Via de' Calzaiuoli, Florence Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Great location less than a block from the Duomo. Lorenzo, the owner was very helpful and friendly and was available by phone if we had any questions or concerns. We were pleasantly surprised by the access to the common area, where they had a full kitchen for our use and a fridge stocked with juice and water. He even showed us how to make italian coffee on the stove if we wanted to. The room is part of an apartment that Lorenzo remodeled in 2008, so all of the fixtures and furnishings are new within this established apartment building. We felt like locals!

Heated tile floors, hot showers AND a heating element for your towel plus a doting owner. I could not have asked for a more comfortable and secure place to stay in Florence. Because it is in the heart of Piazza della Signoria, you are only a few steps from wonderful food, shopping and sights. As a sole owner, Roberto wears many hats so I was very thankful for his time and attention during my stay. I highly recommend his place and look forward to staying there again!

We stayed for just one night, and got upgraded to the fourth floor suite. It was a great room, with great views. Close to everything you need to see in Florence with a short stay. Close to trains, obviously right beside the Duomo, and restaurants and bars within seconds of the front door.

Excellent customer service, clean and great location!!

We had a great experience at Residenza. It's located quite close to all the major sights and we loved walking around the pedestrian area. We felt very safe both outside and inside the B&B. When the four of us arrived, the taxi took us to the wrong street, one block past the Residenza. Just as we were pulling out the map, he returned and said "wrong street!" and we piled back in and he took us to the correct address. There's a keypad outside the door, and using the code which Stefano had sent us by email, we entered and took the lift up to the 3rd floor. When we walked into reception, Stefano met us & let us pick our rooms, (we chose #6 with a view of the Duomo from the bathroom) then gave us a map and circled all the places of interest in the area. The next day, after we returned from an all day tour of the Cinque Terre, we found two champagne glasses and cookies on a tray in our room, with a note saying there was a small bottle of Asti in the fridge for us! We were so surprised. Guests also have use of the reception area which is open all night with a small community fridge, dishes, glasses, cutlery, free water machine & a 60c coffee machine. I gave comfort a 4 because the beds & pillows are extremely firm, but the extra pillow in the armoire is cushy and Stefano gave us a second one. On the day before our flight home, Stefano let us use his computer to checkin online and print boarding passes. Overall we loved staying here and Stefano is a very welcoming host.

Hotel is very close to major attractions in the heart of Florence. Breakfast was included in the price, staff were vere helpfull, arrived before lunch and they had our room ready in 10 minutes. Self serve laundry very close by.

Only stayed one night but wish I could have stayed longer. Owner gave me great walking directions by email to find the place. Ideal location, around the corner from the Uffizi and close to the vecchio bridge. Lots of restaurants nearby. Nice room, modern bathroom. My room was near the breakfast area so it was a little noisy in the morning, but it was time to get up anyhow. Simple but adequate breakfast provided. Owners were very friendly and accommodating! Would definitely recommend!

The hotel was well located on Via Calzaiuoli, only 150 m from the Duomo, and 200m from Piazza Signoria. The rooms were clean and well appointed, and the breakfast(included in our tariff) was excellent. Our room was very quiet. The air conditioning worked well. My only criticism of the room was that it was a bit dark even when we had all of the lights turned on.

This hotel was lovely and the location was fantastic!! It is situated right in the middle of Florence. Reading reviews we were worried about the noise from the street at night as it can be quite busy late on, however I did not find the noise outside to be an issue. We had the a/c on at night so you could only hear that. Be wary that the hotel does not have a big sign outside so go with street names and numbers and you'll find it. The hotel is about a 15 minute walk from Firenze SMN train station.