Hotel Por Santa Maria

I had such a lovely stay here. I initially had booked through *********** however due to some issues in changing dates I ended up booking directly with the hotel. Ines was lovely and accommodating, and communicated frequently to make sure everything was in order. I stayed in a single room with a shared bathroom, but I didn’t even see anyone else in the bathrooms at the same time! It was quiet at night, with the exception of a little conversation but it doesn’t attract young party people so it isn’t a hostel environment I felt safe- perfect for solo female traveller as it was just off a super busy street and well lit at night time. Aircon worked fabulously, and every morning they came to tidy my room and replaced towels every two days. The single bed is small but for a solo traveller who spent most of the day out and about it’s perfect to just pass through, sleep, freshen up and leave. A little bit of noise outside of the hotel at night but normal due to it being off a busy street. Location was overall perfect - 200m walk to ponte Vecchio, close to the galleries and cathedrals and central to hundreds of restaurants. My flight from Florence to Ámsterdam wasn’t until 6pm so even though check out was at 11, they even let me come back, use the bathroom to shower, freshen up and held my bags till I left. If I find myself solo in Florence again, I will stay here again for sure :)

The property is 50 m of Piazza della Signoria with its Palazzo Vecchio and Uffizi, in front of a Venchi shop and a H&M shop, and at walking distance of Ponte Vecchio - to me, a fantastic location close to everything! The staff were very nice, allowed us to store the luggage after check out and even ordered a taxi for us late evening. The room was quite large and clean, and the internet worked well. This hotel is what in Spain is named "hostel" meaning that the owners took a floor of a building and arranged it in rooms with a private bathroom. It is located on the 4th floor and the elevator worked well. Not many guests during our stay.