If you want explore Florence with the kids it is not the best choice for you.First off all, hotel is not so close to the city center as you can reed on the Internet.Uffici is on 20 minutes not so easy walk.Staff on the reception desk always looks like they have more important things to do then have the attention... More

Hotel Ariele is situated in a quiet area of Florence, but also very close to major attractions. The rooms – at least the one we had – are small but comfortable. The hotel serves a very good buffet breakfast – included in the room rate – in a spacious breakfast room. The hotel has a small bar and a very... More

My family and I stayed in a quadruple room which was fairly nice. Overall the hotel was quite old fashioned. The decor was old in the lobby and the one computer available was outdated Upon booking I was informed of free WIFI access but discovered it was only available in the lobby. Hotel staff were not particularly friendly and did... More

OK, the hotel is quiet, location is not bad (next to the Teatro Comunale), easy to find, the historic centre is 10-20 mns away... BUT : - staff is not welcoming at all, no greetings, no farewell, nothing - breakfast is poor : fruit juice is awful and hot drinks are made from a machine, the choice of food is... More

Standard hotel with secure parking, rooms clean and practical truly Good value for money More

Beautiful reception but very basic and old fashioned rooms. There is a very charming garden where I guess they install the breakfast room during the summer time. It's not right at the centre of Florence, but it's barely 10 minutes away from Santa Maria Novella, the train station. More

I was surprised to see so many positive review of this place - it seems we had bad luck with our rooms and rated as the worst accommodation we stayed at in Italy. The first night we stayed in room 55. It's an outdoor cabin next to the garden. It had a serious mosquito problem being on the ground floor... More

My husband and I stayed at the Ariele Hotel for 6 nights and really were quite pleased with all aspects of our stay. Its a lovely older builder very traditionally decorated, very old world Italian feel. They have a cozy sitting room just outside the main dining room where breakfast is served and an outdoor garden patio. The garden patio... More

Found the hotel on Hotels.com at excellent rate for 3 night stay B&B. Clean and friendly with a very pleasant walk into the centre for all attractions. More