Florence is one of the more popular tourist destinations in Italy and finding an inexpensive accommodation was not an easy task. The Abatjour B&B fit our budget and it was a great value for money.
It’s not located at the old city centre, perhaps a thirty minutes brisk walk away. There is a train station nearby though I don’t think it runs to the main attractions. We had a car and although there was no garage, parking was not an issue the few days we were there.
We had a quad-room (2 singles and a queen-sized) on the third floor. Clean and simply furnished, it served our purpose well. The breakfast consisted of bottled fruit juice, cakes, jam and crackers, more like a snack than anything else. An added bonus is a restaurant named Cipiglio nearby. It served pasta and pizza and it’s well-populated by the locals during the two nights we were there. I enjoyed the dinners we had. It’s quite decent and you get 10% discount as the guest of the B&B.
A couple of points to take note of. Abatjour is next to the rail-track and a morning rumbling train (not too frequent though) may wake you up earlier than you will like. Also, the grass around the train track must be fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes as we had a fair share of problem with them. Not a big issue though if you carry insect repellent (Abatjour does provide those oil repellent if you need them).
