Hotel Ariston  

The receptionist speaks english very well and very friendly. The location is close to the Duomo and Sinagoga. Easily reached by the mini ataf bus (line c1, stop at salvemini or pilastri) and also the normal bus line. I stayed in the single room and It's equal with the amount of money I spent.

I think the bed is quite old. It will shake a lot if you move your body. The shower is open shower type. There's only a shower curtain without shower cubicle.

I have now stayed here twice, Nov 2011 and Jan 2012. The location is perfect, as seeing as I regularly travel to Florence to see my partner, the more value for money the better. Location wise, this hotel might not be for all, I lived in Florence and so know my way around from here but you will find yourself at a 15 minute walk from the Duomo, 10 minutes form Santa Croce and about 25 minutes to Ponte Vecchio. This seems like a fair distance but it's not when you consider the sights and cafés on every street corner. From the hotel (which is why I stay there) you will find loads of restaurants and bars around 5 minutes away, whereas the hotel itself is on a quiet street so there are no noisy neighbours. Try Sant'Ambrogio, and Beccaria areas for aperitivo or a glass of wine in the piazza. If you're not too fussed about aesthetics this hotel is perfect.

The bathrooms both en-suite and external tend to fill up with water when showering, but do drain relatively quickly.

Rooms were spacious. Staff were co-operative. Breakfast was good. Close to many important sights like Duommo, Republicca, San Marco, even smn, you can actually manage to walk and cover all these.

Wi-fi was not working in the hotel room, but it works fine in the lobby area, if you dont need privacy in browsing :)

Excellent location and good value for money.

No complaints at this price. I have had better breakfasts, but not for the €3 I paid here.

Central location but in a small quiet street. Friendly helpful staff.

The location was good. The room and the external private bathroom were clean. The breakfast was very basic. The cost was relative to the services provided.

Location. Air conditioning in the room

Breakfast was really bad (bad coffee in Italy, that was new), and the wireless wa snot working, contrary to what was announced on the website. I would recommend it if you are in a relatively low budget (50 eur/night) and do not need anything more than a clean room.

Poor breakfast, being in italy they should definitely improve coffee quality

location, closed to duomo but a little far from the train station

really poor breakfast served on plastic plate.

location

the window was facing windows of other peoples' rooms

We needed to stay an extra day and there was no problem with that we just had to change rooms. Into a room that was actually better.

The room we had with the private bathroom down the hall, well the shower had no stale just a curtain with a drain in the floor.

The hotel is at good location, suitable for city exploring.

Breakfast was poor.