Hotel Cavaliere

This Hotel is older but nice, walking distance to bus station and santa maria novella train station. Breakfast has many selections. There are plenty of restaurants around, walking distance to the Plaza. Staff are very friendly. Rooms are clean. No airconditioning, but can open the windows. We went in April and the weather was great, warm during the day but cooler at night. I would definitely stay at this property again. They do not have iron or ironing board in the room. Airport distance about 10 mins via taxi and cost around 20euros. You can also get to hotel via bus for $6 euros but around 1 block walk from the station.

We were booked here through an agency handling accommodations for the World Trisome Games. We learned later that another country refused to stay at the Cavaliere. We found out why. Disinterested hotel manager. Very poor breakfast buffet with sparse choices. Small rooms with bad air conditioning system.

On arrival our welcome to the hotel was very poor, very little interest shown..When I asked questions as to where restaurants, shop's etc were the reply was " half an hour walk " or you could get a bus, when I asked where I could get a bus the reply was " over there " NOT VERY HELPFUL.... The room was not a good standard, all the walls had dirty black marks ( even on the ceiling) there are two lights in the bathroom, ONLY ONE WORKED, the furniture was also very shabby, all in all it needed a good update, face lift, and re decorating. There was no information in the room as regards breakfast times, I had to ask for a hairdryer even though one should have been in the room..The breakfast was very nice, however the furniture ( seating ) was filthy dirty ...Their description of the hotel { how far from the centre etc is very misleading } I loved Florence, but would not return to this hotel.......