My partner and I arrived in Florence in the Heat of October this year and walked the 20minutes luggage in hand from the station to our booked hotelthe hotel Ariele just around the corner the corner from the Hotel Crocini. The hotel had been booked and paid in full 1 months in advance with our travel agent. We we hot and desperate for a cold drink and cool shower but were greeted with the news that at some point by someone that our booking had been cancelled. Staff at this hotel were totally disinterested in our situation, offered no explanation and were not interested in assisting us find alternative accommodation ( there was not even the oppotunity to have a cold drink) .

Thankfully we stumbled upon the Hotel Croccini where the staff not only welcomed us with open arms but the tariff was cheaper and included a lovely breakfast as well.

Facilities were great, location fabulous, and staff very welcoming and accommodating. Our only regret is that we didn't stay longer.
Service will make up fo almost any short comings - but there were really none that we could think of. Would definately stay there again.

Staff were fabulous, loat

We stayed for two nights in October. As we were travelling by car we wanted a hotel outside the ZTH. The hotel has its own parking, but also plenty "free" parking on the street. The hotel is about 15-25 minutes walk to the city center and has a near by bus to the cathedral. The room was fairly good and quiet. The breakfast was OK (low Italian standards). The stuff was very friendly.
We liked it and should revisit Florence!

This hotel will offer you much more than what you pay for. The staff is genuinely very friendly and super helpful. We had accidentally booked a room for a wrong date and the staff said it was not a problem, sort it out for us (at no extra cost) and gave us an upgraded room! They even lend us their umbrella since it was raining during our stay! The breakfast was the best one we had in our 9-day vacation. Highly recommended! We also stayed in other hotels in Florence but not one of them even closely matched our experience at Hotel Crocini.

This is not an expensive, luxury hotel. However, for 69E per night we thought it was absolutely excellent. We found our room to be in roughly the same condition as the others posted in photos on TA.

Couple of tips - don't rub the paint on the wall - it will come off on your hands! We tried to rub off a spot and we took the paint off by accident.
- When trying to find the place, don't get freaked out by the army guards by the water like we did. We thought they were blocking the road off, but in actuality they're guarding the American Consulate on Corso Italia - so you can walk right by them.

The breakfast is ok. Decent selection, a lot of pre packaged stuff. You won't go hungry, but it's nothing to write home about in terms of quality. The room was just fine and the hotel is about a 20 min stroll to Ponte Vecchio. If you're looking to do Florence on a budget, this is a great place to stay as long as you keep your expectations reasonable.