Hotel is rated 3 stars. It is about a 20-25 minute walk from the centre of Florence. It is set in its own grounds and is a former villa, rather than a purpose-built hotel. There are 2 buildings. The main building has the larger family rooms, which are spacious and look out on the grounds. Staff very friendly and helpful.... more

My husband and I were only going to be in the Florence/Tuscany area for 5 days (and did not want to move half way through) and we wanted to experience both the city and the country...so we decided overpriced chain hotels in the city center were not an option. Villa Betania - the main building was like a tuscan villa,... more

Hotel is in a quiet location but only 25 min walk or 10 min bus ride from the center of the city. Rooms are big and clean with wooden floor and modern bathroom. The breakfast was nice too. Staff was helpful. We will come back again. more

Very nice accommodation, it is very obvious a lot of attention was out to small details. Very homy, nice rates. Breakfast was minimal but excellent, clean and near the city center. more

Not a bad hotel-- its location is a little unusual- down a dirt road that's a little hard to access if you're driving and coming from the wrong direction across the intersection. A little quirky, it is reminisicent of a big old mansion that was converted to a hotel. The staff we interacted with weren't rude, but they weren't overly... more

Last review seems to have been in 2004 so I thought I would send in an update. I write this from my room part way through a five night stay. For the price, an excellent three star hotel, in a quiet location down a leafy drive, far enough from the centre of town to be quiet and unpolluted but close... more

We were pleased with this quiet location outside of Florence. It is a long walk so we preferred to take the public bus that runs in front of the hotel and goes directly into the city. We also took a cab home one night from the city. We had a rental car which we kept parked in the hotel driveway.... more

Very scruffy hotel, in need of desperate renovation before the building falls down. The floor in our room shook when you walked on it. The bed was so uncomfortably we had to put the mattress on the floor to get any sleep, and the mirror in the bathroom doubled as a window!! The remaining furniture in the room looked like... more

A PERFECT place to stay, Villa Betania had all the ammenities of a hotel without the feeling of anonymity. What I am trying to say is that as soon as we pulled up the crunchy gravel drive, parked the car and walked up the herb lined front walkway, I felt like I was at home or at least an heiress... more