Stayed 3 nights at Aldobrandini and loved it, never had any problems mentioned in previous reviews. The entrance was very grand, huge wooden doors and a lovely hallway with ornate stone steps, there is a lift up to the 2nd floor, then just walk down a couple of steps. Ignazio was warm and friendly and very helpful. Ideal position next to the Medici Chapel, 5 mins from Duomo and 5 minutes from SMN station

My room was spacious, clean and bright, everywhere painted white with white furniture and very clean looking, comfortable bed and spotless white sheets and pastel bedcovers. It could be very noisy on the street as the market sets up very early, I brought earplugs so slept OK and the hotel has double glazing. The bathroom was clean and pretty spacious, yes it was a wetroom and it did flood out and wet the toilet seat, but that is the norm in Italy ( just make sure you move the toilet paper ! )

Breakfast room was nice and clean, all white and pastels too, just juice, bread and croissants with jam, but perfectly adequate, the cappucini were excellent and no problem helping yourself to more. All in all excellent, and great value for the central location, I paid 50 euros a night in late september, high season in Italian cities.

One fault that may affect others, but I had no problem with at all some of the staff smoke in the hotel areas, but this is Italy ! ... did not bother me as I also smoke, but others may find it an issue.

Sadly I had to leave Aldobrandini after 3 nights as I had extended my travel plans and they were full, and then check in another hotel for 10 minutes for 2 nights, which was a complete contrast from Aldobrandini, dark, dingy and dirty

Would certainly stay again and highly recommend to friends and other Trip Advisor travellers, in fact its a hidden gem, so may not broadcast it too much !

I knew when booking this hotel that it was a 1 star. I had picked it for the location mostly. Drab does not describe it. A fresh coat of paint and a couple of pictures on the wall would do wonders for the place. The owner is a wonderful guy. He could have not been any friendlier. When talking with hime, he said that his booking are down because he is not in the Rick Steves book any more. A little fresh paint would do wonders for the place. Since we were only staying in Florence for 2 nights it ended up being ok, but could not wait to move to a better spot.

Hotel Aldobrandini is about 10 minutes walk from the Firenze Saint Maria Novella central station. Ignacio, the owner is very helpful, friendly and speaks great English. The Duomo is within sight of this Hotel, so walking around the streets is very easy and you can always find your way back by sighting the Duomo. My room was very basic, but I paid 40 Euro/night. It had it's own shower and basin in the room which was great! I didn't have to share with anyone else! The toilet is a shared toilet, however it is immaculately clean- ALWAYS! Breakfast was great - bread rolls, jam and butter, croissants, coffee and juice! So much food, but good for a long day of sightseeing. The night person on duty was also a great help as I had to check out at 5am and then find the airport bus. He directed me with a map in hand to the bus stop, which also was near the Firenze SMN station. If you are a light sleeper, you need earplugs as you can hear others walking up and down the hallway. But overall, a great, central place to stay with lots of eateries and sights nearby!

Ignazio greeted and welcomed us with a big smile as we checked in.

We had a pretty good time staying 3 nights at this hotel. Although there were many stairs to climb as other reviewers wrote, the part where there were no stairs, Ignazio helped us carry our bags up the stairs. The reviews here said there were no A/C but when we got there, our room had an A/C and it was great! We ended up staying here one extra night and did our Cinque Terre Day Trip. The daily room service didn't include "cleaning the room" but that was okay with us but may not work for everyone. Think of it as, staying over at your relative's place. The location was very central so we were able to come back to the hotel and take our siestas and go back out. The Conads market nearby is also an added bonus. They have great fresh fruits at good price and frozen cold bottled water!!! Also has great restaurants nearby.