Hotels in der Nähe von Torre di Maratona, Florenz

I had problems trying to find a hotel in Florence at short notice and ended up booking a room at this hotel. First I should explain that this hotel is on the second and third floor of a building. I was given a room by the stairs, which by the way are made of wood I think, so the noise of people going up and down was terrible. There is a lift, but it will only take you from the ground floor to the reception, so if you have a suitcase and you are given a room on the third floor, you have to drag it up the stairs, near to where my room was. My room was big enough, with 2 single beds, and a bathroom almost the same side of the room, painted in red! and very dark, even with the light on. The room and bathroom were clean and my linen and towels were changed every day. Breakfast was good, plenty of choice, eggs, cereal, fresh fruit, cheese, cold meat, etc. Unfortunately the reception area was dirty. There are 2 or 3 settees with a material cover, which has not been washed for some time. The location of this hotel is excellent. 15 mns to the Duomo and 30 mns to the Ponte Vecchio. The guys at the reception were very helpful, polite and one of them, on the night shift, (regrettably I did not ask his name) never stopped smiling. Great service. Would I recommend this hotel? Yes but make sure you are giving a room away from the stairs.

Das war meine erste Hostel-Erfahrung allein und es war soooo gut! Ich fühlte mich sehr sicher, das Personal super freundlich, das Zimmer und die gemeinsamen Bereiche hatten alles, was Sie je brauchen! Locker im Zimmer war riesig ... Ich hatte genug Platz, um alle meine Dinge sicher zu halten, aber Sie müssen Ihre eigene Padlock bringen (Vielleicht könnte das Hostel das klar machen auf der Buchung? Obwohl ich bereit war, eine andere Dame im Zimmer war nicht ;)). Lage groß, sehr nahe dem Bahnhof (aber weit genug, dass es kein Problem war ....), sehr nahe den Standorten, Restaurants und Bars. Ich würde glücklich wieder in eine Ostello Bello! Grazie

1. Arrival – Reception & Welcome • When we arrived by taxi from Florence airport, we had a professional and very friendly welcome from the team at Reception. First impressions really matter, and Luciana and the team were superb. We knew we had arrived at a leading hotel and throughout our stay we were not disappointed. 2. Room • Our bags were taken to our room, and we were shown to the first floor, room 211. This room was immaculate, and the bathroom facilities were great. • Throughout or stay the room was cleaned to a very high standard daily. The towels were thick white and fluffy, the bed was fantastic, and the sleep quality was superb. • The view from this room down across Florence is spectacular. 3. Restaurant • The restaurant has an outside terrace where the tables look out across Florence. We had breakfast and rinks here which was amazing. The wine cellar is extensive. • There is also a garden terrace with pagodas and soft furnishings, great to relax, have a drink, meet with other guests or have some peaceful quiet time too. The views from here are as spectacular as the restaurant and we often sat and soaked up the amazing sunsets from here. 4. Hotel & Location • We felt the location of the FH55 Hotel Villa Fiesole was superb, it is away from the bustle of Florence whilst still close enough for a short journey in. A short walk from the hotel you will also find bars and restaurants, roman ruins, wonderful woods to walk or run in and the hotel grounds are great with a small but sheltered and very relaxing swimming pool. 5. Staff • This hotel is managed by a team of outstanding professionals. The Breakfast & Lunch Manager – Nicola directed his team like a conductor guiding an orchestra. When Nicola was on shift the professionalism and smooth operation was evident. He was aware of every table and the service was always exceptional. The hotel GM – Beatrice Pieraccini is outstanding. Beatrice works hard to ensure guests are looked after and has developed a team of professionals that extend her vision to ensure her guests get five-star treatment and always feel like VIPs, which we did. We highly recommend the FH55 Hotel Villa Fiesole to anyone looking for an exceptional stay in Florence.

Große bequeme Lage nur 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom Bahnhof Florenz S.M.N. Hotel ist ein Boutique-Hotel-Stil mit moderner Dekoration. Zimmergröße war gut und sauber. Frühstück war einfach, aber immer noch eine gute Ausdehnung. Würde dieses Hotel empfehlen!

A 3* hotel that exceeded my expectations. Well placed next to the SMN railway station, and literally next to the SMN bus station for Siena and other Tuscan town. The hotel is also not that far from the Florence historic centre. There is also a supermarket very close by. I stayed in a single room, no 315, for 2 nights. Although a single it was not very small, as so often in Italy. The bed was also not too narrow for a large person like me, and was comfortable. Bathroom was large, with a bathtub. Towels were soft and fluffy, of good quality. Cleanliness was very good, and maintained so throughout my stay. The wardrobe was large enough, and the safe & minibar were useful. Overall, the hotel is not a new one, with rather old furniture that shows its age, but I like old-fashioned hotels so it was fine for me. Breakfast was very good, and the service at breakfast was excellent, which is so rare nowadays, even in high star hotels, kudos to the tall Italian guy running the breakfast room from the bar. Also of great help was the young lady from the reception, always helping efficiently, kindly, with a smile. Walls are paper-thin, you can hear everything from the adjoining rooms. It was not warm enough in my room, the AC showed it was working towards 22 degrees, but in fact in was not, and temperature stayed at 19 degrees, which was uncomfortable for me. TV was very small.

Booked this hotel thinking we would be staying in a 4 star hotel that was lovely based on the photos. But this was not the case at all, it felt much more like a hostel. Very very small rooms, didn’t feel clean and was very dark. We decided not to stay here and went to find a new hotel. When leaving we were offered to see another room. However given that this was our honeymoon we didn’t feel we would see a nicer room at the same rate. Photos - (Towels were on the rails)

I'm sorry for what I'm going to write but I'm more sorry for people spending money thinking to go for a 4 stars hotel while I'd objectively would rate it 1 star. Rooms are small, forniture way outdated with totally poor taste, broken even, they never got replaced since I guess hotel been there. Breakfast, also terribile, that was my first time in life to refuse coffee, machine should be shot down instantly, it tasted old and I'm quite sure it didn't get any cleaning job in the last years. All of this, wasn't even cheap, it's pure scam that should come to an end, starting in taking away Stars from this hotel. And yea, I don't care it got a pool on the side, I need to sleep in a functioning room and not die from old food, thanks

Dies ist eine hervorragende Option, in der Nähe von Florenz zu bleiben. Es ist 10 Minuten vom Bahnhof wach. Das Hotel ist super sauber und ist nach den amerikanischen Standards. Wir sind um 11:30 Uhr am Bahnhof Prato angekommen, weil die Überschwemmungen in Bologna ohne Taxis vor Ort und der Kerl vom Front Desk, wenn die zusätzlichen Meile und wann wir in der Station Super Service! ... die Erfahrung mit diesem Hotel war ausgezeichnet... Ich empfehle es voll und ganz, da die Hotels in Florenz viel teuer sind

This hotel was booked by a company I am working for, so I am sure it was booked purely on price as we were quite a large party. I understand that any business coming out of lockdown has a hard job on its hands, but on entering my room, I did feel it was necessary to wipe everything down with disinfectant wipes as everything was quite dusty. Some of my colleagues were unhappy with the cleanliness of their rooms. Following my initial clean down, my room was tidied daily. Wifi is poor, except in reception which has nowhere to sit and work, so if you are here on business, you don’t have any privacy to get work done. Continental breakfast is okay, but I cannot think of anything good to say about the cooked food, except that I have lost weight because I have not eaten very much. We are not allowed out of our bubble, so we have not been allowed to eat elsewhere, but if you can, I would. I have been served undercooked pasta five nights in a row, which tastes of salt, then meat and fried potatoes, which again tastes like it has been preserved in salt. Day 5 and the vegetarians in our group are stiil being served meat which could be considered quite funny, but they were not impressed. Although the staff are very apologetic, it is then replaced somewhat later with a greasy omelette which looks extremely unappetising and lonely on its plate but the soup is okay. They didn't have any sauces or gravy to serve with the food at the beginning of the week so the food tasted very over cooked, salty and dry, but we did get gravy this evening, so it has improved a little. I have been craving some vegetables with my dinner but greasy Salty eggplant is the only option. Oddly, mixed veg is served at breakfast. They dont really understand dietary requirements, so if you are ceoliac, best not chance it. I maybe doing the catering staff a dis-service, because they may have been drafted in from a different occupation, like myself and just doing their best in difficult circumstances. Catering is clearly not their forte. Everyone seems friendly enough.