Floroom

We stayed at Floroom 1 for two nights in November. The team emailed us with an entry code a few days earlier, and we had no issue finding the hotel or accessing our room. The room was comfortable and chic with no unnecessary fuss. We were there in November and felt comfortable in the warm room (because it was cold outside!). My favorite aspect of this hotel was that while the tourist sites were within an easy walking distance, Floroom was in a quiet spot that had a more local feel. Also, there were a few really great restaurants just around the corner! I will definitely recommend this place to my friends.

Whilst our taxi driver was unsure how to find the Floroom apartments, we found that they were in a great neighbourhood 400 yards away from Ponte Vecchio, close to some great restaurants and ideally located just off a little square where we had the best ice cream of our trip! (Recommendations include the chocolate orange and pistachio flavours). A short walk away was Gusto - the best pizza we've ever eaten by far and Osteria Gusto near by where we had the best Italian meal to date if you're looking for great restaurants. The apartment itself was perfect for what we needed - reasonably priced for five nights, centrally located and the free wifi and free breakfast bar/fridge were great to keep us fed and watered in the mornings. We liked the fact you don't have to check in, just had a code to access the building and didn't come in to contact with hardly anybody across the week which is where some of the negative reviews have come from. Be prepared for smaller sized rooms which are cosy for couples. Our room was furnished to a modern, high standard with air conditioning with a cute adjoining bathroom. It had everything that we needed for our city break and would enjoy staying somewhere similar in other European cities.

As the title suggests Floroom is more like an apartment than a hotel and as previous reviewers have highlighted the accomodation is not staffed. This is however something the providers make you aware of, we appreciate that this is not for everybody so anybody thinking of booking should bear this is mind. Ideally I would have liked to have awarded 3 and a half stars but as we all know this is not an option on tripadvisor and so after much deliberation and dare I say it debat with my husband I agreed that Florooms deserves a better than average rating hence the 4 stars. Pros: The accomodation is in a good and yet quite location, close enough to all the attractions as well as a variety of restaurants and bars You can help yourself to drinks (coffee & soft drinks) and snacks (cookies) throughout the day There is a communal area where you can spend time enjoying a drink outside the confines of your room - in the 4 days we were there we didn't have to share this with anybody so it felt like our own sitting area Cons: There is no lift in the building and the apartments are on the top floor, this means lots of stairs with your luggage (in fairness the providers do warn you of this) The rooms are cozy so if you take more than cabin baggage you may struggle as there is limited space to store or hang your clothes The finish, particularly in the bathroom, could be better (I'm not a fan of plastic shower curtains)