Hotel da Verrazzano - Florence, Italy     

I read all of the reviews and was totally prepared for the worst when we left for Florence. Once we found the bus stop to head to the hotel, we piled onto a crammed bus that stopped about a half mile from our hotel and kicked us all off, i assume, because his shift was over. So my boyfriend and i hauled our suitecases the rest of the way...thank goodness i had printed out a map, or i would have been even MORE pissed off.Once we found the hotel, the older gentleman at the desk helped us, with little to no personality. Our room was VERY basic...a bed, a desk, a lamp, a small TV, a phone that didnt work, a window with a mini balcony, and an OLD A/C unit that was loud and didnt blow out very cold air. We stuck it out...the front desk did make us reservations at a fabulous restaurant. The hotel is a good 25-35 min walk into the main city, but we enjoyed the walk, and stopped at a few stores on the way. So I didnt think it was the 'Worst hotel in Florence', but i think we'll spend the extra bucks to get an air conditioned place in the main city centre next time.

This hotel was absolutely the worst I have ever seen. After looking at the room I immediately left and looked for a new hotel. There was mold on the floor and in the shower. The room smelled and had numerous mosquitos. Furthermore, the dust was caked on the lighting fixtures and there was an 8 month expired candy bar in the mini fridge. The receptionist at the other hotel I checked into said the Da Verrazano is the worst hotel in all of Florence/Firenze.