Hotel La Scaletta - Florence, Italy 

MV
Posted: Sun, May 03 2009
The hotel was quiet, cheap, central, welcoming, with a great view from our room and an amazing huge terrasse. NOthing else to add that was THE one place to stay in Florence

EW
Posted: Sun, May 03 2009
We had stayed at La Scalletta in 2008 and we had a very nice large room for a modest amount of money. We therefore decided to return in 2009 however with the £ exchange rate to the euro the room was more expensive but we felt for the room type that we had last time that it was a resonable price to pay. We were wrong. The room was advertised as a double economy with a high window. It was like a priests cell very dark with a window touching the ceiling and was only about 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. Consequently it was dark. The room was also half the size of the one we had in 2008 and more money! The bathroom was as big as our double standard wardrobe at home and the bed - the springs could be felt through the mattress. The location was good but as regular Florence visitors we will find another hotel for 2010 and this will not be La Scalletta.

MP
Posted: Fri, Feb 13 2009
Outstanding location at a good price. 150 steps to the Ponte Vecchio and about the same in the other direction to the Palazzo Pitti.

Ronald Chapman
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 2008
We visited the Scaletta last year and I gave it ten out of ten which was perhaps slightly over generous due to being overwhelmed by Florence and the views from the terrace. All these factors still obviously apply but with two qualifications. The hotel is non-smoking and this should in fairness be made clear in publicity. The staff cover the entire spectrum from friendly through cool efficiency to appalling rudeness and incompetence. The breakfast staff offer extras to Italians and treat English speakers with barely disguised contempt and distain. If you are a non-smoking Italian it is a great hotel. If, however, you are English (speaking)buyer beware, either develop a thick skin or attempt to see it as an Italian Fawlty Towers. The hotel is very good of its type and I am sad that I will never be going back there.

Joanne Thompson-Clarke
Posted: Sat, Sep 13 2008
We were very impressed with the Hotel La Scaletta. The reception staff spoke good English and were very helpful. The room was very clean and spacious with cable TV and air conditioning (both of which worked). The location was fantastic, being a minute's walk from the Ponte Vecchio, but amazingly quiet considering it was right in the centre of a tourist area. Our only complaint was that the breakfast was dreadful (horrible coffee, pre packed croissants and juice from a machine) and the one member of staff who appeared to be on breakfast room duty was slow to respond to requests and at one point verged on rude. If we had been staying more than one night we would have looked elsewhere for breakfast on subsequent days. Otherwise we had a very pleasant stay and would highly recommend it.