Hotel Balcony - Florence, Italy 

DK
Posted: Wed, Jun 17 2009
The room was small but very clean, and air conditioned. We got a great price and we walked from the train station. The owner Francesco makes a warm and friendly atmosphere...we were treated like family the first day. There is no language barrier as he and the staff speak several languages. The hotel name is from the balcony that makes a nice space to sit and relax. The property is two blocks from the Duomo, about ten minute walk from the Uffizi gallery, and surrounded by great places to eat. This was our first stay, but the hotel was full of repeat customers!!

Doris Van Natta
Posted: Mon, May 25 2009
It's all about location, location, and Francesco. We've stayed all over Florence on previous visits and Francesco's personal style and knowledge of the area's restaurants, gelateria (Perche No), etc., helped us enjoy this trip immensely. His sense of humor and versatility with languages are great assets. He also flagged traffic for us when we loaded our luggage at the end. Big help. If we visit Florence again, this is where we will stay. One tiny negative: in our shower there was no ledge or shelf to place one's shampoo or soap. One had to put them on the floor, which is a bit tricky. Not a big deal. Did we mention location? Did we mention Francesco?

MC
Posted: Wed, May 13 2009
hotel very well located next to touristic spots and close to train station. good breakfast with coffe / juice machines. spacious room with good furniture in it.

Julia Karjalainen
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 2009
Hotel is situated not very far from the railway station, but close enought to the downtown, so surroundings are safe. The owner of the hotel Francesco is a wonderfull person, he knows the city well and gave a lot of usefull advices about sightseeing, shopping and some local lifestyle. I stayed in the double room, spacious enough, with beautiful brown woodenfurniture and bathroom was clean and modern. Hotel is highly recommended, would come back again.

Rafael Castro
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 2009
Balcony Hotel is an excellent choice for who wants to explore Firenze by foot. Close to the train station the hotel has a familiar environment and its owner Francesco is very friendly. He has treated us as we were someone from his family. The breakfast was very nice with fresh breads and the machine's capuccino was perfect. All of our requests were perfectly covered in the hotel and we definitely recommend it. I hope to come back again to Firenze and also to the Balcony Grazie mille Francesco!!