Palazzuolo - Florence, Italy     

we booked three days at the Palazzuolo Hotel, following some good reviews in Tripadvisor The Hotel is a 1 star, and that's what U get. We got quite a big room, with a third bed we didn't need. The hotel is very clean, but very basic: we had only one towel each, and there were only 2 soap bars in the bathroom. We didn't choose breakfast, so we couldn't check it. The hotel position is very good: 5 minutes from the station, Santa Maria Novella and the river Arno, 15-20 minutes from Piazza della Signoria. The area may seem a bit scruffy, but is becoming more and more vibrant, with good trattorias and cheap pubs (we had a spirit and a pint of beer for 2.5 euros each, in a pub very near to the hotel). It's not a bad value for money, for 75 euros the double room with bath, but for the same money, if U're lucky, U can get nicer B&Bs all over Florence. A negative note: the night before leaving, we were asked by the concierge to pay in advance, so I had to point out that it wasn't my use to escape at night (especially for such a small sum), and that in any rate I placed a credit card booking, so there was no problem in any case...

This hotel is located just about two blocks from the train station. The hotel is on a nice side street with three or four restaurants. The only shortcoming with this hotel is the tall flight of stairs to the lobby. The owner did come down and take up our luggage and toted it down on checkout. Our room was very large and had a private terrace. We think we had the only terrace in the hotel. There is no in room safe or mini-bar. Breakfast is minimal, but good and the hotel is very clean. Would stay again.