Hotel degli Orafi

Other rooms may vary (we saw some that seemed renovated), but our lofted king-size room (no view) was creaky, a bit smelly (of mold? ancient skin leavings over decades? not clear), and worn out. The complementary breakfast was excellent-- the best of all 3 hotels we visited in Italy, with a wide selection of items. The location is also excellent, right next to the Uffizi gallery, but the area can be crowded and unpleasant at busy times.

The rooms are very tiny, the cleaner would come and leave many things not clean on the floor, the restroom are very clean. The location is amazing 🤩. The reception people I saw them fighting with another guest about checking out late. The guest was charged 50 Euro because she was shopping and late for 30 mins in checkout. Very rude. Otherwise, the breakfast hall is wow 🤩, coffee ☕️ is warm and not hot when brought to meal.

The location is LOUD. On some nights you just have regular city sounds: shouting, screaming, the usual. But on at least Fridays the live music next door makes it like you're trying to put your kids to bed in the middle of an Irish pub with a live band playing. And it won't get any softer until MIDNIGHT. The windows let most of the sound through. I would not stay here with kids or if you like to go to bed early. Other than that the hotel is nice. It's very clean and in good shape. Our room must have been 5 meters tall. The breakfast is quite good with a nice selection of foods. The staff is really courteous and attentive. And of course all the museums and sights are right outside the door.

My husband and I came to Italy for a vacation + our friend’s wedding. Florence was our first city to go to in Italy. We were suppose to be in Florence for 2.5 days. Unfortunately, our airline took out a huge chunk of that time (mixture of late landing + lost baggage that was actually not lost). So, we didn’t arrive in Florence until 5pm. We also didn’t realize the hassle of rolling two very large luggages + three backpacks going from the train station to the hotel. During September heat (mid - High 80’s F) So, google map estimate of 10 minutes was really 20-25 minutes. However as we entered the lobby, sweaty, sticky, and red faced, a man from the reception greeted us with a smile followed by a bell hopper taking our two huge luggages to our rooms. And that pretty much tells you the service you’re gonna get for Hotel degli Orafi. Every interaction from the employees have been amazing. From the breakfast to even the cleaning people. Everyday, they would give us a card with the weather for tomorrow. It would include the condition and temperature of the weather. On our last night, two sugar candies were placed on top of our made bed with the weather card. There were two complimentary water bottles for us everyday and in the fridge. It was these little things that really stood out for us. As for our room, we had the classic room with the king size bed. Surprisingly, the room appeared large than it was in the photos. Also, the room has working AC (which we soon realized was VERY important in Europe summers), and the AC cooled well. The beds are quite firm and the pillows are fairly flat, but we anticipated them to be as it is seems to be pretty common in many European hotels. The bathroom was also surprisingly spacious. We had a standing shower, and it was able to fit my 6’3 husband well. The breakfast was great. It had a lot of cold cuts, cheese, croissants, fruits, and two hot dishes. They were all (to me) very good quality. Also, we ate while occasionally starting up into the gorgeous paintings of the ceiling. We only are one dish at the bar that was tasty, but can’t really make a complete comment about it. Finally, check out was very smooth. Taking taxi (about 20 euro) to the trading station was even smoother. So overall: Highly recommend the hotel simply just for the fantastic service from the employees, and breakfast. But I would recommend getting a taxi if you are coming from the train station and with lots of luggage.

Other rooms may vary (we saw some that seemed renovated), but our lofted king-size room (no view) was creaky, a bit smelly (of mold? ancient skin leavings over decades? not clear), and worn out. The complementary breakfast was excellent-- the best of all 3 hotels we visited in Italy, with a wide selection of items. The location is also excellent, right next to the Uffizi gallery, but the area can be crowded and unpleasant at busy times.