Domus Florentiae Hotel

Excellent Value & Very Convenient Location

In December 2006, I returned to Florence for 3rd time, this time with my sister.

I was looking for a reasonably priced hotel and I was initially quite nervous booking this hotel on the internet due to a few bad reviews I've read. Anyway, I booked it because of the good location and good offer at the time (after X-mas but before New Year); i.e. Euro 140 for a superior double bedroom. However, as it turned out, none of those fears were realized.

Hotel Domus Florentiae is a 3-star hotel and it is a very nice boutique hotel. It was renovated in 2002 - it shows because all its interiors and its 14 bedrooms looked new and are tastefully furnished. I really liked the hotel's location because it is both centrally located and extremely close to the train station. I only saw my own room, but it was a good size, clean, the mattress was comfortable (much better than those at any other 3-star hotels that I've stayed in Italy), bathroom was clean and the staffs polite and friendly.

Overall, we had an excellent stay and we would definitely stay in this hotel again.

Unique Quality: This hotel - located on the 1st floor - has a small lift, big enough to fit both of us and our luggages.

Our double bedroom was a superior room (as requested) and is equipped with air-cond., refrigerator, satellite TV, a small safe and a large wardrobe. Our room was large enough to fit 3 persons as there was a single bed in the corner. The wooden shutters and the lovely drapes covering the tall windows gave the room a charming, romantic old-country feel. The mattress and pillows were also comfortable. The bathroom, complete with hair-dryer, looked new and was clean.

Our room was facing the inner courtyard of the Church and there was not much noise during the night. During the day, it can get noisy - we could see tourists passing by and street vendors selling their wares along the street next to the Church.

The breakfast was really good. It was a buffet that served warm bread rolls and croissants, delicious salami, hams and cheeses, cornflakes and cereals, creamy milk, fruit juices, mineral water, and plenty of strong excellent coffee and espresso (could be too much for those not used to real italian coffee, but I loved it!)

The hotel has a terrace next to the breakfast room, which is on the 1st floor of the building: perhaps when it gets warm, it would have been nice to sit outside and do some people-watching.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Budget Travel, Trains

Domus Florentiae Hotel Photo: The hotel

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