Hotel Boboli - Florence

6.6

Although in suggestion was written garage, in fact are external hard standing a few hundred metres from off hotel with very bad secure of entry.

5.7

hôtel du centre historique de Florence, en cours de rénovation, avec encore des problèmes de tuyaux. un peu surévalué...

2.2

This was our worst hotel experience in all of Europe. The room had no charm, was not clean when we got there, and did not get cleaned adequately any of the four days that we were there. There were smashed mosquitos on the wall, no shades on the reading lamps, no wall paper or pictures on the wall, and the bathroom down the hall was a joke. Any shower longer than five minutes resulted in a flood out into the hallway. The towels provided were more like table-napkins, and the staff was neither polite nor informative. The location, though not horrible, was not as close to Boboli Gardens and the Ponte Vecchio as the website led us to believe, and our room only had a view of a nasty, water-logged, bug-infested (unusable) porch. We would never recommend this hotel to other travelers. We stayed in many other one and two star hotels for the same price or less throughout Europe that were far superior.

9.1

j'ai été enchantée par l'accueil et la gentillesse du personnel. Le seul point noir est l'absence de climatisation (en panne). Durant mon séjour, il a fait très chaud et, la salle de bain ressemblait à une étuve...à part ce petit inconvénient tout à été parfait. Pour garer la voiture, nous avons eu de la chance : elle est restée gratuitement dans un parc ombragé durant 3 jours, les grilles de ce parc étaient fermées pour la nuit :sécurité donc pour le véhicule et tranquillité d'esprit pour nous ! l'hôtel est idéalement situé près du célèbre Ponte Vecchio (10 mn de marche du centre historique). côté hygiène, rien à redire : le ménage est fait tous les jours et les draps de bain, changés quotidiennement ! à propos, les serviettes ressemblent d'avantage à des nappes damassées qu'à des serviettes éponges mais, ô divine surprise, le coefficient d'absorbtion est particulièrement élevé et la douceur du tissus incomparable ! Notre chambre donnait sur la rue, mais heureusement il y a un double vitrage qui isole du bruit.

1.5

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8.3

Ottimo per un week end con gli amici. C'è tutto quello che serve. Personale disponibile.

8.4

I put in a request to unclogg our shower drain but it was not attended to.

6.7

Good location and helpful staff. The only downside was the size of the room and the bathroom facilities. The bathroom itself was very small without a showercurtain so everything was wet afterwards.

2.0

What a terrible experience, bathroom was tiny and digusting, no towels, shower did not work and had to use one in another room room not very clean at all.Squash for breakfast and dry croisants. Better off camping or upgrading! Will not be going back

7.9

Ein kleines Hotel unweit des Zentrums, allerdings nicht - wie auf der website genannt - vor kurzem renoviert, sondern alles alt und staubig. Auf Grund der Bausubstanz sehr hellhörig.

5.1

This was a very old hotel, with an urgent need for restaurationt too expensive for its quality. Improperly clean rooms with torn wallpapers, the ones facing the street very noisy, inadequate bathroom, no air condition, no frigo in the room, no remote control for the TV, a simply tolerable breakfast. The personel were very friendly and helping but couldn't amend the decadent image of the hotel. Its best advantage is its position, a five minutes walk from the centre of beautiful, fantastic, magic Florence, which makes you forget and forgive everything. Not for a stay longer than a night

8.2

Good hotel. The quadruple room is quiet and very spacious but there isn't vat of shower. Good breakfast. There is a garage near the hotel (300m).

7.8

the first room we got had a broken sink which was leaking into a bucket set underneath. The water had overflowed onto the carpet, so made the room smell horrible. But the location is good and the price excellent. And the staff allowed us to switch rooms into one that should have been higher priced, but only charged us the originally quoted price.

4.7

I booked a room for two with a shared bathroom for three days. The location was great (just outside of all the touristy areas), and had a great view, and the staff was VERY friendly, but I would not stay here again. First, the hotel had no record of my reservation, but was able to offer me a room regardless. The room was quite small, just barely fitting the bed, dresser, and desk. The bed was uncomfortable as the two mattreses kept splitting apart and it was thin. The bathroom was incredibly small and the shower was weak. Also, there were mosquitos at night. Overall, it was very much like a hostel I stayed at in Florence... but this hotel cost twice as much. I would recommened spending 20 euros more and booking a nicer hotel.

6.7

FIRST, THE GOOD: PRICE AND LOCATION WERE VERY GOOD. LOCATED ABOUT 300 METERS FROM THE PONTE VECHIO BRIDGE. STAFF WERE HELPFUL AND SPOKE EITHER A LITTLE OR A FAIR AMOUNT OF ENGLISH. THE BREAKFASTS WERE VERY GOOD. NOW, THE BAD: EVEN THOUGH THE ADS INDICATE PARKING AND THERE IS EVEN A SIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE HOTEL THAT SAYS "PARKING", IT IS SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY AND COSTS 15 EUROS/DAY. AT LEAST IT WAS INSIDE AND I FELT MY CAR WAS SAFE THERE. FINALLY, THE UGLY: THE BATHROOMS ARE SMALL AND THE SHOWERS HAVE NO ENCLOSURES OR CURTAINS. YOU HAVE TO CLEAR THE BATHROOM OF ANYTHING THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET WET TO TAKE A SHOWER. WE LOOKED AT 3 DIFFERENT ROOMS AND ALL WERE THE SAME. THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING ABOUT THE STAY WAS THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD REQUESTED A LOWERE LEVEL ROOM, WE WERE EXILED TO THE "3RD" FLOOR. SINCE THERE WAS A MEZZANINE LEVEL AT THE SECOND LEVEL, WE ENDED UP WITH WHAT WE IN THE US COUNT AS THE 5TH FLOOR- AND DID I MENTION THAT THERE WAS NO LIFT OR BELLPERSON? WE HAD TO TAKE OUR LUGGAGE UP 76 STEPS. WHEN WE CHECKED IN AND I DRAGGED THE LUGGAGE UP THOSE STEPS, I THEN WENT TO PARK THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE ROOM, MY WIFE WAS IN TEARS AND SAID: "I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS, I WILL NEVER STAY IN A ROOM OR PLACE LIKE THIS AGAIN."

8.2

Spacious rooms. Good room service. Average breakfast. Good english-speaking responsive management. Close to Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens. Public transport available (Routes 11 and 36) but buses were not working when we stayed there due to some road work. Be careful when you have heavy luggage as there are no lifts/elevators. Overall, a resonable deal for the price paid.

6.8

The place is very convenient if you want to visit the Boboli gardens and palazzo Pitti. Yet, the italian shower isn't very practical, the room is a bit noisy, and I'd recommend people not to book between spring and autumn as the price can double !

5.8

We had a problem in the WC in the first night. The person who was there during the night speaks only italien, so it is very dificult to comunicaate with him. Breakfast: ok

7.0

the location of the hotel was good and easy to walk into Florence. Breakfast was very average.

7.4

l'unico inconveniente riguarda la mancanza di parcheggio nelle vicinanze.

2.4

Our room was in works, no air conditonned, bathroom on 1 M2 (NOT USE BECAUSE TOO DIRTY !!) NO PARKING IN HOTEL, NO INDICATION TO DRIVE IN THE TOWN (ONLY SUNDAY)

4.6

Very, very dingy. Air conditioning not yet working as of August 2004. We particularly disliked the fact that the shower was simply a shower head sticking out of the bathroom wall, and you have to stand beside the toilet (who knows how often they mop the floor!?)

2.2

quest'albergo è troppo caro per quello che offre e direi anzi che è da togliere dal listino ! Mio marito è handicapato con una protesi alla gamba sinistra e abbiamo avuto una camera al terzo piano senza ascensore... ne acqua ! Facevano dei lavori di restauro ma, per carità, non si vergognano di dare una camera al 3° piano senza verificare almeno che l'acqua colli normalmente per farsi la doccia !!! Forget this hotel and cancel it from your list of proposal : no lift + no water in the shower : how can someone pretend to be paid without a minimum of services !!! A enlever de vos listes d'hôtels sur Florence : pas d'ascenseur ! L'eau de la douche ne coulait pas (bien qu'ils soient en train de faire des réparations, j'estime qu'on ne donne pas une chambre à qq sans vérifier que l'eau de la douche coule normalement !! Le parking gardé était en fait un parking externe payant à 10 mn à pied et pour descendre les bagages, il a fallu stationner sur le trottoir comme on a pu !!! Impossible et désagréable! Sur 4 hôtels réservés, cet hôtel fait tâche !

8.0

Top hotel, le coin douche est un peu rudimentaire certes mais l'hotel est à deux pas du centre ville, à côté du parc BOBOLI, un bonheur. Qui plus est, pas cher. Un accueil très sympa pour finir. Je conseille donc.

8.1

Very disappointed about not having the air conditionning not working. On 35c days it was deadly. Chose hotel because it advertised AC. Overall not bad.

4.0

I wasn't satisfied with the hotel at all.

2.9

Unfortunately the only thing good about the hotel was its location, a stones throw away from the Boboli Gardens and a few minutes walk from the Palazzo Pitti and the Ponte Vecchio. The owner was rude, the breakfast was poor, it was being renovated during our stay and we had to avoid the dust and debris as we walked up and down the stairs to our room. I thought I'd booked a bathroom with a bath and found that no rooms in the hotel had a bath. I realise we were staying at the height of season in Florence (which is quite pricey) but in terms of value for money, this Hotel was very poor.

7.2

The room was fine, but the bathroom was quite disappointing. It was very small, shabby and smelt of immac whenever the taps were used. The rest of the hotel looked a little shabby, but some parts were undergoing renovations so it might be better now.

6.7

The hotel was very cute. Old fashion. Unfortunately there's no elevator and this would be a minus for anyone unable to climb the flights of stairs. The room was very spacious but no air conditioning, only the remaining box of what looked to once be one. There was a fan. The bathroom was very, very small. Tiny. I'm very tall and had no leg room when sitting on the toilet. ALSO! They should inform people about the shower!! It's just a shower head in the bathroom with no curtain or shower door. So when you take a shower the bathroom becomes a mini swimming pool. I had to dry the floor with some towels and wait for it to dry afterwards to re-enter just to put on my makeup. That was a big minus for me, the bathroom situation. The room was positioned in the front of the hotel on the main street and the noise level in the mornining was incredible! Very noisy. I would also say that the room although cute could use a new wallpapering job. The paper was coming off of the wall with chipping plaster underneath. The breakfast was good. Unfortunately the hotel bar wasn't available, I think that they were redoing it. I'm not sure. However, the stay was nice apart from the negatives that I've stated. I'm not sure if I would stay there again only because of the bathroom situation. I don't want to have to cleanup water in the bathroom of my hotel room. The staff was very polite. The location was very good as it is near the Boboli Garden and Palazzo Pitti.

6.1

the building is old, but the forniture in the rooms is new; the bed is confortable, but the bathroom is really basic.The room overlooks a very busy street: there's a lot of noise! a priceless advice: take with you a good lotion against mosquitos!!!!!

8.0

the staff was very helpful and the room was a nice size for the 3 of us.

7.6

Very nice pensione type hotel. We were there for 4 wonderful days. Our room faced the front and we did not know ahead of time that Via Romana is such a main street, with the attendant noise level, but the location was perfect, especially for the price. Our room was a perfect size. The bathroom is precisely that... a shower with a toilet, bidet, and sink. You have to remove the towels, toilet paper, etc., before taking a shower. This was not a problem, just different. The only down side was our sink had a leak and the toilet had no seat (no surprise there, after all, this is Italy!), until our last day when we discovered, upon returning to the hotel, that the leak was fixed AND the toilet was sporting a new seat! Also, there is no elevator. The breakfast offered is minimal, but good. Overall, we had a wonderful time at the Boboli and would stay there again, if we got the chance to return to Florence.

2.9

El hotel no es un hotel de dos estrellas. Muy caro en relación al confort ofrecido, desprolijo, con tres pisos y sin ascensor. Todo una verdadera pocilga. En sintesis, una vieja pensión que no debería llegar a la categoria de una estrella, con intentos de mejoras que quedaron en el camino. Para no volver, menos para recomendar.

8.1

Rather cheep hotel, with only ten minits walk to the old town. The bathroom became a swimmingpool after every time we took a shower. A diesent breakfast made this hotel worth the money.

5.2

The Hotel is undergoing major refurbishments (its a building site!). The rooms overlooking the Via Romana will be noisy

9.8

overall great stay. only downside, though minimal, was learning upon our arrival that the hotel was undergoing rather major renovations. I'm sure the hotel will be even better post-renovations. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

9.1

Lobby was under construction while we were there. Room was good for the price. Location is excellent.

7.2

The hotel was a good value for the money. It's not top-rate, but you get what you pay for. The heater in our room was out, so they wheeled in a space heater and it worked fine. Breakfast was pretty good.

9.1

The problem i could see on the hotel wwas the bathroom. It needs a courtain in the shower to stop everything else to get wet. The rest of the hotel is wonderfull, is what i spected.

8.5

The bathroom was not what I expected. The water was running very slow. The room is clean and nice though.

5.0

Parking is nearby, but the lot is humongous so we had to walk a long way to get back to the hotel after parking. We were disappointed with the room. You could hear everything going on in the other rooms and especially in the hall since there was no carpeting and everything just echoes. Some man decided to take a shower at 1:30 in the morning in the hallway bathroom, which happened to be right next to our room; singing at the top of his lungs....obviously a little too much vino. Kids running up and down the hallway screaming until we told them to knock it off and get back to their room (which their mother should have done). The shower was not to be believed. A nozzle stuck on the wall in the really small cubicle of a bathroom with NO SHOWER CURTAIN....if you shower, everything in there will be soaked. The bath towels were a joke....they need to invest in some TERRYCLOTH. These were flat cotton oversized kitchen towels. The location isn't bad if you don't want to be smack in the center of Florence, where driving a car is impossible anyway. Our other option was the David, which was also on this side of the river....it was a little more expensive, but it got rave reviews on Venere and I think the parking was on the premises. And they probably had shower curtains and terrycloth bathtowels. For what the parking cost us, it would have ended up being the same....live and learn. We'd never stay at Boboli again.

8.1

The advantages:Not far from Ponte vechio and quiet.Disadventage: small,but OK if you only want to spend the night in your rum.And there is no reason to stay in your rum ,while in Florence!

5.1

The adjoining bathrooms were terrible, they appeared clean but after a shower they smelt horrible. The hotel was further from Ponte Veccio than indicated. The impression from the photograph was that the hotel was on a quiet road, probably with a garden and possibly with a bit of a view, impressions can be very missleading! We will not stay here again. Your services however all worked very well, many thanks.

9.8

A very good, competently run, reasonably priced hotel in a city where such accommodations are difficult to find. Very helpful staff regarding reservations for restaurants and sights.

6.2

The bathroom was really too small and taking a shower meaned wetting the whole bathroom. And it was really COLD in the room. The heating could not be turned on because of economic reasons, but the employee who was telling this to us was sitting in a warm space. When we asked for an extra blanket, we could have it the day after (which was too late, this was our return day)!!! We will never go back, although prices are fair and the hotel is well situated.

8.5

Convenient location down from Pitti Palace. Comfortable triple room. Small but functional bathroom. The 'view of Boboli Gardens' amounted to a few trees, but was nevertheless pleasant enough. Parking is away from the hotel, in a secure public car park.

7.7

According to the country and the number of stars, I think that the hotel is normally good. Only the bathroom is a bit small and surprising by the poverty of the shower.

6.8

Location within walking distance of tourist sights. Hotel a bit dated, but nothing worse than you expect for a 2 star.

9.6

We had the same experience of other guests with the shower that has no door ! Anyway we stayed in Lucca in an Hotel that had the same kind of bathroom..... It's probably a typical tuscany shower system ! At the beginning we thought that price was a bit high for the cathegory but then we noticed it was good in comparison to others Hotels in Florence, less nice and far from the city center. For the rest the Hotel is situated so near to the Palazzo Pitti and the Old Firenze that is really nice to have a walk in any moment, even when you're tired, everything is near you and people are so kind ! A special note to the quality of the reception welcoming !

6.7

the shower is not separated from bathroom, no cabin, no curtain

5.5

Right choice for budget-conscious traveller, though noisy unless room is in the back. No A/C. Shower not separated from bathroom, no curtain. Friendly staff.

8.4

small and clean. not very far from places of interest (ponte vecchio, piazza signoria, giardino boboli) and near to nice piazze, where you can have very good food. no air condition, and though very hot in the rooms in august. price/quality unbeatable!

8.3

The stay would have been perfect, but there was no airconditioning

7.0

The staff were competent and friendly. The location is excellent for visiting the sites of Florence. A fifteen minute walk on the same road as the hotel (Via Romana) is the Ponte Vecchio and there after all the main sites. The parking is in a public off street car park about five minutes walk from the hotel and the road outside the hotel is very narrow making even temporary parking while unloading luggage difficult. When I stayed the weather was very hot (35 C) and air conditioning would have helped make the room more comfortable. The electric fan provided made on a small impact.

6.2

Basic room, basic european breakfast. However location of hotel was excellent. All attractions within a 20 minute walk. Secured parking a five minute walk from hotel.

8.1

Bathroom was the biggest problem during our stay. It was very small, and the shower was in the middle of it, no shower stall, no shower curtain. Everything was soaking wet after taking a shower. Good place otherwise. PS There are no elevators, you'll have to carry your luggage a few flights up all by yourself.

5.7

This hotel was in a really good location, just on the other side of Ponte Vecchio and a four min. walk to the Uffizi. It was very clean, our room was quiet and with the view shown on the website.It offered a fairly unpalatable continental-type breakfast (mostly pre-packaged with little variety). Warning: the private shower was un-enclosed, which means the shower head sticks out of the wall and the water gets everywhere! The towels were typically thin- as- tablecloths, no frills here. Also I was disappointed that there seemed to be no effort (from the lady who worked the aternoon shift) to fulfill the simplest requests (ie: borrow a converter plug to use my own hair dryer ("It must not have been returned from the last person..") or a house hair dryer (didn't have one), etc. etc. I was 0 for 4! Despite this, I give full credit to the gentleman who worked the night shift; extra pillow, no problem. Gave us excellent directions, recommendations and all with a smile. He made it mostly worthwhile. Overall I would give it an average rating. Thought it was overpriced compared to other places we stayed in, but this was considered a reasonable deal as we were told early April is already considered "high" season (surprisingly). A comfortable stay in a good location of Florence.

7.9

Room Ok, good bed, very clean, bathroom small but ok

7.5

Pretty decent place. Not too much to say really. Good price, decent location, decent service.

9.5

Nice hotel, well run with very friendly service. Location is exellent, very close to the main sights, but in a less-touristy part of the old city - a great place to wander around.

10

The location is nice, calm, close to the Boboli park. It takes 15 minutes by walking from the station, but you can use the bus, so it is very convinient. The price is reasonable. Staff is kind. Thank you.

9.4

Well done!!