B&B Santa Maria del Fiore

The only thing about I complain is that they don’t tell you that u have to ho to the hotel To go get the keys for ur B&B and they only give you one key so once you leave the room r r gets shout down and the Ac takes a while to cool but besides that the room is tiny but clean bed is comfy shower is cute no shower door but it’s ok .

This b&b is bare bones, but perfectly situated at the end of a pedestrian street leading to downtown Florence. The “hi-speed wifi” was extremely slow and cut out multiple times. To access the internet, we had to hotspot. Our room was excruciatingly hot and the air conditioner didn’t work. Set to the lowest 18 degrees, the room stayed around 29 degrees. Situated across from community garbage drop off, opening the windows to get some air resulted in super loud garbage bin noises all night long. However, it’s conveniently close to laundromats, high end shopping, late night bars and the downtown core is a 25 minute walk away, down said pedestrian street full of charming shops.

the check in process was SO FRUSTRATING. We arrived to the physical address of the room (B&B Santa Maria del Fiore, Via Antonio Scialoja) - then we realized we had to park and walk around the block to get to the front desk and get our key card. We then walked back to the apartment and used the key card to check in. The front desk is in the building of FORTE16 Apartments. The bathroom door was stuck when we arrived. We called the front desk and they had someone come to fix it. The room was small- we hardly had any space on either side of the king size bed to unpack our suitcases. Bathroom was small and had a pocket door- so the fact that the door didn't close was a problem, because the toilet was only a few feet from the bed! There were no hooks to hang up towels in the bathroom. There wasn't even a soap dish to put the bar of soap in- there was very little room to even put our toothbrushes on. The reason we booked this hotel was because it looked clean and simple and that there would be a concierge there to help us park the car and give us advice on things to do in Florence. This turned into a DIY stay which was really frustrating. We had planned to use the hotel valet, but We managed to find street parking and pay using the app easy park. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful- but it was so frustrating that they were 1.5 blocks away from our actual room. FORTE16 Apartments looked quite nice- i wish we stayed there! No breakfast included. Do not recommend

A few additional touches and minor repairs would have made this a five-star review. For example, our toilet seat is broken, light bulbs need replacing in the overhead light, one of the bedside lamps is missing from it's wall mount, and there is no bedside table on either side of the bed. The deadbolt lock on the door is also not functional, and one of the louvered window shutters will not open.. The room we're in has very plain decor no pictures or wallpaper on the wall as depicted in other reviews. There is no breakfast, so I'm not sure why they call this a b&b, but the location is convenient, just on the outskirts of the main part of the city. It is within walking distance. The bed is comfortable and the linens are clean and crisp, however.

This is a good option. Nice clean, pleasant space in a quiet area near cafes and shopping, close to city center. Only thing missing was coffee or coffee maker in the room. Otherwise, nice linens and bedding etc.

We stayed here on a quick stopover in Florence. The room was lovely and large with good amenities. The location was perfect allowing us to walk to all the well known site seeing areas in Florence.