. Il personale si è subito preoccupato di procurarci una mappa di Firenze e di fornirci tante ottime informazioni. L'albergo è vicinissimo al duomo ed a diverse ottime trattorie; la camera era molto pulita e confortevole, ma soprattutto immersa nel silenzio! cosa chiedere di più per un prezzo cosi' basso? |
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