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Via Guicciardini 22, Florence, 50125
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703 guests and 70 review |
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Travellers Reviews
Submitted by Sara Falconi, S. Nicolo' a Tordino TERAMO, Italy
The Old Bridge B&B it is in a very good position: central, not noisy, very charcteristic.
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Submitted by Brendan Beere, Dublin 9, Ireland
Brendan has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 70% score, his arival experience with a 49% value and his check-out with a 61% rate. | |
Submitted by Matthew Cowdroy, Narrabeen, Australia
Rooftop terrace bar at La Scaletta Hotel just
across the road is excellent for a sunset
drink.
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Great value for money.
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Submitted by Elena Miller, Cincinnati, United States
The room was very nice, clean, quite and specious. The location was fantastic! Very good value hotel. Will suggest to all my friends.
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Submitted by Helen Clarke, Thornleigh 2120, Australia
We enjoyed this accommodation. one benefit would be to have tea/coffee making facilities in each room. I note that this is not a normal feature of European accommodation, but would be appreciated by all travellers.
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Good quality, clean, comfortable accommodation. Very centrally located.
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Submitted by kevin dougherty, Roma, Italy
kevin has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 83% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. | |
Submitted by Mark Bradley, Baulkham Hills, Australia
Only issue was a shower that did not drain properly, therefore, had to limit time in the shower.
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We received an email from the manager prior to arrival that also asisted. We needed to provide the time of arrival to ensure someone was there to meet us.
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In the heart of Firenze, comfortable and pleasant, would stay there again.
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Submitted by Donald Sowman, Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom
We contacted the receptionist by intercom and she came from the other Hotel straight away.
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More than happy with our accommodation.
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Very conveniently positioned and everything that we needed was on hand.
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Submitted by Vincent Mason, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Very central and great for the many sights
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Submitted by georgina shaw-halford, Gurney Slade, United Kingdom
The Old Bridge is set in a large appartment building. It appeared unwelcomming at first - it was late due to bus delays and rain, and our first contact was with a man who did not identify himself or explain anything - we worried that we were being mugged! He just walked up to the door and began opening it with no explaination and did not even greet us. The room was clean and warm but the room is very basic.
The breakfast at the cafe opposite was not 6 euros as discribed - 30! I recommend using the hotel which the property has an affiliation, as the staff were exceptional and the breakfast plentyful. Also the views from the roof terrace unbelievable. You really are within a few minutes of all of the galleries and the resturant recommendations from the hotel are fantastic.
I am already planning to go again - but to arrive before 10pm!
Enjoy.
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Except the confusion over breakfast - use the hotel!
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The twin room was very small and basic but the furniture a good quality. It was just a little un-welcoming! Some pictures on the walls and a bit of colour would really improve things. Overall it felt very isolated with no one in the accomodation and no introduction of any substance.
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Very basic, but the hotel is fantastic for information and help. The location could never be beaten for the price and it is so quiet! I would definately use it again.
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Submitted by John Shapira
The availability of parking (or lack of it) would be useful for those of us arriving by car.
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Lovely room and convenient locale
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Pleasant, convenient and reasonably priced, right in the heart of historic Florence
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Submitted by Paul Chidester
Paul has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. | |
Submitted by Ian Marshall
The Old Bridge is not obvious from the road. If you are driving you should try to park temporarily in the square by the Pitti Palace and then walk back along the Via Guiciardini. When you find the door for Old Bridge (on your left as you walk back towards the Ponte Vecchio) it will be locked. Look across the road and you will see a hotel sign (can't remember its name). Go to the hotel reception (which is on the 3rd floor - take the lift) and they will check you in etc. They are very helpful. If you have a car I would recommend using the 'valet' parking the hotel recommends. It is fairly expensive - EUR30 per day - but saves the hassle of driving around looking for suitable parking.
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Submitted by mark cunningham
Excellent location,right in the centre of Florence.
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Staff very helpful by organising taxi to airport.
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Good,basic,clean accomadation right in the centre of town.
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Submitted by Sandra
Much, much nicer than we had anticipated.
A delight!
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Friendly, comfortable, clean. Ideally situated for the major art historical sites and near splendid Tratorias. The quiestest accommodation I have ever stayed in in Florence (have stayed in the city over 50 times).
Would most certainly use again.
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Submitted by Graham
It was an ideal base for our holiday in Florence. Very central, but not noisy. Staff were very helpful and courteous, and the room was very comfortable.
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Submitted by Franziska
Very good value for money
Very close to all the sightseeing
Quiet, clean rooms
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Great to see that there was someone who even spoke German! Nice welcome, knew our names...
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Helped to find a nice hotel or B&B according to budget
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Submitted by Cassandra
Host was very welcoming and pleasant, room was perfect - very clean and well presented.
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Host was helpful in arranging for me to get a taxi to the station.
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Submitted by Christina
Cosimo was really friendly and prepared for our arrival.
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I would heartily recommend this accommodation to anyone - really relaxed and friendly, in a nice part of town.
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They let us store our luggage with them after check out until we needed to leave and then they called a taxi for us.
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really friendly, lovely clean room with lots of character, in a great part of town - I would definitely stay there again.
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Submitted by Bodgan
Bodgan has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 91% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. | |
Submitted by Myrna
Location is excellent just south of Ponte Vecchio. Barbara was very helpful. Security with the front gate and 3rd floor inner hall door locked was very good. For budget minded travellers, this is an excellent choice. The only concerns were no English TV channels, and my twin single room was dark, with only an inner courtyard door to open for more light and ventilation. However, little time was spent in the room and the location was worth it for the price.
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The response from the hotel was quick and any communication went directly there.
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Not sure what that is.
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There is not a person on duty 24hours. Arrange check out time to make sure there is someone available in the office, which is usually locked.
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Quick and accurate response.
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Perfect location, safe, and quiet. Room was very small for a single and although bathroom was clean and new, a very large person would not be comfortable in it. If you need more space, check cost of upgrading to a double. No food, so buy a pastry the night before. Great food shop just across the street and a nice cafe to the left and down the first walkway left.
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Submitted by Kevin
Very thankful there was a lift to help with the luggage...wonderful location....very helpful staff. We appreciated the reservations made in advance for the Uffuzi, the Accademia, and for dinner at a local restaurant they recommended - wonderful!
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Comfortable, clean, and spacious rooms - and thank you for the use of your hair dryer!
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They made arrangements for the hotel across the street to keep our luggage for us until we were ready to depart for the car rental location. Also, they helped confirm our car rental reservations - again, very helpful.
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You should tell everyone that has traveled in Europe before that you have a lift from the ground floor of your building - after a few days of hauling luggage up several flights of stairs, this is a plus!
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Clean, quiet, friendly, and private.
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Submitted by Mary
The location is really great with shops right on that street and just steps from the Old Bridge.
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Very good value for our money and the location was so convenient. We just stayed there the night before we left to return home and we needed an 'easy spot' and this was great.
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Submitted by Tatiana
The directions to the property published online were correct. However, it took us much more time to get there than it was stated in the directions.
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Quiet and absolutely private unlike most of the B&Bs.
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The best place we stayed at during our journey around Italy!
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Submitted by Judy
I think you should indicate that there is no reception at the Old Bridge B&B. There is no bar, no place to leave the key, etc. That was the hardest part -- only one key for the room and there were 2 of us going in different directions, etc.
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Submitted by Robert
I found the map to the in somewhat confusing so I would suggest a better map of Florence be included for ALL FlorenceBy.Com sites, not just Old Bridge.
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Well located, in a busy, but quiet location since it the rooms are internal, away from the street.
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Submitted by Anthony
There are red and black house numbers for the buildings in Firenze. It would have been nice to know that the hotel was number 22 in the black numbers.
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Quaint and in prime location.
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Submitted by Kate
The accommodation was perfect in Florence. Very central and very near where my friends were staying, which is what I requested. This website is excellent and I have recommended it to friends and will hopefully be using it myself again in the future.
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Florence Old Bridge B&B was exactly what I was looking for.
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No problems at all. They were polite and called me a cab to get me to the train station.
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I would recommend the property. It is very central. Just a minutes walk from the Ponto Vecchio and the Boboli Gardens. Nice patesseria across the road where you can get you morning coffee and croissant. The staff was friendly and helpful and answered all of your questions.
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Submitted by Michelle
employees very helpful and friendly
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clean, good location, helpful staff
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Submitted by Robert
Very close to the main tourist attractions of Florence, clean, quiet, easy to access, and a good value in comparison to other accomodations in Florence, air conditioning that was very effecient.
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Submitted by Deborah
The owner provided several options, that is, method, website and costs, for tranferring from airport to the B&B. This was very useful.
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The owner, Francesco, was very helpful and worked with us to plan our ROme itinerary, including walking routes, etc. The breakfast was simple, but with a nice personal touch.
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Francesco arranged transportation to the train station which was greatly appreciated.
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Great location: can walk to all important sites within 15-20 minutes. Right in the middle of restaurants, shopping, and historical sites. The front room can get noisy, but owner provides ear plugs.
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Submitted by Annette
We had a very pleasant stay. I had forgotten that we were supposed to be given vouchers for breakfast at the patisserie opposite and no-one mentioned it to us so we didn't get any vouchers. At the end of our visit we overheard another guest asking for vouchers (which they were given) but by then we had found an alternative. It might be a good idea if they mentioned the vouchers on arrival perhaps? Actually we enjoyed our stay and found the staff very helpful so please do not view this as a complaint (if I had rememebred I could have asked for the voucher myself), it is just a suggestion.
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We were asked to check out earlier than the stated check-out time as our last day was a Sunday and they wanted to get the rooms cleaned etc earlier than on weekdays. We didn't mind doing that as they agreed we could leave our luggage in their office for collection later.
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I don't know whether it is common in Italy to have a facility for making tea and coffee in the rooms, but we would have appreciated some sort of facility to make tea or coffee, and also it would have been nice to have one or two glasses in the room so that we could drink water (or anything else) from a glass rather than a bottle.
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Very good location, convenient for all the sights and quiet at night. Helpful staff.
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Submitted by Nick
clean, comfortable, good location, price was not great but OK, staff flexible, friendly and helpful.
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Submitted by Dominique
The directions from the station to the hotel were not that clear, thankfully we had a map so could make our way. Also it takes more than 10 minutes to get there!
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Because Florence Old Bridge is based in a commercial and domestic building, we found that it could be a litte noisy at night with scraping chairs as there are no carpets! However, the noise would not last long and we found that it kind of added to our stay! Probably need to be aware of this if clients are early to bed and light sleepers.
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We had pre-arranged everything with the owner as we left very early in the morning. He was very helpful and told us exactly what to do and we completed everything the night before our departure
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Florence Old Bridge is ideally placed in the centre of Florence but because it is over the river it is a little quieter than the centre. The accommodation is basic and clean but seeing as you are rarely in the hotel it is perfect. The staff are friendly and unobtrusive and their level of English is good. What is interesting is that you are living amongst businesses and domestic proprieters in the building so the experience is even more italian!
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Submitted by Yoko
The hotel was not gorgeous, but clean and cool (air condition !!!), bigger than I expected (compared to the photo on the web.), and at great location. Hotel staff were all kind, and especially Barbra, who were there during daytime, offered more than professional services. I felt very at home, and had a preseant stay there.
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I enjoyed the stay. Thanks.
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Has all modern facilities including air condition, and the location is superb. Really good value for money.
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Submitted by Corinne
Corinne has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 83% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. | |
Submitted by Robert
The check-in desk is located in a hotel
accross the street from our room. We pushed a
buzzer and the clerk came over from the hotel
to let us in. That process was somewhat
confusing.
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I suggest you change the name since a 'B&B'
implies breakfast is included. We were
offered the option to purchase a coupon for
breakfast at a nearby restaurant for 6 Euros
per person.
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Change the name, as stated above.
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Third floor room, very quiet, clean, private
bath included. Very close to major tourist
attractions, restaurants, etc. in Florence.
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Submitted by Claire
Flight was fine and on time, however, the experience from the Airport to Santa Maria Novella was not so good. Train strikes meant no trains running for several hours and the bus company does not operate on time to the train station.
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The room was furnished very nicely, and very clean. The room was quite dark though and the views from the window were not so pleasant.
Nice central location though and the staff were very helpful.
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Staff very helpful and allowed us to leave our bags with them on departure day. Always very accommodating.
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Suitable if you are looking for a relatively cheap place to stay in the centre of Florence, whilst spending most of the time out and about exploring Florence. A good place to 'lay your head' for the night.
Very friendly and obliging staff. Clean room with no frills.
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Submitted by edward
No TV in the room but not a major issue
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Proximity to the Ponte Vecchio
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I would recommend it
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Submitted by Leclercq
Leclercq has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 83% value and his check-out with a 44% rate. | |
Submitted by Hannah
no tv in room 1
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Submitted by Luis
1.- Breakfast is very importanta to us. We have to pay , outside , for breakfasta as much as for lunch or dinner.
2.- one day I had to clean the shower dish and tookout rubish and hair of previus guests.
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Nice and convenient, close to main places.
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Submitted by Souheil
Souheil has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 41% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. | |
Submitted by francoise
francoise has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 24% score, his arival experience with a 66% value and his check-out with a 28% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
not at all
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it's a good service
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nice, quiet, clean and peacefull
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Submitted by Anonymous
Reliable, easy to use, enough alternatives
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Did not need it
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Did not need it
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It was nice to be expected.
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It was nice to get 5 % discount when paying in cash.
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Nice and cosy, in a very good position and cheap.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Full payment is required at least 24hrs before check-out.
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Quiet, centrally located and excellent value for money.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
It was small but spotlessly clean. The bathroom was very tiny and I think the shower would cause an obese person problems.
The staff were very friendly and helpful and it was wonderful to be sited so close to the ponte veccio.
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Submitted by Anonymous
THIS WAS NOT A TRADITIONAL B&B (AS WE KNOW IT). WE HAD TO GET A VOUCHER AND GO ACROSS THE STREET FOR A COFFEE AND CROISANT. THERE WAS NO BREAKFAST SERVED ON SITE WHICH WAS A LITTLE MISLEADING TO US. BUT ALL IN ALL THE ACCOMODATIONS WERE VERY NICE AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF EVERYTHING AND WE HAD A MARVELLOUS TIME THERE. THANK YOU.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The hotel was very accommodating and friendly throughout our stay.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Barbara, the hotel staff person was wonderful.
She went out of her way to help us with reservations. The only fault was the air conditioning was not working well in one of the rooms, and there was no private phone. However, the rooms and bathrooms were immaculate. I was overall very pleased with the accomodations.
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I think the web site should better explain that the B and B is like renting a room, and that there is no private phone available. The phone was in the hall. Also, no one was available at night if something were to happen. However, nothing happened so it was fine
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The Old Bridge offered 5% discount for cash. it would have been nice to know that ahead of time because I wasn't prepared to pay for the rooms with cash. Checking out was easy.
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As mentioned before, there is no private phone in the guest room. Also, no one is available in the reception area at night. The accomodation is more like an apartment. The rooms and bathrooms are small, but clean. Since it is a B&B, the towels were not changed for the four nights we were there, nor was the soap replaced. We had to use our own. But the price made up for the minor inconveniences.
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I would say it is more like renting a room in an apartment building. You had to have a front door key, a hall key, and a room key. It bothered me not having a private phone in the room, but we adjusted to it. The rooms were clean and Barbara was wonderful. If you are interested in a luxury hotel, this is not the place to be. But for us, it was comfortable, except for the air conditioning that didn't work very well at times. All in all, it was good value for the money.
The location is fabulous to sights and food. Right off the Ponte Vecchio. I loved the location and neighborhood. The most important features for me are convenience and cleanliness, and the Florence Old Bridge met those.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Worked fine.
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Not neccessary.
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Not neccessary.
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Very well!
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Fine service.
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Close to the city, fine, but not the cheapest B&B.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
room was very nice, very spacious but a bit noisy.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The manager does not work in the main lobby, but down a side hallway. We were unsure of where we should be, as there was no indication of this in the entry area, but as soon as we called down the hall, he was very accomodating.
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We had a wonderful stay. The location was great, and we never heard other guests in the hotel while we were in our room. We were very pleased and would return to this hotel again in the future.
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A mention that it is on the second floor of the building would be nice.
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Clean, spacious room with a nice bathroom in a great location just a few minutes away from the main attractions in Florence.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The parking space was not as comfortably placed as stated.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Should include a photo of the building entrance with insturictions to go by elevator to 2nd floor. Once inside the front door, we did not know where to go.
Also, we had to step down from the shower to the bathroom and both of us slipped because the shower floor is slick. Suggest putting a rummer mat in the shower to make entry/exit easier and safer.
I had requested a quiet room and our room was on the front of the building and very noisy. Suggest you at least charge less for building front rooms. If my husband had not been ill, we would have looked for another accomodation, particularly since we were there for 9 days.
Staff not helpful in securing reservations for Academia and it was a problem that the office phone worked only within Florence. When we needed to make a call to America, the lady didn't know where the nearest public phone was and suggested the train station.
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Nice B&B in an excellent location. Much like having your own apartment. No room phone; no long distance phone available. Room cleaned every other day. Big room; very narrow beds. Nicely furnished with antiques.
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Submitted by Anonymous
parking information would be very helpful, also information on rooms situation, on the road, into corridor ... possibility to choose the type of room
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Submitted by Anonymous
The only problem was the bed. A double room should have a double bed, not two single beds brought together in a more or less clumsy manner.
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Very well located, but didn't include breakfast.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 88% score, his arival experience with a 86% value and his check-out with a 74% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
walk from the central station to the hotel is more than 10 minutes but place was very convenient once in town.
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Submitted by Anonymous
It was difficult to connect with our host while we were staying there. We would usually leave for the day before his office was open, and we would not be back until after it was closed. At a real bed and breakfast, guests see their host every day at breakfast.
We found the breakfast (an additional 5 EU per person) was very poor - it consisted of a glass of orange juice (only offered when we asked for it), a croissant, and coffee or tea. We feel it would be more truthful to just say this property provides rooms only, instead of calling it a bed and breakfast.
We understood the linen was to be changed every 3 days. This did not happen as stated, but only after 4 or 5 days.
During our stay, family members tried to contact us with an important message, but our host did not try to communicate this to us for 24 hours.
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Describe exactly what is included in the breakfast. Do not indicate English is understood unless this can be guaranteed.
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Clean, adequate room that has exceptional security. Not easy to make contact with the host - a special effort is required.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Check out in the weekends is a little unclear. There was no schedule as to when someone would be available so that we could pay at check out. We therefore payed two days in advance. This was not a problem, just different then we expected.
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Very good, central in the city. We actually told my parents in law that they should also stay there, since they have a wish to visit Florence.
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Submitted by Anonymous
Check in to the B&B is at a hotel across the street. It takes several minutes for the receptionist to come down and meet you in the street after you ring the bell to the B&B.
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Fairly quiet place in the heart of Florence.
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Excellent location, quiet, small room but clean and well furnished.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 66% value and his check-out with a 72% rate. | |
Submitted by Anonymous
I think that some information about Florence's problems with cars should be very helpful for those as me who arrived by car.
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A nice place very near to Ponte Vecchio.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The front door was a joint locked security area with a bell to ring as an intercom. It was not very noticeable as a hotel- but my taxi driver who dropped me off assured me it was there.Location was perfect for me and the man who checked me in was rushed but charming. My room had a maxi single bed in but would have felt claustrophobic in the absence of a window with any kind of outlook, but was again fine for my needs.
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I hadnt expected so many stairs- but a lift was helpful.Guidance over where to find lights in hallways on entering downstairs after dark would have been helpful.
My room was darker than i expected but due to being an internal room.
No traffic noise for sure.
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I noted only at checkout that the B and B corridors were on security camera. This would have been reassuring to know during my stay as a single lady travelling alone.
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It is not well signposted from outside the building- just a small discreet plaque on a wall by the front door.
Breakfast is not included.
It is not a 24hour reception- you are given 3 keys to cover doors from entry to corridor to room and are therefore independent.
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Great location.Safe and secure. Not a place to meet people or have any communal interaction.Fine and clean for the independent traveller.
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Submitted by Anonymous
There is nowhere to park and unload your luggage. We had to walk quite a distance on a busy sidewalk with heavy suitcases.
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It is not suitable for older people or for children.
There are no telephones in the rooms and there is no staff available after 7pm at night.
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Florence Old Bridge is basically a 'rooms for rent' place in an apartment building in downtown Florence.
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