Hotel Medici - Florence
Via dei Medici 6 - 50123 Florence
Double room from
€ 120 (Tax included)- Cleanliness of rooms
- Quietness of rooms
- Spaciousness of rooms
- Quality of service provided
- Hotel surroundings
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‹‹ Great location, right of republicana square, 2 blocks to duomo, 2 blocks to point de vechio. Ask for 5 or 6 floor rooms. 6 Floor has balcony and chairs/tables...››
04 Oct 2007 read hotel reviewsHOTEL OVERVIEW
hotel front view
The hotel Medici is situated in the historical centre of Florence, an ideal location close to all the major attractions of the city like the Duomo and Piazza Signoria and many other important cultural sights.
Reopened in August 2007 after a major renovation, the hotel offers all the modern comforts including a bar, charming public areas as well as a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. On the top floor there is a beautiful terrace offering a wonderful panoramic view over the town.
The hotel is surrounded by restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres and the position allows easy access to other sites of interest like the Congress Centre and the main train station of Florence, Santa Maria Novella.
LOCATION
City Area:Duomo
Position of the zone in the city
General map
GUEST ROOMS
double room
The hotel offers 40 beautiful single, double, triple and quadruple rooms. Some have private bathroom with shower or bathtub and hairdryer.
The rooms are furthermore equipped with direct dial telephone.
- Direct dial phone
- Hairdryer in room
- Heating
- Rooms with view available upon request
BREAKFAST
breakfast room
A typical Italian breakfast is served in the breakfast room from 7.30 a.m. until 10 a.m.
HOTEL FACILITIES
- Credit card accepted
- Groups welcome
- Lift/elevator
- City maps
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Tourist information
- Garage
- Valet service
- Baby sitter
- Bar
HOTEL REVIEWS
Young couple
Spain, Aug 2008
The worst was the breakfast. Was really poor. The last two days we went to have our "cafe latte" at the corner bar!. It would have been grate to have air conditioning in the room, the first night was impossible to sleep. In general we had a good time there!.
Family with older children
Canada, Aug 2008
We stayed in Florence for 3 nights. And we didn't sleep well at all. The beds are hard et pillows very thin... The environnement was noisy late at night and very early in the morning. The breakfast served at the hotel is a real joke. Coffee was hawful and we only had some bread, crackers, butter and jam... The only morning we took it there, we went out to eat again...
Young couple
United Kingdom, Jun 2008
Absolutely abysmal hotel. Not clean by any standards. No air con so very very noisy when trying to sleep with windows open. Staff indifferent - public area totally lacking in any useful tourist information. The breakfast was the worst I have ever had in 5 visits to Italy as was the hotel generally. If the view of the Duomo is the be all and end all for your stay in Florence then book but if not stay well clear. Staying at an hotel as bad as this could almost put you off Florence and that really takes some doing. Other than being very close to the Duomo and having an impressive view of the same from the rooftop there was absolutely no other redeeming feature whatsoever. Avoid at all costs.
Family with older children
Mexico, Jul 2008
I had a little trouble convincing the guy at the front desk I had reserved two rooms. Other than that they were ver helpful. Decour and furniture is beyond minimalist: a bed, a night table barely able to withstand the weight of a lamp a small desk and a chair. No mirror. The shower was inadequate, measuring some 40 cm by 60 cm. One of our rooms was between the kitchen and the (very ample!) breakfast room, making it impossible to sleep beyond 7 am. Still it is unexpensive and perfectly located a few steps away from the Piaza della Republica. Good option if you are traveling cheap, else its beast avoided.
Group
Slovakia, Jul 2008
the hotel has an excellent location, realy just 100 m from the Duomo, so we could enjoy the nightlife, the staff was helpfull, unfortunately between 6:00 am and 7:30 the streets close to the hotel were cleaned and we were woken up because it was very noisy, we had room for 4, but it seems to be duble room originaly and just 2 beds were added, so there was not enough space, even thought I will recomend this accomodanion to my friends, just it will be better to take two duble rooms instead of one quadruple
Family with young children
Portugal, Jul 2008
a two star hotel at an excellent location
Group
United Arab Emirates, Jul 2008
the best thing in the hotel is the location of the hotel.
Family with older children
USA, Jul 2008
The Medici offers a great feature, which is what attracted me to this hotel: their rooftop terrace. The city view is breathtaking, the terrace itself is very welcoming with tables and chairs and plants. Very nice. Our room had a window to the street, so it was extremely noise, specially on Sat. night when all the people were out and about until 3-4am. If you are looking for a quiet place to stay, this is not it, but if you don't mind the city noisy. The hotel has an elevator, which is very helpful with the luggage. The room was spacious, bathroom was also large and clean. No t.v. or phone (ok with us!) Overall, very pleasant stay. Location of hotel is great!! close proximity to most mayor attractions.
Australia, Jul 2008
Service and attitude of staff was patchy, some good some bad. Excellent location and great value for money considering the location. Roof terrace has huge potential and great view across Florence but untidy & unattractive .... with a clean up and a rooftop bar would be fabulous. Rooms were clean & spacious bathroom compact but serviceable.
Not Specified
Italy, Jul 2008
may should happen that the hotel hosted is not the hotel booked, but a near one.
Single traveller
USA, Jun 2008
Excellent location in the heart of Florence with a fabulous view of the Duomo from the terrace. Although the rooms on the 5th floor were comfortable, during the night there was some noise coming from the HVAC of the building across the street. The food offered for breakfast was limited to bread rolls and jelly. Next time I will be in Florence, I will definitely return to the Hotel and I will recommend it to my friends.
Gay Couple
United Kingdom, Apr 2008
My overall review is good for the Medici Hotel...The things I would like to highlight is that there was no central heating...(there was hot water fortunately) and that towels, linens and duvets provided by the hotel were old and of bad quality. But, the location is so central and helps you to forget all the above small problems.
Single traveller
Spain, Mar 2008
A very good option for an affordable stay in Florence. Realiable and comfortable hotel in the middle of the historical center of the city. WIll gladly repeat and use it as reference.
Young couple
USA, Feb 2008
This is a very reasonable hotel for the price. The room was very basic, but spacious. No TV. Lovely view of the Doumo, while you’re on the toilet! :) There was a very odd shower in that it was just the faucet coming out of the wall - tiles noted the shower “area” but there were no doors or anything. And there was another odd faucet coming out of the wall by the toilet. A European thing that we’re not familiar with perhaps? Our door did not lock properly and the dead lock did not work. We made our own security system out of an empty Bellini bottle. Breakfast was the most basic we had in Europe – 1 roll each, packet of hard toast, American coffee, tea or juice. That’s it. Staff at breakfast was not friendly, but the breakfast room was nice. There is an elevator, location is great! Front desk staff was helpful when we needed them, otherwise they stayed to themselves. Overall, good value for the money. Inexpensive and very basic and best for the low-maintenance traveler.
Mature couple
USA, Jan 2008
In reference to the Hotel Medici, we were immediately underwhelmed by the rather cold, smug reception at the front desk. However, other front-desk attendants were incredibly warm and helpful. The breakfast was abysmal: meager, served grudgingly, lacking in general. In fact, I had to go after it in order to be served. The rooftop space is spectacular, however. The room was quite small, understood, but without the recourse of even a television during days of pouring rain, its smallness was claustrophobic and stifling. The surroundings are corporate-commercial, not what one would expect of Florence, just off the Duomo. This is not the hotel's fault, but soured our expectations nevertheless. I would not recommend the place in general, unless you plan to only sleep there, nothing else.
Group
USA, Nov 2007
The hotel was fine for our one night stay, but I will mention things that others may want to know. In the lobby and elevator it smelled like sourkraut or sewage. But the rooms did not smell. We had 2 crying babies next to us, walls are thin. There is not a TV in the room and the towels are like tabelcloth material. We joked that it was like a monastary becasue there wasn't much to the room. Staff answered all questions although they weren't always happy to do it. Breakfast was the night before's dinner rolls. But it was clean, safe, and also in an EXCELLENT location within walking distance of everything you would want to see or do.
Gay Couple
Australia, Nov 2007
On holiday in Firenze for 2 nights/3 days, location was much more than expected, room had view overlooking the Duomo & one block from Piazza del Republica, 2 blocks from Uffizi Gallery, Town Square, Ponte Vecchio etc, very central to all tourist spots. Florence streets can sometimes be diffucult for transporting luggage & you can easily get disoriented with directions. Would ALWAYS recommend friends & family to Hotel Medici!
Single traveller
United Kingdom, Nov 2007
The hotel has been completely refurbished since I was last there four years ago, and they have done a good job. The location, in the city centre near the cathedral, is the outstanding feature. The terrace has superb views. Try to get a 5th or 6th floor room with a cathedral view. The only drawback is that the hotel can be a bit noisy with sounds from the street and from neighbouring buildings.
Group
United Kingdom, Oct 2007
Upgraded to a high standard and much improved.Visited this Hotel several times and returning in April. Suit any age group butI would not take small children who might spoil the peace and quiet New lift feels safer .Breakfast room now on fist floor.En suite facilities superb.
Young couple
Argentina, Oct 2007
LA UBICACION ES EXCELENTE. hOTEL TOTALMENTE RENOVADO CON ALGUNOS DESAJUSTES AUN A NIVEL EDILICIO PERO NADA IMPORTANTE. NO MUY BUENA LA ATENCION DURANTE EL DESAYUNO Y ALGUNAS DIFICULTADES CON LOS CERRAMIENTOS POR LOS QUE SE FILTRA EL RUIDO QUE PRODUCE POR LA MAÑANA TEMPRANO DE LA ACTIVIDAD COMERCIAL.
Single traveller
Poland, Aug 2007
HOTEL IS RENOVATED AND CLEAN , ROOM A LITTLE BIT SMALL BUT IT'S ACCEPTABLE COMPARING TO ECXELENT LOCATION, YOU CAN REACH ALL TOURIS ATTRACTION VERY EASILY,ONLY IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH IT BY CAR, GENERALLY I WOULD RECOMEND THIS HOTEL FOR TYPICAL TURIST STAY.
Family with older children
USA, Oct 2007
Quaint hotel 2 blocks from the Duomo. We were on vacation and wanted to see the sites. The hotel was well located for this.
Young couple
USA, Sep 2007
Great location, right of republicana square, 2 blocks to duomo, 2 blocks to point de vechio. Ask for 5 or 6 floor rooms. 6 Floor has balcony and chairs/tables for relaxing. 5 has some private balconies. Great views, great location. Problems with evevator a few times unavailable. Continental breakfast, terrible coffee and mostly bread. Better grab a cappacion on the street.
Group
USA, Sep 2007
This was a wonderful hotel in a terrific location with amazing views from the rooftop. The bathrooms were particularly spacious. My only frustration was that the phone in the room didn't work and there were no other phones to use in the building. Overall, an excellent hotel for the price.
Young couple
USA, Sep 2007
It seems to be common practice in Europe to over book the Hotels in convinent locations and then send you over to other one. in our case they send us over another Hotel ( Fenrando de medici) 2 blocks away , with very good location but the original hotel was 2 stars while the one given to us was 1 star.
Single traveller
Australia, Aug 2007
Hotel Medicic was brilliant value for money. Its location is so central to all points of interest. Love Florence and have been there many times.
MAP
map - how to reach
HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL
By car
The hotel is easily reachable from the highway A1. Exit at Firenze Nord and follow the indications to Centro/Piazza Duomo.
By train
The Florence railway station Santa Maria Novella is about 600
meters from the hotel.
By airplane
The Florence airport is about 7 km from the hotel and is connected to
the Santa Maria Novella railway station by a bus leaving every 30
minutes.
TRANSPORT SERVICES
- Garage
- Valet service
Valet parking for guests at reduced price is available only 100 meters from the hotel.
HOTEL
hotel front view
ROOMS
double room
HOTEL FACILITIES
terrace
The hotel has a fantastic rooftop terrace with a panoramic view over the historical centre of Florence.
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GUEST PICTURES
View from room showing Duomo & Bell Tower
HOTEL POLICIES
METHODS OF PAYMENT
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CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
Check-in: the rooms are available at any time after 2 p.m.
Check-out: it is necessary to leave the rooms not later than 11 a.m.
INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Parking is not included in the price and costs between €20,00-€30,00 with valet service.
Breakfast is included in the price.
CANCELLATION POLICY
In case of cancellation made after established time or no-
show, 1st night + 1 night every other two booked/cancelled
will be charged as penalty.
You may cancel your reservation without penalty up until 7 days before your arrival date, by accessing the Your Reservations page. It is not possible to cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a room indicated as "PREPAID/NOT REFUNDABLE".
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