If we hadn't just stayed in what felt like a honeymoon suite at the Balestri the week before, we may have had a better opinion of this place. The location is great for sightseeing (a bit of a trek if you're walking with bags from the train station). And the staff were uniformly super, really the best thing this place... More

Stayed for 4 nights from May 14 to 18, 2012. This hotel is a hit and miss for me.  Hit because it is located in the middle of the city and any directions that you head, would take you to any of the Piazzas in the city.  Miss because the rooms are small and a couple of experiences made me... More

I had paid extra for a superior room which, according to the Web would have been decorated with Tuscan colours and have a modern bathroom. The room we had was small, entirely white and the bathroom was not renovated. You had to pull a string to flush the toilet. The shower was barely 50 cm. wide. It was fortunate that... More

The hotel location is very central and excellent for all the sites. We stayed in room 408 which was quite dark because it faced onto the central open core but at least it was quiet. The bathroom was very small and only one person could use it at a time, and even then it was tight. The room was reasonably... More

We stayed for two nights in March 2011, really nice hotel in a fantastic location 2 minute walk for the centre of the city. We got a great deal so it felt even better. Great self service breakfast, eat as much as you can to keep you going through the day. Take a glass of wine onto the roof top... More

The hotel is in a great location to explore this romantic, beautiful, historic city. The street noise did not bother us, this was all part of the experience and all the hotels in this area would have street noise. The staff were friendly and spoke very good english.Good choice of food for breakfast. The rooms were clean and we got... More

This was a perfect location to stay in Florence. We spent three nights in Florence and were very pleased with our location. This hotel is one block to the Duomo and close to all of the sights in Florence! Our first room was 223 - in the front of the building which was very loud. After the first night, discussed... More

We stayed in Grand Hotel Cavour in April 2012. The hotel room is very clean, staff are polite and very friendly and the breakfast has a wide choice. The hotel itself is very central and literally round the corner from the Duomo. Be careful when you get your room...ours was the floor below the room for breakfast so was very... More

I just arrived from my 8 day Italy trip through Gate 1. Out of the other hotels (Grand Hotel Principe in Venice and Grand Hotel Palatino in Rome) this one was the most spacious. I loved the feel of the room and the furnishings. The downside is that we were given a room that faced the street. At night, it... More