Excellent location for a good value. it was a good sized room (for Florence). We stayed here on a Friday and Saturday night for a total of £108. They had a good Italian breakfast from 7:30-9:30 on Saturday and Sunday morning. The location is excellent and a block away from a main bus station (Piazza di San Marco). It's also very close to the Duomo, Accademia, Ponte Vecchio, and basically the entire centre of Florence. You could easily walk from the SMN (main train station) to the hotel in 15 minutes. The hotel has a great lounge downstairs with 2 Apple computer stations and a flat screen television with leather couches. The lady at the front desk assisted with printing off the train schedule for our trip back to Pisa. The staff speak and can hold conversations in English. We were able to check out 30 minutes later on Sunday morning without incident.
Tip: Make sure you buy bus tickets (1 euro) and validate your ticket immediately once you board the bus. There's a machine inside each bus - if you don't validate your ticket, you could be subject to a 50 euro fine (yes, it happened to us). They seem to prey on Americans - we never have to validate tickets for any transportation. This does for train tickets as well. It doesn't matter that you have a ticket (it needs to be validated).
- Orto De Medici Hotel
- Orto De Medici Florence
- Hotel Orto De Medici Florence Italy
