Villino Fiorentino

The room was big and comfortable and easy to access even without the host. Nice with private parking. cation was a little bit far from the old city, maybe a 15-20 minute walk. But there is a tram stop close by. A little bit pricier than average, but worth it.

SUMMARY • Located JUST outside the frenzy of Firenze • Continental breakfast included • Easy, short distance via tram service • Clean & spacious room and bathroom DETAILS In addition to affordability, we selected Villino Fiorentino because of its location AWAY from the hustle & bustle of Florence. Via tram near the Florence train station, it is only three stops to the hotel (approx. 10-minutes). Initially on our arrival to the neighborhood, we circled around the long block unaware that the property was a mere 80 to 100-yards from where we disembarked. After circling the block, we ran into Odette—manager of the property. Clearly our confused 'touristy expressions' with luggage in tow was a giveaway that we were her new American guests. She showed us to the front of Villino Fiorentino. It is located on a quiet and sparsely traveled street. As with most small Italian lodgings, it was a clean ‘vintage’ building. You initially enter through an exterior secured metal door from the street. That leads you into the main property courtyard entrance. This too features a secured door with a combination keypad. Our room was at the top of the stairs—NO elevator. There are only 6-7 rooms; a quaint setup. Ours was the MOST spacious room & bathroom of all the hotels we stayed at during our 3-week visit. It was nicely appointed with a high ceiling and a LARGE, firm bed. On a credenza was a coffee/tea service—nice touch. The bathroom had a tub/shower combo. IMPORTANT: In our bathroom the ceramic tub was EXTREMELY slippery with no ‘grab bar’ (even for me who surfs, it was challenging). I sat down the second night and used the detachable shower wand. NOTE TO PROPERTY: In lieu of installing a ‘grab bar’, a non-slip rubber bathmat would be a nice safety feature. The premises inside & out was quite clean and well-maintained. The morning breakfast was a typical Continental-type; sparse for big eaters (guilty) but adequate. The cappuccino was my favorite part. We quickly settled into using the tram to & from Florence. A nice treat awaited us at the end of each day when we disembarked the tram. Immediately across the street was a Gelato shop with a wide variety of choices. All the walking helped offset those delicious calories. Btw--Bring comfortable shoes because you will do a TON of traipsing around ‘Firenze’. Safe Travels!