Il Gattopardo b&b

We were looking for One night stays in Florence. Chose this place as the location was perfect just a few minutes away from everything you need to do in Florence! Staff was friendly and helpful. We paid extra cash €11 for a city tax on arrival (a night for 2 people), which was common in Italy. The hall way had a very strong damp and mould SMELL. It was actually smelled through the bedroom. We had to cover the door gap with a towel. Made us couldn’t sleep at all! We couldn’t open the window because of the noise and mosquitoes. No air conditioning but nice enough with a modern ceiling fan but still way too hot in the Summer months. The bed room and bathroom themselves were clean BUT the shower area and especially a shower HEAD was covered with a thick black mould!! We skipped the breakfast as we wanted to leave. This is a budget B&B and purely based on my experience. In the future I will pay a little more for a nice hotel!

AVOID AT ALL COST! This is the first time I ever write a review because I want to warn other guests. Terrible experience. The room I was given was extremely noisy and I could barely sleep all night. Even when the window is closed, it sounds like it is open and you hear everything that happens in the street (people shouting, garbage trucks, etc). Additionally, the whole building is not well isolated meaning that if somebody enters at night or uses the bathroom you will hear it as well. Essentially, it was nearly impossible to sleep. Plus, in the morning, when I showered I got 2 mins of warm water and then straight cold water. The next day, in the morning, I mentioned the noise issue to the manager and asked her to checkout a day early and get a refund for the night I am not using. There was no point for me to sleep there again with all the noise. They refused to refund me the 120 euros night, despite me having valid reasons to leave. I still went to another hotel and therefore lost the 120 euros. The place is fully booked and I am pretty sure they will be able to rent my room again, hence making twice the money. This is borderline scammy.