| From: Emiliano Schivazappa, Italy |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| Bed was a little hard, breakfast was simple. Location amazing, staff VERY polite and friendly. Very good price in low season. |
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| From: Claudio Vinci, Italy |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| I proprietari e tutto lo staff sono persone squisite e competenti. L'albergo ha tanta storia ed è tenuto benissimo. la posizione è ideale per vicinanza al centro e per quiete. Dal primo momento sembra di essere da vecchi amici che ti ospitano. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: December, 2007 |
| lovely and helpful staff. excellent breakfast. |
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| From: RC, New Zealand |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| Would definetly recommend this hotel to others based on the excellent bilingual friendly service received. I was a given a double room that was spacious, very clean and although it faced a busy street in the middle of summer, it was quiet from sound proofing and cool because of excellent air conditioning. The breakfast was a cut above other places where I hàve stayed, and the location is central. Most rooms will come with an excellent view of the river. |
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| From: Anne Tove Austbo, Norway |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| The Hotel was very nice, in an old world kind of way. The rooms huge with high celings, and very good service. The bathroom could use some redecoration, but everything worked and I enjoyed my stay very much. |
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| From: KK, Italy |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| personali gentilissimi di classe. camera singola vista arno, piccola ma graziosa. soggiorno piacevole. |
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| From: MITO IKEMIZU, Japan |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| nice location, 10 min walk from Santamaria novella station. warm welcome and helpful english speaking staff. if you want to go to Ufizi museum, ask the hotel to make reservation for you when making reservation. shower room had nice bathtub, cleaned nicely everyday. |
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| From: AN, Italy |
| Date of Stay: November, 2007 |
| The staff were extremely competent, helpful and professional. The hotel is very classic so not ideal for people looking for very modern rooms. We had a fantastic time and will certainly go back. We would recommend this hotel to anyone. |
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| From: Sheran Ridge, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: November, 2007 |
| I travel frequently to Florence and found the hotel especially lovely and charming. The location on the Arno is wonderful and convenient too for visiting the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and The Uffizzi. It is also less than 10 minutes walk to the bus and rail stations. Ideal for those seeking somewhere with real character and an intimate atmosphere. The owner was extremely charming and told me about the history of the hotel. I was given a beautiful room which was huge and had antique furniture. I would stay there again. |
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| From: Alessandro Martin, Italy |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| Hotel classicissimo, atmosfera da "Camera con Vista"! La posizione e' eccezionale: sul Lungarno a pochi metri da Ognissanti. Il personale e' cortesssimo ed in 'tinta' con l'atmosfera. Comodissimo anche per chi e' in viaggio d'affari. L'Hotel ha un comodo parcheggio interno ed un graziosissimo giardino. |
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| From: Jennifer Hand, Australia |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| This is a charming hotel and excellent value for money. The family and staff were very welcoming and helpful with excellent English. The rooms are quite spacious and the hotel is located within walking distance of the Florence atractions and the railway station. I stayed at this hotel on two occasions and enjyed the rooms looking over the Arno and the one looking over the garden. The hotel added greatly to my Florentine experience. |
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| From: MJ, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| The hotel is ina great location, looking over the Arno and walkable to most of Florence. We walked everywhere from this location. The hotel was beautiful but the publc areas all felt like a library, the breakfast room was very quiet and we felt like we had to whisper. Unlikely we would go back because we did not feel we could sit and relax in public areas. |
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| From: William Dyer, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Great room overlooking the River Arno. plenty of restaurants and easy to find being next to the river. 5 or 10 minutes walk to main visitor areas, nice and flat, but paving hard on feet and very busy, with tourists. Designer shops everywhere. |
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| From: LW, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| The Bronzi family's hospitality was delightful. Their entire staff was friendly, courteous and very helpful from the service in the hotel to making reservations (restaurants, etc.) in town. I have stayed at many hotels in Florence over the years, but Principe is my choice in terms of location and price. Compare the rates during the low and high seasons---they will not stiff you. When we left just before Easter, they were finishing renovations so future travelers should find peace and quiet as well as a refreshing "new" look to this historical building. As our room faced the garden in the back, it was very quiet. Definitely try to book a room facing the Arno river and the rolling hills. |
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| From: EO, Italy |
| Date of Stay: November, 2006 |
| only drawback the ambulance noise....Unavoidable because of the hotel location. If one wants very very quite assl for a room in the backyard (garden view), and forget the view on the Arno. |
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| From: Carlos Avalos, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| My family really enjoyed the Hotel. The room was very big, excellent service and location was very safe. |
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| From: AL, Canada |
| Date of Stay: September, 2006 |
| Très bien situé pour se rendre visiter les sites importants à Florence |
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| From: Miguel V. Antunes, Portugal |
| Date of Stay: August, 2006 |
| Simply great. My best hotel ever in Firenze and one of the best I've stayed in. |
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| From: Christopher Bailey, Canada |
| Date of Stay: April, 2006 |
| The best hotel in the best city in Italy! The staff were awesome, the food terrific and the location perfect. This is the only hotel I will stay in while in Florence. |
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| From: Robert Bacon, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2006 |
| We enjoyed a room on the top floor having a beautiful small terrace and wonderful view of the Arno river. The ceiling height in this room was low, not as seen in the pictures online (for rooms on a lower floor.) The rooms furnishings were adequate, but not elegant and the small area rugs by the bed desperately needed replacing/cleaning (we pushed them under our bed for our stay.) The spectacular view and lovely terrace made up for the other details. The breakfast area, sitting rooms and garden on the main level were lovely, with beautiful painted murals on some of the ceilings. The friendliness, courtesy and quality of care by the staff were superb! The location of the hotel on the river was exceptional, though it takes a bit more walking to get to the main attractions. Overall, we would recommend this hotel to other travelers who wish to enjoy Florence at a reasonable price! |
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