Bed & Breakfast San Frediano Mansion - Florence

9.3

We had an enormous room with a great view through some large windows of the Arno. Shame that they had put a fake ceiling in that blocks the view of the fresco on the ceiling, which is visible through just a small square viewing panel on the fake ceiling. Basic furnishings but the air con worked, which is the main thing. Great location for central Florence too. They could probably charge a lot more for it if they redecorated the rooms, put some fancy furniture and actually did breakfast! As it is it's great value for money. My tip for breakfast would be to go the cafe on the right as you approach the nearby bridge (I think it was called the Cafe Ponte) - excellent pastries and coffees.

7.9

Molt ben situat i habitacions grans i maques. Servei d'esmorzar deficient.

9.6

Due to a train strike we had to arrive in Florence a day early...Simone was prompt with his emails and assured us of our reservation. The huge room was quiet and airconditioned and had a huge bathroom, TV, fridge etc and provided a cool retreat in the middle of those hot Firenze summer days. Just over the river from the thick of Firenze action but had some good restaurants and bars (for breakfast etc) only a short walk away. An accommodation not for the five-star brigade but it was a great deal for those seeking city value for money.

9.2

Great Place to stay for the price. Although walls are a bit thin, we could hear everything upstairs, it was a great B&B and we would definitely stay there again. Easy access to all the sights, down the street from the Arno River.

9.8

We really loved this place. It was very spacious and in a great location. We were able to walk everywhere. The staff was very accommodating, too. We would definitely return again. Not a traditional B&B, as there was actually no breakfast (but we knew that ahead of time from other reviews on this site).

8.7

San Frediano was great for us (adult parents, 2 teenagers). I feel calling themselves a Bed & Breakfast is misleading - they should change that category. Our quad room was very spacious, ensuite, and you could walk to anything. We enjoying being on the south side of the Arno, as it wasn't overflowing with tourist crowds. We felt like locals. San Frediano had good recommendations for meals. Templetons, San Jose, California

9.8

This is a phenomenal place for the price. Our room was enormous. We came as a couple but it would be ideal for a family. I liked the room so much that I would return to Italy and use it as a base to make excursions and stay much longer. The location is great across the Arno and away from the tourist strip. Authentic caffes with live jazz and great cuisine abound. You leave with a sense of what it could be like to live in Florence rather than touring through it. As plenty of people pointed out on the site prior to booking, this "B&B" does not offer breakfast. Trust me, it is still a bargain. It was the cheapest of the three places we stayed in Italy and was worth paying double of what we were charged at the other two. As I said, great local caffes with local prices abound so go down and have a brioche and a croissant for a couple of euros, it's really no big deal.

8.2

We stayed for 4 nights in June in a spacious comfortable quad room with a double bed and two singles that had a frescoed ceiling that was maybe 20 feet high. Two massive windows opened up onto a beautiful garden with a view of the Arno. The windows have massive outside shutters as well as inside shutters making the room dark as well as quiet. Temperature was perfect. It does have an odd mix of a feeling of faded grandeur with modern, yet inexpensive furniture. No breakfast served at the hotel but we ate delicious pastries & caffe lattes for breakfast at a pasticceria around the corner. The area is much less crowded and quieter than the other side of the Arno. It was a relief to get away from the crowds. It might be a mile from the train station. We hauled our wheeled luggage with no problem. Its close to the Ponte Vecchio and the Pitti Palace. Everything is within a mile or so. We walked everywhere. No frills here but comfortable and VERY safe. You carry 4 keys with you: the outside door, the gate, inside door and your room key. Room safe is provided. Bathroom is tight but clean and had hot water all the time.

9.5

We arrived by auto and had a hard time finding this one. Staff was friendly and helpful (especially regarding parking). Room was fine - no breakfast, but vending machine with coffee was available, and pastry shop was a block away. Internet cafe in the neighborhood gave us the chance to check e-mail (nothing available at the B&B).

8.3

Basicly these are VERY VERY spacious rooms surrounding a nice reception hall (seen in pictures). Our room had a nice clean shower and toilet, a soundproof window, A/C. There was no breakfast but they didnt promise one (despite the name B&B). Everything was neat and clean. The location is excellent, just a step from the river, 15 minutes walk from the train station, 10 minutes walk from great tratorrias in the Oltarno. There are several parking places near by (1-4 EU per hour), 2 laundries and a dry cleaning on the same street. We are a family with a 1.5 years old daughter and we had a pleasent first stay in Bed & Breakfast San Frediano Mansion. A baby cot was included.

10

Wonderful location. Even better staff.Due to a prior illness, I was hospitalized while in Florence.The staff extended our stay and helped my niece contact our next hotel about our delay and more importantly was able to call the hospital for her to reach me. They really helped her cope with an extremely stressful situation. She did not feel so alone and even ended up feeling comfortable enough to go out and explore Florence on her own. I highly recommend Sam Frediano Mansion.

9.7

The hotel is excellent value for money. Very clean and comfortable. At the prices they are charging it is a bargain. I would definately stay there again if I was returning to Florence.

9.9

We stayed in Florence for 2-days at San Frediano Mansion, and I would stay here again in a heart-beat. It was a quite location, easy to get to, right on a bus route. Simon was helpful as were the additional people that worked there. While there was no breakfest, we knew to expect that, and there was a great bakery around the corner. Read all of the advice on the Venere site, it is helpful to know what to do.

9.9

I recommend this Bed and Breakfast which is near the center, clean and very quiet.A pleasure to stay!.

10

We had a wonderful stay and would absolutely return!! The advice and assistance with activities was extremely helpful.

8.5

I was traveling alone and felt very safe and comfortable staying at San Frediano Mansion. It is only a short walk to the city area and all the other facilities I needed were near by - ie laundromat, Internet access and reasonable restaurants. Staff were helpful and professional - I would not hesitate to stay there again on my next visit to Florence.

9.0

Our room was huge. It was very comfortable and very well appointed. Bed a little uncomfortable. Lovely views over the river and in a great position. Would certainly return here.

9.7

though our room was very close to the main hall and a bit noisy, we had a wonderful stay and would certainly come back.

9.6

I will come again, Thank you!!

9.0

The room was fairly large though the bathroom rather small and narrow. It also had a strong bleach smell so we opened the windows to air the room out. Unfortunately this let the mosquitos in so we spent the night batting at them. The site manager/owner was very helpful and friendly, we only stayed one night but he let us store our bags there the next day so we could head to Tuscany without having to drag them along.

10

Everything about the stay was fantastic. The staff were very friendly, helpful and polite. The hotel was so much more beautiful than I thought it could be. The location was absollutely brilliant- close to everything, but in an off the beaten track street. I was a bit confused about the Breakfast part of Bed and Breakfast...as there wasn't any.. but the hotel was so close to tiny little bakeries and cafes that it wasn't a problem. I would recommend this hotel to anyone and will definitely be back. Thank you so very much for a magnificent and magical stay in Florence.

10

Terrific location, staff was very helpful. Traveled with husband and adult daughter, had the large room with river view and it was perfect. Switched to smaller room with just daughter and although there was no view (interior courtyard) the room was fine. Many excellent restaurants nearby. Keys and locks were no problem and we felt quite secure. Would recommend to anyone who doesn't require a 'hotel' experience but wants really pleasant rooms just off the main tourist route.

9.9

this is a great location in Florence- surprisingly quiet and about 3 blocks from the ponte vecchio- less than 15 minutes walk into the historical section. very clean room, excellent bathroom beds a bit lumpy but everything else excellent.

6.8

This is a wonderful spot from which to explore Florence. It is close to the river and within walking distance of all the sights on both sides of the river. Simone was very helpful, though he was only available at certain hours of the day. Our room was right on the road which was VERY noisey all night long. We went at the height of the season, so we didn't even try to switch rooms. Perhaps others were more quiet. This really is not a bed and BREAKFAST. No morning meal was provided (not even coffee), though there was a vending machine for snacks and machine made coffee (UGH).

8.3

Nice Room, We had the Quad room. It overlooked a garden and the river. Huge room with painted ceiling fresco. Drawbacks- lots of stairs and no breakfast?? The price was good.

8.9

It's called a Bed & Breakfast, however, breakfast is on your own but there are excellent cafes nearby for a great inexpensive breakfast. I would definitely stay there again!

9.8

perfect....i will comeback for sure

10

Our room was fabulous and perfect for a family of four (2 adults and 2 teenagers). We stayed 4 nights and had an enormous room with views of the river Arno, very good beds and everything clean and warm. We much appreciated the very helpful staff. The location (you can see the Ponte Vecchio from the windows) made exploring Florence very easy - we were able to walk everywhere. And being winter season, we were lucky to pay off season prices for what was obviously a very good deal. Thank you venere.com for an excellent online booking service.

7.7

Bed and Breakfasts without breakfast are odd. The location of the hotel was only slightly inconvenient (about a 20 minute walk to the Duomo and "center" of Firenze). The biggest problem was the noise. This problem though was as a result of one of the strengths of this mansion - the spaciousness. The rooms are huge and cavernous and so the noise echos off the walls and made it difficult to sleep through other guests' actions/noises. Overall though, it was a very good value. I would stay again (with earplugs).

9.5

walkable from main train station they don't give breakfast (wonder why it's B&B) but that's hardly an issue. a nice café close-by to have a very Italian breakfast. overall it's a very nice place. if ever I return to Florence I would be glad to stay in San Frediano Mansion.

8.1

very nice location and the size of the room is quite a bit larger than most other bed and breakfasts we had stayed in Italy. The only thing bad that I would have to say about San Frediano is that it does not serve breakfast. Im not sure how they get to call themselves a b and b. There is a very good coffee maker in the hallways though. Other than that the location is excellent, maybe 2 miles from Santa Maria train station and half mile from ponte vecchio and Duomo

9.2

We would definately stay at the San Frediano Mansion again. The staff was great, the location was super, and we enjoyed the view of the Arno River every evening.

8.8

Very nice B&B to stay in, huge rooms with high ceilings decorated with fresco's, very charming.Our private bathroom was about 10 meters away from our room at the end off the hallway, no problems with this. The rooms were quiet enough, special soundproof windows were installed before the original windows. The only min is that there was no breakfast,while it is B&B. make a better sign on the website that this is a place to stay without breakfast. We find around the corner a little bakeryshop were you can have breakfast for very small price, cappacino is 1 euro!! i recomond this B&B and would love to stay here again. 10 minutes walk from the center and about 15 -20 minutes walking from the central station.

10

Staying at San Frediano Mansion was wonderful. Our host was grand and the room was spacious with a great bathroom. It is in a great location to see Florence, close to restaurants, small shops (both working and boutique) and coffee. Our Host and the rooms are located on the 3rd floor so when you get there you will know where to go. Our luggage had been lost by the airlines and the staff helped us get it back and it arrived within 5 minutes of the time they gave us. This was a special place that I would go back to anytime.

5.7

No breakfast was served, not sure why it's called a bed and breakfast!

9.3

We had an excellent stay,perfect location! The best was that we had a kitchen in our room with all the things to cook pasta or whatever we liked.Overall it was great and we were very impressed with our huge room that seemed more like a little flat.I would recommend everyone to stay here :-)

8.1

The room we stayed in here was amazing. Huge, and confortable. We had two issues, neither one was a big deal to us, but we felt misled by the website. The first issue was breakfast...there wasn't really any. There was instant coffee and crackers. That's it. Even for Italy this was meager. The second issue was the bathroom. I booked online a room with a private bathroom. We got this except that the bathroom was down the hall. It was private because only we had the key, but we expected a private bathroom to be accessible from the room. Other than that we enjoyed our stay. The man helped us book reservations at the Uffizi an Accademia.

9.9

We were thrilled with this huge, clean room, far better than we'd expected. The pictures don't do it justice. We were made to feel welcome and comfortable. Close to the river, a short walk to all we wanted to see and do. Although the beds were not especially comfortable, after walking and exploring all day, we didn't care much. We would most definitely recommend this property and would stay here again.

6.1

Alhough the beautiful room was very spacious and the location of the hotel was great.. it is not a bed and breakfast. Also, they only had two small towels in the bathroom for which to take a shower and as handtowels. This wasn't what we would have expected. The fan in the bathroom was obnoxiously loud, and the double bed that sank in the middle made my husband and I wake with back aches. The bed needs to be changed. I would NOT recommend the hotel for only this reason. This would have been a great hotel if not for the very uncomfortable bed.

8.8

Very good value with extremely welcoming staff. Spacious room was fine for the price paid and cleaned each day however the bathroom was very cramped. No breakfast on offer but there are tea/coffee making facilities in the reception area. The location was perfect for walking to wherever in Florence and there's a lift althought the accommodation is only on the second floor so not too many steps to tackle. Would recommend and definately stay again.

7.1

San Frediano Mansion (a former flat) in the second floor of an old city palace has 4 spacious rooms for rent. You can reach it with an antique lift. We enjoyed the good location (close to the river Arno and in walking distance to all sights but not to close to the shopping area). Our room and bathroom was spacious and clean but basic. Beds, shower and towels were good. For breakfast we got a voucher for an italian breakfast in a small coffee shop around the corner. We recommend that accomodation if you are looking for a simple room. We would book it again.

9.6

The main rooms have lovely high ceilings, and the staff were very pleasant and helpful.

9.9

One of our best stays in Italy. Good location handy to train station and sights, spacious and comfortable room, very helpful staff, and an excellent value. And we appreciated that they provide a nice bar of glycerin soap and bottle of good shampoo. Our experience was very good and we would highly recommend San Frediano Mansion.

9.9

Simone at San Frediano Mansion was wonderful. Not all the rooms have kitchen facilities but ours did, stocked with dishes, pans, and utensils. The bathroom was very large with a bath tub and hand held shower nozzle. There was a comfortable bed in one area and an a couch/futon bed in the other area, two T.V.s and a table with four chairs. This was our first trip to Florence and we enjoyed shopping in the local markets and cooking some of the meals in our room. The mansion staff was very friendly. It was fun to stay in a 16th century building with beautiful frescoes. The historic area is a quick walk across the Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio is close by. The mansion was an outstanding value for us with our two teenage children and we would stay there again.

9.1

Very friendly staff! Huge rooms! Perfect isolation of the windows (road would be too noisy to sleep with an open window)!

8.7

We were extremely impressed with staff (Simone) who made us feel welcome and at home. Room was fine for the price paid (security good) and cleaned each day(although not B/B as promoted). The location was perfect for walking to wherever in Florence and theres a lift for the elderly,infirm or, if you like Chianti, incapable! Very good value!

8.4

The room was nice and big and the bathroom was small (as were all the bathrooms in Italy). The owner was accomodating. The location isn't bad if you don't want to be right in the middle of the crowds by the museums and Duomo area. Easy walk to Ponte Vecchio. The main hindrance was you must unlock a Giant door, a steel gate and 2 more doors before gaining entry into your room. Also, there was scaffolding around the building and construction going on during our stay-it wasn't really bothersome because we were out and about during our stay.

8.7

The manager was very helpful with suggestions on day trips from Florence and the hotel a nice walk across the Ponte S. Trinita. The P. Vecchio was only another 5 minutes away and the city center another 15. The bus from the station drops you off directly in front of the hotel, which is a plus. Overall, my stay there was very enjoyable.