Our experience here was something of a mixed bag, but overall we would stay here again…read more Just a few minutes' walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station, Croce Di Malta was our home base for exploring Florence recently. Check in is promptly at 2 (no luck for us when we got there at 1:32 after a train ride, so we grabbed food while we waited), and the hotel and room were clean, if a bit dated. We had a loft room, and the air conditioning was not great in the upstairs (but we suspect that maybe the cool air turned off when we left the room and only the fan ran). In any case, management brought us a fan after we asked, and when we had to ask 3 times, they gave us vouchers for drinks on the rooftop. Breakfast is included and was a decent variety of items. Pool was clean. Views from the rooftop to the Duomo were pretty spectacular. The rooftop does close promptly at 10, so be forewarned if you head up there later in the evening.

Less than 5 minute walk to the Main train station and all the excitement of 'city center' Florence,…read morethis hotel was inexpensive, clean, and actually even had a pool! The inclusive breakfast left much to be desired, but if your OK with cappuccino, danish, and maybe some fruit/yogurt...you'll be set. There is a self-serve laundry accross the street which you can leave your laundry and they will do for 8.50 euros a load or you can do it for 8 euros (I recomend you doing your own, just from observing the guy transferring the clothes around). We liked this hotel because it was so close to everything...street shopping, retail stores, mercado centrale, museums, tour buses... The staff was super-nice, and most spoke english too.

I had a delightful experience in this hotel. It is both modern and traditional, with a fine…read morecontinental breakfast in the morning, and a place to eat on the communal patio. I really liked their lobby, which was modern, chic, and had a small, intimate yet fully-stocked bar. Best of all, I was very fortunate to get the room right above the center window on the front, with a beautiful view of the Piazza dell'Indipendenza, and there was even a Caravaggio framed print above the bed! Conveniently walkable to the main centres of town and a quiet neighborhood to get some shuteye at night.

Have used this hotel 3 times and every stay was wonderful. Breakfast has a very good selection of…read moreitems. European Continental mostly cold cuts and pastries.