The hotel is in a very good location close to all the main attractions. It provides a very good service for the money, our room was cleaned every day and we enjoyed our stay a lot. Most of all the owner was very helpful and easy-going. He answered all our questions and fulfilled all our requests, which made our stay very pleasant. Such a service is very often not presented in much more expensive hotels. I recommend it very much.

v close to river arno, which is good.
about 10 -20mins walk from all the tourist places in florence, which is also good but then florence is not big at all, so all hotels will be the same distance i guess.
location is the only good thing about this hotel.
2nd floor - no lift.
owner is nice and offered to help.
room is v noisy.
u step on the floor and the whole room shakes.
u walk and it feels like earthquake.
bathroom is very small.
breakfast is in a far away shop and is too little.
i will not return to this place and i will not recommend it to anyone.

My partner stayed here in March 2009 (late, I know), and I didn't know what to make of it when I first arrived. It's almost on the Arno, which makes for pleasant walks, but it's close to the American Consulate and a lot of streets are blocked off. It's also up 2 flights of stairs in a residential block, but Vincenzo bounded down the stairs to help us with our luggage, and was nothing but helpful and attentive for the rest of our stay.

The rooms are very clean, and quite large, and felt like you were in a guest-room in a friend's house.

Vincenzo is friendly and can make suggestions of places to eat, where to walk, what to see. He is interested in his clients and shows genuine enthusiasm for his hotel. He offers a lot of privacy, but is there when you need him. He made the difference between the hotel being nice, clean and quaint, to being somewhere where we would definitely go when we're back in Florence.

I should put an addendum to say that we stayed in the low-season, and the price was EXTREMELY cheap. The added feeling of a true bargain also contributed to the experience, and I urge people to go to this hotel when in Florence in the low season also.

This is a great place, close to the train station and about a 10 minute walk into the centre of Florence. It is on a very quiet street near the American Embassy which is closed to traffic and policed 24 hours a day so there is no problem walking back in the evening. Breakfast is included and consists of a pasty and coffee at a lovely bar around the corner. The rooms are spotless if basic, but much better then we expected for a 1 star hotel. Vincenzo, the owner, is very knowledgable and will recommend places to visit and to eat. All in all, a good experience and will stay again if we return to Florence.