Hotel Villa Gabriele D'Annunzio

This place is a great choice for any traveler- families, friends, groups, etc. Located just east of the city, it's out of the direct hype, but only a 15 minute bus ride to the heart. Take the 17 directly into Santa Maria Novella Stazione; as a central hub, it's a great place to get your feet wet and branch out from there to places like Signora piazza where the Gallery Uffizi, or galleria dell'academia-home to the famous David. The hotel also always had great water pressure and it was hot, which was beautiful because I was there in November, when it was a bit chilly. There's a safe in the room as well. Staff is warm and inviting. I would love to stay here again on my next trip to Firenze. PLUS - free breakfast!!! And I'm talking full buffet with scrambled eggs, pastries galore, fruit, yogurt, coffee, tea, croissants, etc. I could go on and on because I have so many characters still left, but you'll get bored. Long story short - Stay here!

Prós: Extremely convenient to catch a bus well within walking distance. Only 30 Euros taxi cab ride from the Firenze airport, maybe about 25 minutes away. Staff was lovely, accommodating, and very informative.

Contras: Business center was down when I first arrived, but I never did check back in to see if they had fixed it. I had my iphone, so it wasn't a big deal. WIFI worked smoothly at all times, which was a big relief, because some hotels bandwith is terrible.