Genesio

We were lucky enough to stay there through a scam on an apartment reservation. Very close to the train station and the center, and David de MiguelÁngel. Enough to stay one night. Florence is "bursting" with tourists; It is advisable to stay overnight to be able to enjoy it well (during the day it is a burden).

Stayed here for 2 nights for the football. It's nice and clean. Rooms a bit small. Booked a twin room and ended up with a double bed though. We arrived late and the hotel doesn't have a 24 reception. You have to check in at the sister hotel and was a hassle to go back and sort the issue so we had to make do.

We stayed at the Genesio in Sept 2018 for 2 nights. The location was good, short walk to restaurants, shopping, all the sights etc. The staff were friendly and helpful, always asking if everything was ok. Breakfast was included, you could have one croissant, there was cereal and a little bit of fruit, they did have a note on the wall that if you wanted seconds of anything there would be a charge. I don't want to be mean about this hotel so I'll say this, it is definitely a two star, there is no lift/elevator so you have to walk up 56 stairs, there is no doorman so if you are not physically able to walk these stairs with your luggage I would not recommend it. The room was very basic (there were some water stains on the ceiling and around the window), the A/C was a unit on the wall under the window, very old and took us a few mins to get it working, once it did though it worked fine and kept the room cool. The bathroom..small & dark..you walked in and the sink was right there, you walked up a step to the toilet which was in the shower. On a positive note the water pressure and hot water were fine. Unfortunately, and I feel bad saying this, but I would not stay here again.