La Gioconda - Florence, Italy 

"Wonderful hotel centrally located, great service. Beverly Hills traveler."
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
This is a great hotel which is very affordable. It is centrally located, and is one block away from the Major Duomo. Many other sites are very close to this hotel. The rooms are clean and bright, the bathroom is modern and has a full sized bathtub. All the people who work here are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again. I had a great experience here. In addition to the hotel accomodations, La Gioconda also boasts some very special history. The famour Mona Lisa painting which was stolen from the Louvre Museum in the late 1800s was discovered in this hotel and returned to the Louvre in 1913. I will be making my reservations to stay here again very soon.

Don't Even Go There
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 2008
This dump was classed as a 3* hotel but it was no better than 1* and I'm being kind at that. First impressions were not great - dirty carpeting, no lift and stand-alone air-con that was noisy. The room was very basic and the bathroom though en-suite was cramped. After walking around central Florence and seeing other 3* hotels it was clear to us that this was a hotel well below that standard and so we checked out and moved up the street to another hotel.

Great Location!!!
Posted: Fri, Jul 04 2008
Me and a friend just returned from a three night stay at La Gioconda and to be honest it was better than i expected especially for the reviews ive seen on here. Check in took literally one minute and we where off to our room, which was surprisingly big for a standard European hotel. The hotel is very easy to find, especially coming from the train station. The hotel is a short walk from anywhere you need to go in Florence, and to top it off there in an internet cafe right around the corner that provides cheep and reliable internet. I very much recommend this hotel for its comfort and its great location. You can’t go wrong by choosing La Gioconda.