Hotel San Giovanni - Florence

10

We greatly enjoyed this hotel! The location was perfect and the staff was very friendly! The rooms were also very nice, I felt like I was staying at someones house!

7.6

This is my fourth visit to the hotel. I keep coming back because of it's location and that I can request a certain room and they have always honored that request. They provide fans to help with the heat and the street noise.

6.6

Great location (right by the Duomo), tiny (2 person) lift), didn't bother with breakfast, friendly (though limited English-speaking) staff. Cheap and cheerful.

8.2

This hotel has a lovely character to it, not your usual modern hotel. The room was large enough and had a view of the Duomo which was great. Had to walk a little way to the bathroom, but that's why it's cheaper than other hotels! They have a slightly scary little lift that probably most Italian apartment buildings have, but it's good to lift your bags up the two flights of stairs. Good spot - VERY central.

9.7

The room was beautiful and the staff was so sweet. I'll definitely go back. It was the type of room you wouldn't want to leave because it was so lovely.

8.8

Lovely and quaint hotel. Only issue we had was that we had a family emergency and either the hotel phone was not answered or if it was, the individual did not speak enough English to get a message. Nor did anyone inform us that someone had called to try to get in touch with us. But other than that, it was a great place to stay. The location was wonderful and within close walking distance to everything. Definitely worth returning to!

9.2

Lovely staff, great location, clean

9.7

Location and the helpfulness of staff made this a great spot for our family.

8.9

We have stayed here several times and will stay there again!

7.1

Hotel room was lovely but unfortunately the road it is on is very noisy so windows have to be kept shut at night, but there is a fan. The price you pay for being so central though. Great location. Would def stay again.

3.3

Yo mas bien lo consideraria un hostal y no un hotel ni de una estrella siquiera, esta super limpio pero parece que rentaste la habitacion de un departamento, todo se oye como si estuvieran dentro de tu habitacion. Es un lugar limpio te reciben bien, a penas y hablan ingles obviamente español ni de chiste. El desayuno no esta incluido y no lo especifican, estio se debe a que no hay lugar donde desayunar y te cobran 5 euros por que te lo llevan a tu habitacion y es solo pan y cafe, te conviene mas salir a desayunar. Hay un elevador que de verlo te rehusas a subirte y por cierto en nuestro caso solo sirvio para bajar las maletas por que como solo cabe o una persona o dos maletas nos toco subir maletas por las escaleras como cuatro pisos. ojo con eso, recomendamos que si lo reservan y lo usan manden las maletas por el elevador y suban ustedes caminando. Lo bueno es que esta justo frente a la catredal del duomo, todo esta super cerca y la ubicacion es realmente buena aunque en esa misma calle hay como mas opciones de hoteles que son de mas estrellas seven mejores y si son hoteles no pension o un hostal y cuestan igual.

2.7

Lo primero, no es un hotel. Es un piso muuuuuuy antiguo acondicionado de tal manera que cada una de las estancias es una habitación... Suelos que crujían, paredes de papel (literalmente), sucio, el cuarto de baño debió ser limpiado como mínimo, hace 5 años. Reconozco que las camas eran cómodas y la habitación era grande. Para que el aire acondicionado funcionara, rompieron una ventana. Era como no tenerlo. La localización, inmejorable. Justo en el cruce de la plaza... lo que la hacía tremendamente ruidosa de noche.

7.9

Pretty good place in terms of cleanliness and location. our room was spacious. just the walls are a little thin, but you never hear full out conversation. the showers were not great in comparison to other hostels I have stayed at, but the general atmosphere was welcoming and nice.

7.9

spacious room in an ancient building, in the very centre of florence. It close to all the historic points of interest, which was exactly what we came for.

9.3

Dont be put off by the one star rating. If all you need is somewhere to wash and sleep then this is the perfect location. There we plenty of bathrooms which were all clean. we had half a fresco on our celing which was beautifull and we had a stunning view of the duomo. It was very easy to find just head for the duomo and its there. The rooms were quiet and althought there was no air conditioning the rooms did have a fan. All in all a very pleasent stay.

9.7

Difficult to come by car. Very nice quadruple room with perfect view on the cathedral. Vere is no shower in the room.

7.1

This little hotel is situated in a great area, right next to the Duomo and close to the markets. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room overlooked the main street. The only problem we had was that our room was originally one large room that at some stage had been divided into two by the placing of a plaster wall down the middle. Unfortunately this plaster wall was very, very thin and we could hear everything that went on in the room next to ours, even low normal conversation, plus even with the windows and shutters closed, we were still able to hear the noise of the traffic and people from down on the street below us. We were two floors up. If you are a light sleeper, I could not possibly recommend this hotel, especially one of the front rooms. apart from that, it was a great little place to stay in.

9.0

you cant beat the location and quality for the price, rated in lonely planet travel book as top 5 hotels with views. great location, you can never get lost.

4.8

Das Zimmer war sehr sauber und die Mitabeiter sehr freundlich. Der Lärm, der sich auch in der Nacht fortsetzt (Autos, Menschen, Kehrmaschinen, Müllabfuhr...), ist absolut unerträglich. Deshalb bietet das Hotel in der ohnehin stressigen Stadt keinerlei Ruhepol. Und ein Fernseher/Radio wäre bei all dem Stress schön gewesen!!!

9.6

While going out to dinner one evening, the lights in the stairwell were on and before we reached the next floor, the lights went out and it was totally dark and I fell down 6 or 7 stairs. nobody told us that the lights were on a timer and that we should push the light button on every floor to reactivate the timer. The next morning we walked to the hospital with one of the employees (we should have taken a taxi) because it turned out I had broken my two bones in my foot and I was put in a cast from my toes to my knee and had to spend the next 3 weeks of our stay in Europe on crutches. I cannot put any weight on my injured foot. THE HOTEL SHOULD TELL GUESTS ABOUT THE LIGHTS IN THE STAIRWELL BEING ON A TIMER and ALSO POST THAT INFORMATION IN THE ROOMS. I have told many people about the accident and the situation about the lights being on a timer and nobody had heard about such a thing before.

5.3

We lived three nights there. The room looked much poorer than the photograph showed. All the furniture looked cheap and shaky. The price was affordable concerning its location. The room was spacious. We were given a triple instead of a double. However, I still cannot recommend this hotel. The best part of the hotel--the view--couldn't be seen then since the back of the baptistery was a large construction site. The Duomo was dusty except the front and the tower. The cupola was also surrounded by scaffolds. I don't know how long this situation will last. But I must advise you that "a room with a view" not be important at all in Florence and the quietness is what you should pay attention to. What the hotel lacks is quietness. The traffic is lousy but the noise is bearble with the windows shut. But the partition is incredibly poor. You can clearly hear what your neighbors are talking as if they were speaking beside your ears. Originally it should be a big room but the hotel uses poor panels to divide it and thus you cannot see the complete fresco on your ceiling. I don't know if every room is as bad as ours. But when we took a shower outside the room, we could hear the loud laughter next door. The bathroom is clean but inconvenient since the shower is fastened onto the wall. What's worse, the shower turned cold when my husband used it one day (considering it was early March). The location and the price are great. The service is not bad although they forgot to lock our door after cleaning one day. Luckily we didn't lose anything. I should also warn you that the elevater is very small. It can only accomodate two people without baggage and you can hardly move. Since we were backpackers, it was not a problem for us to climb the stairs. If you have little budget and don't care about privacy and quietness, this hotel is good for you. The location is truly unbeatable. But if you are a couple, you definately should avoid it or you should pray you have quiet neighbors or no neig

6.4

In general a really nice hotel (rooms, staff etc.) but far too noisy, therefore I wouldn't come back.

5.7

Great location, right off the Duomo Plaza, but sort of a sad, rundown place. No complaints, but not a place you'd want to hang out in.

7.7

Fantastic location overlooking cathedral. Wonderful old Florence appartment with some original features and quirky furnishings. Slightly tired and rough in places and would not suit those looking for all mod cons but a great place to stay from which to see Florence. Breakfast across road in other hotel is no real problem. Service average to good.

8.6

Great little budget hotel in an excellent location. Rooms and facilites are fairly basic but this is more than made up for by the unusual features, and location opposite the Duomo. Romms can be noisy as most are on a busy road.

9.4

The lift did not work. Apart from this great value - clean and a great view on the Domo.

6.3

Did I stay in one of the rooms with medieval paintings? no. Did the building inside looked medieval? no. Will I come back? no. It's just a cheap place in the noisiest street in town. There was no room for my medium suitcases in the lift. ¿Me tocó un cuarto con pinturas medievales? No. ¿El edificio parece medieval en el interior? No. ¿Voy a regresar? No. El elevador no tenía espacio para mis maletas medianas. Es un lugar barato en la calle más ruidosa de la ciudad.

8.0

Great budget accomodations in Firenze! Centrally located, views of the Duomo and Baptistry- on the noisy main street, but the windows were thick enough to shut out the din (when you wanted quiet); shared bathrooms were adequate, plenty of hot water; I'd go there again!

7.4

Location was great rooms and bathrooms very small but clean and comfortable. Breakfast was very good lots of choices and it was no problem crossing road to other hotel. View of Duomo from our window was a bonus

9.8

This location is as central as it gets. Next to the Duomo, it is walking distance from everything in the city as well as the train station. A bit noisey, due to traffic, but with the windows closed it is fine and quite by 11:00 at night. The bathrooms are always clean and available. Evelator is small, but useful for getting bags up and down and works fine. People where always friendly and helpful, but not much English. Would highly recommend this location for price and lcoation and would stay there again.

8.3

Great people who run the hotel and the one across the road where breakfast is served. I would prefer to stay in the hotel where the breakfast is served next time if possible but would stay at Hotel Giovanni again. Great location.

9.8

This place is amazing. We had a quad room with huge windows overlooking the Duomo. The communal bathrooms were spotlessley clean and always available

6.8

Really nice hotel. Very good location at less than of 100 meters from the domyo. EAsy to find and easy to go from the station

9.9

My mother and I were thrilled with this hotel. Wonderful management and location near to everything.

8.5

Strange dodgy looking entrance, but once you find your way in, it's perfectly fine. The view of the Duomo is as shown on the web page. The room was nice and clean, but basic. The breakfast across the road at the sister hotel was good, and the staff were friendly.

8.5

This hotel is easy to find and in a very good location. It is on a busy street but the room was quiet and it had not one but two fans.The bathrooms were plentiful and clean. We parked our car and walked to the hotel with no problems. I will stay there again. This was my fourth visit to Florence in four years

8.8

The street outisde leading to the Duomo is loud with traffic, but once you shut the double windows and pull the night blinds, it's as quiet and dark in the room as any of the "better" hotels that we stayed in. An excellent value well-situated in the city.

8.4

This hotel is very pleaseant and interesting. It is in the perfect spot in the town square. The bathroom and room very large and well equipped. Only thing missing was heating as it wasn't turned on for the seaon. The girl on duty at reception on the night of our stay was very helpful with train details for our next days journey thank you. Only complaint was the lack of welcome from the male receptionist on our arrival. Very unfriendly which is always disappointing. Other than that it was all good.

9.5

excellent location. kind and helpful staff. large spacious clean room.

9.7

My daughter and I enjoyed our stay ath San Giovanni. The rooms were comfortable but not luxurious which is exactly what we wanted. We especially loved the location. We could look out our window and see the Duomo and Baptistry. The staff was kind and helpful although they did not speak much English. This was also nice because we wanted to practice our Italian and feel like we were in Italy, not in the US. Our stay in Florence was wonderful. We even came back to the San Giovanni for a second stay.

7.9

Anouk was very helpful and the room was bright with a lot of character. Only downside was the noise level from the street.

7.9

Very simple accomodation but with views of the Cathedral and Baptistery. Our room did not have frescos or wooden floor unlike the others. Try to confirm that you will have one of the better rooms before you arrive.

6.8

We were only in Florence for one day, unfortunately. The San Giovanni has an excellent location in the heart of the city and action and very close to the train station. The common bathroom was clean, as was the room. We were on the front of the building so it was very, very noisy, and of course, stifling hot. Be aware that credit cards are not taken. The tiny two person elevator is truly memorable. Unfortunately, we didn't get a room with a fresco, as I had requested. The building was apparently built in the 1600's and we had a view of the Duomo from our window, if you reached out a bit. For a one star hotel, with that superb location, it was pretty good!

8.9

We stayed at the San Giovanni while we were in Florence. The location is great as it is right at the duomo and all the sites are within easy walking distance. Our room was quite spacious and we had a ceiling fresco AND and incredible view from of the duomo for a very good price. We would stay there again

6.1

We had an godd time staying here. the bathrooms\showers were not up to date. And the room wore signs of good use. When all things considered, the view,location and the staff, the rooms was shurley worth it. A beautyfull city. And lets face it We weren`t there to stay in our room.. Oyvind & Erika ( Norway)

6.7

For a good value/ central location this is a decent spot. Parking 5 blocks away, noise level at night , and dark hidden entrance were main detractions.

9.3

The San Giovanni is a great deal for staying in the heart of Florence. All of the popular attractions, and the heart of the city are readily accessible by foot, and you can watch the crowds in the Duomo Plaza from the window of your room. The rooms are clean and interesting and the staff always friendly.

9.7

Spacious, comfortable well maintained accomodation opposite Duomo with helpful, courteous and friendly staff. Highly reccommended.

9.2

You can't beat the location and the rooms have incredible character to them, including the unique partial frescoes on the ceiling. I have stayed in many fancier hotels, but I really enjoyed the San Giovanni for its unique flavor of Italy and its extreme value for its location.

7.6

Good location but a bit noisy. The bed was excellent. Great place for the value in Italy.