Bed and Breakfast Locanda Daniel - Florence

The Locanda Daniel is a hostel. It is not a hotel and it is not a bed & breakfast. For hostels it was good. The location is good, internet was great, and the view of the Duomo was very nice at night. But this is a hostel. If you are looking for breakfast, bring your own. If you want a private bathroom, pay extra for it. The toilet reservoir splashed on me, it smelled yucky in the morning, and there was mold in the shower. The vent in the ceiling was disgustingly dirty. Never met the owner since we were out before she was there. But she was very kind on the phone and was very helpful when we were checking in late. Overall it was a nice place if you expect a HOSTEL. If you want a hotel, go a few doors down for the same price you get a hotel with breakfast.

A very nice basic hostel (of 5 rooms) in a lively and very central area. The owners are very (very) helpful, and very serious at keeping the place welcoming and clean, which explains why this is an excellent address in Florence. The 1st room has 5 beds and is very convenient for a family. The view from room 5 and the small terrace is great (on the dome and campanile), the 4 other rooms are on the top floor over a quite noisy street (but the beer which is brewed just downstairs is excellent). There is air conditionning. PS : no breakfast, small fridge/microwave/boiler in a small common room, bathroom can be shared or private, I guess, depending on the room & occupancy --- we had a key to a private bathroom in the corridor

I stayed here for 4 nights, apart from climbing up 3 flights of stairs (it was not easy with luggage), I don't have complaints. It was very near to train station and walking distance to most attractions. Simple Italian breakfast was served at a nearby cafe (loved the croissants). Though we had a room with sharing bathroom, there was a wash basin in the room which was really convenient.

Nice staff

A simple, budget inn, yet in a convenient location (although a bit difficult to find on foot)and with very helpful and welcoming staff. The only real drawback was that my room was a bit noisy--facing the street with the incessant noise of mopeds day and night, as well as adjacent to the internet terminal and bathrooms--but other than that I could find little to complain about (if you can, try to get a room away from the street, facing the courtyard, with a view of the Duomo instead). Be aware, though, that the reception is not staffed past 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, but if you make arrangements in advance, the staff is very helpful (and made a special trip in at 6:00 p.m. to help myself and some other travellers who arrived late). The place seemed popular with the younger backpacking crowd, but there were some older adults there as well (myself included). If you are looking for a clean, safe budget alternative in an otherwise expensive city, I would certainly recommend Locanda Daniel.

The site presented through Venere.com was confusing and misleading and did not accurately represent what Locanda Daniel really offers.

The apartment is located on a fourth floor, and no elevator is available, so be prepared to carry your luggage all the way up. There is no conditioned air (it was around 30 degrees those days in Florence) and the bathroom would benefit very much of a good cleaning (it had a strong smell, and the shower was somehow uninviting). The "main room" shares space with the kitchen, so no way to make a sandwich while the other are sleeping. Other than that, I found the stay pleasant, with very kind staff, knowledgeable about tourist needs; plus, the aptmnt had a good location in the surroundings of points of interest, and a fine breakfast was included in the price.

Locanda Daniel was much better than I imagined. There are five rooms that share two bathrooms. Not bad. Free internet, a vending machine for late night thirsties and munchies, and a balcony with a great view. However, the bathrooms could use a cleaning just a little more often as when I went to take a shower some rude person left a ton of their hair covering the drain and none of the water would go down so I had to waddle in my own dirty shower water with that persons hair encircling my feet (gross) and that hair was from the day before. This is not a reason not to stay here though. The bathroom was usually available when I wanted to use it and the location is right next to the open market which is great. If you are old with bad knees, consider the six flights of stairs. The flights are short and not that bad unless you have a weak heart. IMPORTANT MUST READ: It took almost an hour to find Locanda Daniel. Why? I google mapped it and thought, "this is so easy, it is right between via fiume and via faenza" because that is what google showed me. However, since their are two addresses assigned to each building, google was giving me the business when Locanda Daniel is going by the residential. I was ping-ponging between the two streets asking every shop keeper "Dove Locanda Daniel?" They had no idea. Anyway, LOCANDA DANIEL is between VIA FAENZA and VIA GUELFA on the SOUTH SIDE. A huge Hotel National sign is on the outside of the same building and it is accross from a gothic store named Transfers. Good Luck.

Locanda Daniel nos parecio una pension estupenda para quedarse en Florencia por unos dias, las habitaciones limpias y con mobiliario nuevo, el baño limpio y bastante amplio, lo unico "malo" que es un 3º piso sin ascensor y con maletas grandes se hacen largas las escaleras. El check in es por la mañana pero si no puedes llegar antes de la 1pm con una llamada o email te pueden arreglar para darte las llaves o esperarte. Tiene una maquina de cafe gratis, y te dan un mapa de la ciudad y otro con sitios de interes. La localizacion de la pension es buena, cerca de la estacion de tren y a dos minutos del mercado central y de todo el centro de la ciudad.La relacion precio/calidad es muy buena, siendo de lo mas barato para la epoca de septiembre. Si alguna vez volvemos a Florencia seguro que sera a Locanda Daniel.

Photograph of double bed; given bunk beds!

This is the second time I have stayed at Locanda Daniel. There is an excelllent fit between price and quality. The staff were very nice and the room was clean. Nice location. I plan to use it again.

Gibala Emmanuelle with Yves PERRET

The staff are only present until 1:30 and it is very inconvenient for those of us who are catching a train. I arrived at almost 2 pm so I didn't get the overview of the place - they just gave us the key of the room. I also had to change rooms so it was very inconvenient since we cant change room until the staff is there for the key to the other room (while we are already ready to explore) and to wait for that room to be available. Overall... the staff was friendly. The facilities didn't over anything. We are not allowed to use the lift so we had to carry our luggages up and down the stairs. It is good for those who just wanted a room to sleep in. There isn't a curvew, either. But it was bad for us since it was raining most of the time in Florence, thus we had to stay in our room. I think there were bugs eating me out. The room was noisy because it is in a high crowded area. You have to wait turn for showers and some are not very clean. Personally... I prefer to stay in a hotel.

This was my third visit to Locanda Daniel and I consider it to be excellent value for money. Don't go if you can't carry your own bags up several flights of stairs.Can't wait to use this accomodation again.

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This is a beautiful and delicate gem of a place. I never thought I could share a bathroom but this residence was so civilised and pleasant.

Via Nazionale is probably one of the busiest streets in Florence. The noise of the traffic and sounds made by late sleepers are unbearable at night. LD is on the third floor with no lift. Definitely a bad choice for people with big or heavy luggeage. Free coffee is its only merit. Personally I wouldn't recommend this place to anybody.

We asked for room no. 5 (room with a view of Duomo). When we arrived room five was NOT available. We produced the email reply as written by the owner promising us the room 5. It was brushed aside with a comment that the room was let out for more money. The hotel is on the 3rd floor with no lift. The bath towels were inadequate to say the least. We were told that as it was raining the usual towels were not available. The bed linen was shabby. Ghul and Carole Hussain

The propery is well suitable for young people coming with their friends. For more mature tourists the noise in the dormitories can be a big problem. The fact that the property has 3 dormitories and around 18 people have to share 2 bathrooms was not clearly stated in the presentation.

A bit noisy when you have the room nearest to the bathroom. Otherwise, excellent for the price and the location. Very clean and bed was comfortable

Nice small place to stay in the middle of the town.

Traffic noise outside very disturbing. Double glazing would eliminate most of this noise.

You have to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get to your room once you find the place. The room which we stayed in acording to another guest was the quietest room and I have never before stayed in such a noisey place so I dread to think what the other rooms were like. The liturature in the place stated that they spoke a number of languages including English but when we were paying the girl spoke only Italian. We booked this as it was bed and breakfast but there was no breakfast!! I will not stay at this place again

I would definitely stay here again. the location was excellent and for the price the accommodation was very good. we very much enjoyed our stay

It was a nice stay. The hosts were very friendly and provided information (basics by leaflet). The landlady was also very helpful with finding a doctor. You can use an internet PC and they offer a small collection of books and magazines. It was a little bit strange that we had to change rooms during our stay.

El sitio está muy bien ubicado. La dueña es muy amable nos espero para realizar el registro después de su horario establecido y nos dirigió con paciencia para llegar al sitio. El lugar estuvo muy limpio y escogimos una habitación con vista al domo. El sitio es seguro y bueno en relación al precio.

Overall are excellent.... Locanda Daniel are situated at strategic location, all places are just walking distance. Their staff are very friendly, nice and helpful. The room provided are very clean. And i feel the price are reasonable compare to other place.

Right near the market so an ideal location, though parking and reaching the top floor was a fun adventure!

A really nice hostel. Very homey, art on walls, painted nicely, pretty linens, spotlessly clean, wonderful new bathrooms/showers. Small, quiet, no common area. Very close to train station.

It would be nice, if it's mentioned on the web-site, that locanda daniel is situated on the third floor and that it is in the same house as Hotel Nazionale because it's hard to find based on the house numbers (there are zero up to three different numbers on each house and the street is very narrow) But if you have found it, it's a really nice & clean little place with very friendly employees.

The Locanda Daniel, was a great stay! One of the best places I stayed in on the whole trip. The Price was great, and the pictures were not deciveing in any way, the rooms actually looked better. They were very accomidating of changing dates. I would definatly return.

It was great, only problem was we were booked for a nice big room with a view of the Duomo, and we only actually got that one night out of two. But on the other hand, the wait was worth it... balcony and everything. Mostly clean, pretty hot (no AC), but overall quite good.

Everything was great except noise from the street. It was the only problem as we couldn't sleep well because of the noise...but it was clean and ok for the price.

Locanda Daniel is very clean and friendly and in a very good location but it's on the 3rd (european) floor with no elevator so if you have heavy luggage it's very tough when you arrive. If only they would invest in dual pane windows to block the traffic noise (unbearable, I had to sleep with earplugs) and since you can't sleep with closed windows due to the heat I wish they'd get air conditioning too. I think that room 5 (with the view) is less noisy because it's on the other side of the hall but even when I emailed a request for this room ahead of time it wasn't filled. I suggest calling them in advance to schedule your arrival if not during their designated check-in and requesting that room way in advance. It may be a much more pleasant stay then.

An excellent location, close to markets, il Duomo etc. Property is spotless especially bathrooms. Staff friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again.

We enjoyed our stay at Locanda Daniel very much. The owner of the property was very understanding and kind. The room was very stylish, cosy, quiet and clean. We felt very comfortable there and we will love to stay there again if visiting Firenze in the future.

A very pleasant stay in a clean and friendly accomodation well suited for budget travellers. The only limitation was not being able to check-in whenever e.g. if wanted to arrive in the evening but the staff seemed happy to fix an appointment for check-in in the afternoon as long as it was not too late.

This small place was wonderful to stay in. It was small, quiet, and very close to all the sites and train station. I would recommend this place!

We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at Locanda Daniel. We got more than we asked for and thought both the rooms and bathrooms were clean and spacious.

This hotel was very nice, not so far way of the station and the center, I really appreciate the welcoming even if i arrived very late. I passed a great time in your hotel and your city. Caroline Guinard.

I enjoyed my 3 days in Florence immensly, due to the fact Locanda Daniel is in a superb location right in the midst of everything. I had a great little room at the back which even had a small balcony giving me a wonderful view over the city.I've already booked to go back.

The Locanda Daniel is a basic hotel at a good price, with friendly staff and is not too far away from the sites. It is kept clean and has many welcoming touches. Although being on the third floor and confusing street numbering makes it hard to find at first.

There was so much noise coming from the street that i could hardly sleep.

Lowest price, good location, no service provided,very suitable for those who need only bed and shower.

Excellent situation for tourist in Florence, but very noisy during all night as situated in front of haevy trafic street.