拉斯特拉別墅酒店(Villa la Stella)

I have spent only one night in the villa. From outside, it looks exactly how you would expect an italian villa on the Florence hills to look like, elegant, sorrounded by green. The room was quite simple and from my room I could hear other guests speaking at night from the corridor. The breakfast is italian style (i.e. mostly sweets and some warm toasts).

It goes above and beyond for the expectations for a 2 star hotel. Also it has free parking , which in Florence is great. Breakfast was good and varied. The area is beautiful, calm and silent, we really slept well and our room was warm in a cold winter night. It’s basic but what do you expect from a 2 star place? It has some common area in the outside, which is ok for summer. But it need means of transport for Florence, so if you go out at night you’ll have to take a taxi (20 euros). This place is best enjoyed if you have a car and you are not planning on drinking out.

Nel complesso tutto bene. Personale molto gentile e disponibile. Letto comodo (ho apprezzato il doppio cuscino), ambiente ben riscaldato, buona colazione, comodo parcheggio e fermata autobus per il centro vicinissima. Unico difetto, ma per me importante, si sentiva troppo il rumore dell'apertura e chiusura delle porte delle altre camere anche oltre la mezzanotte e la mattina presto.

As the prices are very high in Florence these rates for a night are reasonable. But the standard is poor. Rusty parts in the bathroom. You can hear any noise of your neighbours (from sex-life to snoring). Breakfast is good but the breakfastroom reminds to an waitinghall at the trainstation. At Check-out no WiFi connection so nobody could pay their stay by card, only cash possible. Perfect bus-stop in max 100m (line 7 to Florence Station and Fiesole)

This “hotel” was more like a old hospital. The layout was super weird and did not resemble a hotel at all. The rooms were tiny and very basic, beds were extremely uncomfortable and there were no basic ammenities. Not even soap in the bathrooms. The location is around a 20 min bus ride out of the city - it’s a nice area but not close to anything. I really would not recconebd staying here to anyone