Patrizia Hotel

It's a shame I didn't read reviews before I came to this hotel. Now after staying at this place I can agree with other persons - AVOID Patrizia Hotel. 1. Old couple doesn't speak English. They know only some words. When You aks them something they don't understand You. 2. It needs a BIG renovation. Furniture is too old. Hairdryer was broken. I don't know from where they took rooms' photos, my room was awful. 3. Breakfast was very-very poor: bread, one piece of cheese per person (not more), jam, coffee and orange juice. 4. Unsafe. You have to leave keys at reception, but usually there is no any person there. 5. Very expensive. For this money I stayed 2 nights at 4* Hotel in Milano. Unnormal price for so bad offer. 6. Noisy. I had a feeling that I'm in the camp for UK teenagers. They have been everywhere and I heard them from my room. 7. Interenet - WiFi speed was slow. There are some advantages: 1. For me location was perfect - 10 minutes from railway station, near to the bank of Arno. 2. Coffee was very delicious. 3. Hot water and clean towels.

Although this is two star hotel, the service and facilities are horrible. If you wanna save some money, go to a hostel which is even nicer than here. I guess this is family run hotel. When I arrived, an elderly lady (mother) greeted me but she nearly could not speak English and hardly answered my questions. The room was horrific, it was like staying in a mental ward....cold and lifeless. The heater was doing nothing and not strong enough to warm up the whole room. The blanket was just a thin sheet so it got cold at night. The internet was rubbish and I continuously lost internet access not signal. I asked the guy (son) to turn the router off and on again but he felt it was my (computer's) problem and refused my requests. The breakfast, I should not have expected anything good after a series of awful things, was only a piece of cake, a slice of cheese, some bread plus a cup of instant coffee. I booked the room for 2 nights and only stayed the first night then decided to find myself another hotel. I highly NOT recommended this hotel and other negative reviews are holy true, so please AVOID this hotel if you can !!!

When we stayed here the entire building was being renovated, so our windows were entirely blocked by scaffolding. It wouldn’t have been such an issue, if it weren’t for the fact that the room was so stuffy and muggy that we really needed access to a completely open window in order to air it out. There is a lot of potential with this hotel, but unfortunately it is not being met due to its poor upkeep. The location is fabulous, especially for its price. There are plenty of places to eat just around the corner and the main center of tourism in Florence is only about a 10-minute walk from the front door. The rooms are of a pretty decent size, especially compared to some of the other places I have stayed in Europe. My particular room had three beds but didn’t feel too over-crowded. It is not spacious, by any means, but it was comfortable in its arrangement. The managers/owners are the sweetest older couple you will ever meet, so it breaks my heart to have to advise that you stay away from their hotel until some major changes are made. The biggest problem I had in my room was the mold. There was a huge chuck of it in the corner, right above my bed. One night I woke up with the worst fit of coughing I have ever had. It took a good fifteen minutes and lots of water to finally stop the attack. My roommates and I moved my bed away from that particular corner and I didn’t have any problems the rest of the night, but we are all fairly sure I had inhaled some of the mold spores or something. The room also had a very distinct and unpleasant smell, which we think originated from the cabinet where extra blankets were being stored. We were too scared to move the blankets to find out if they really were the source… Again, the staff is super nice, the breakfast is pretty good (the staff actually serves you, which is kind of unique) but a bit light (especially by American-standards), and the location is prime. However, the major over-sites in the cleanliness of the rooms is a big concern and families, particularly with young children or older grandparents, should really be cautious. Young, healthy college students on a tight budget would be fine to stay here…but don’t expect much…and spend most of your time out in Florence exploring, instead of staying cooped up in any of those rooms!