Cellai Hotel Florence - Florence, Italy 

Leben in einem Palast
Posted: Sat, Apr 14 2007
Gute Lage, bis zum Bahnhof oder dem Palazzio Vecchio sind es zu Fuß nur 10 Minuten. Dies hier ist ein restaurierter Palazzio der in ein angenehmes 3-Sterne-Hotel umgewandelt worden ist, die Einrichtung ist persönlich und es gibt verschiedene, bequeme Lounges. Ich bemerkte ein Zitat von Oscar Wilde als wir eincheckten. Das Standardzimmer ist manchmal etwas laut weil (laute) Menschen auf der Straße hin- und hergehen. Kleines, sauberes Bad mit italienischer Dusche, roch ein wenig muffig. Fernseher und Fernbedienung waren kaputt. Normales Frühstück. Der Preis war im Zimmer mit 235 Euro ausgeschrieben und wir hatten übers Internet 60 bezahlt.

Great Location
Posted: Thu, Mar 15 2007
Florence is probably one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. The hotel is close to all the action, while being far enough away from the noise to enjoy a quiet nights sleep. The rooms were of a good size and the bathrooms were also clean and decent sized. We were upgraded to a bigger room with two queen sized beds and a massive bathroom. The price of the room also includes a continental breakfast, which was very nice. Most of the hotel staff speak english and they are very helpful and friendly. This was a really nice 3 star hotel, and I would certainly recommend it. Unique Qualities: The spaciousness of the rooms was great, as was it's proximity to all the sites of Florence.

I really loved it !!!
Posted: Mon, Jan 08 2007
Me an my wife spent 3 nights at Hotel Cellai from 28 to 31 october and we really enjoyed our stay. Decoration is great, full of lovely details. Staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast was very good (dont miss their fantastic cappuccino!!!) and served in a romantic conservatory full of candles. Our room was tastefully decorated with style and with a very original touch. We also visited the other rooms and they all looked really very nice. The entire decoration is so beautiful that we asked the hotel manager where we could buy the lamps we saw in the hotel. He was very helpful and gave us lots of great advices. The terrace is really enchanting. Hotel Cellai is the perfect spot for art lovers. We will be back !!!

J’ai vraiment adoré!!!
Posted: Sat, Dec 09 2006
Ma femme et moi avons dormi 3 nuits à l’hôtel Cellai du 28 au 31 octobre et avons réellement eu un bon séjour. Le décor est superbe, plein de charmants petits détails. Le personnel est sympa et serviable. Le petit déjeuner est très bon (ne manquez surtout pas leur fantastique capuccino !!!), et est servi sous une véranda très romantique, avec des bougies partout. Notre chambre était décorée avec beaucoup de goût, d’élégance et d’originalité. Ils nous ont aussi montré les autres chambres, qui sont toutes vraiment très belles. Toute la décoration est si réussie que nous avons même demandé au manager où nous pourrions trouver les mêmes lampes que celles de l’hôtel. Il a été très serviable et nous a donné plein d’excellents conseils. La terrasse est absolument magique. L’hôtel Cellai est l’endroit rêvé pour les amateurs d’art. Nous y retournerons sans aucun doute!!!

Worst price/quality ratio I ever experienced
Posted: Tue, Nov 21 2006
Dear Traveller, I stayed in this hotel from 26th September to 1st October 2006 for attending a nearby conference and continuing with a weekend holiday. The entire room was run down. Everything appeared to be heavily used, not meaning to have a nice glance of patina. The bathroom was tiny with almost no room to turn around. Funnily, the wardrobe was tiny too so that it did not close with my jackets on a hanger (I am not big actually). The TV was ridiculously small and old that I never turned it on. The quality standard of the interior in general was just mediocre maybe. The room faced a street the traffic of which woke me up early as I slept with open windows. Positive about the room was that I had a separate dressing room. The breakfast I tried once at the weekend was quite typical for southern European countries, meaning modest but acceptable, but nothing to be compared with the standards of international chains. The night porter snapped at me as if I was a foreigner when I woke him up at 4 am although he checked me in and saw me several times (it is a small hotel indeed). The cleaners banged at my door at 9 am on two days despite the fact that I left my key in the lock ("do not disturb signs" were not available). The other personnel behaved alright though. The waiters at breakfast were very kind indeed. The room was worth at most 80 Euros a night even taking into account high prices in Florence. I should have complained about the room but simply accepted it because I wrongly remembered my room rate to be about 120 Euros; it was above 180 Euros eventually. That was my fault indeed. My colleagues I travelled with got much nicer hotels (newly refurbished rooms, excellent breakfast and central as well) for a much lower price (less than 130 Euros). I recommend to all travellers to avoid this hotel unless you exactly know the room beforehand. As it could be a jewel hopefully the owners spend some money in refurbishing the rooms. Regards