Hotel Machiavelli Palace - Florence

Very nice hotel, conveniently located close to the train station. Enjoyed the small balcony overlooking the city and the pleasant room. Staff were very helpful. We would certainly stay here again and recommend it to visitors to Florence.

Room is classic and beautiful, Good location but some noise if room face street.

I was in Florence for the first time and this city has subdued me. I as a whole am happy with hotel Machiavelli Palace, number pure, cozy, with a balcony from which the magnificent view to Florence opened. Breakfasts tasty.

Very near to main stations staff helpful on information

I have stayed here three times before and found it very satisfactory.Staff are friendly and helpful.Close to railway station and not far from all the landmarks.Great restaurant around the corner in Via Faenza(Trattoria Guido)!

Great location, nice knowledgeable staff, clean rooms, nice breakfast.

This hotel is the perfect location for anyone taking the train in. It is a 5 minute walk to the hotel and the area has great places to eat and shop. We had a triple room which was very spacious and looked just like the pictures posted on the website. The staff wasn't overly friendly but did answer our questions and helped us map out our destinations. Breakfast was very good. I'd stay at the Machiavelli again.

Our room was quite spacious and had several windows infact, in different directions that you could open wide but had no means of propping open so that they would allow in -what one hoped- was fresh outside air. The rooms across the alley way were visible from ours and you could hear everything all neighbors were shouting. But worse was the putrid smelling all pervasive odor in these rooms which was nothing short of disgusting. We used both the ac units but that seemed to make things worse. I sprayed a lavender organic something I had brought on our sheets hoping that would "kill" the odor. It didnt. Then, I pulled back the tatty orange bedspread in the evening and it reveals big brown stains on the underside. I would never rank this three star and cannot imagine how it got this status. A little gilt in the lobby when you walked in and some nice ornate touches? There are a plethora of adorable and immaculately clean if not luxurious three star hotels in Florence we later spied. Unfortunately, not in time for this trip.

Good breakfast, perfect location, walls need painting...

Very good location..8minutes walking from train station,good breakfast,small room but functional...

Stayed Machiavelli Palace in June 2010. Enjoyed our stay. The hotel is nice and close to the markets and maybe 15min. walk to the historic down town area. Would certainly stay there again. Thank you

Excellent location and nice quiet room. Would have liked a little more variety for breakfast however overall good.

This place is near Centro Train Station

Great location, wonderful staff, great value!

Great hotel. Great location - close to train station, but still quiet and easy to walk to all the main attractions. Our room was wonderful.

The shower is very small.

Room was quiet when there was nobody speaking in the adjacent rooms and when nobody was using the flush in the toilets. Hotel is wonderfully located and the personnel is very competent and nice. Except the noise problem, it is an address to be recommended

We stayed for business and the location suited us. We were late making reservations and could not have the Jr.suite. We got a very spacious triple room instead. A place we will visit again on our next trip for sure.

An excellent Hotel with beautiful surroundings. The staff were polite and helpful - a request for extra pillows was met with great speed. The breakfasts were plentiful and extremely edible :o) A dog friendly hotel - there was at least one dog staying with its owner. In walking distance from the Railway Station - be careful to get off at Firenza Santa Maria N and not before. Hotel is very central for all sights, and Pisa is just an hours train ride away.

It's a very nice hotel.Convenient location, clean room and good breakfast.

Had double room with large balcony with view of Florence. Central location, short walk to Maria Novella Station, Also bus stop opposite hotel. Ample breakfast served. I can definitely recommend.

The only thing we're not satisfied is the shower room. I'm not a fat women. As I'm taking show, the body always touch the curtain. The shower room is too small.

Very nice hotel, centrally located. I appreciated the car park service, which was excellent!

The location of the hotel is excellent. We had our meals around the hotel with great food and good prices. The staff were friendly and very helpful.

The breakfast room is a bit small and a juice not good. Rooms are very nice and even if the maximum price is 220 Euros, you can find one for 80-90 Euros. Next to an excellent restaurant ZAZA and Public Market. Parking is onerous but there is a VOITURIER. Reception clearks are willing to help you with any ticket reservation.

THE HOTEL PROVIDED A CLEAN ROOM.NOT AT ALL WHAT WE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PHOTOS ON THE WEB SITE.BREAKFAST WAS SERVED IN A VERY ANXIOUS WAY AS IF NOONE WOULD HAVE THE TIME TO CATCH THE BRIOCHES THAT WERE COMING ON A HOT PLATE AND THE SERVICE LADY WAS SCREAMING "PERMESSO" ALL THE TIME.THE SERVICE WAS NOT READY FOR THE CUSTOMERS THAT WERE STAYING AT THE HOTEL.

Bon rapport qualité/prix. Chambre assez agréable, belle vue au 5e. Bien placé, même si l'environnement de la gare n'est pas génial. Petit déjeuner assez moyen mais correct. Le point le plus négatif : le bruit de la clim et de l'ascenseur, vraiment bruyants !

Quality hotel for the cost. We had a 4th floor double room overlooking the road in front of the hotel, so unfortunately no view of the historic centre, but the balcony terrace was a welcome place to relax in the cooler evening air. The bedroom was well appointed and spacious, the bathroom rather small but clean with cubicle shower rather than a bath. The location is ideal for the main Santa Maria Novella train station, just about 300m away, and close enough to the main centre to walk to most of the main sights - ideal for culture vultures & shopaholics alike. Our only concern was on check-out, as it appears the hotel had run a pre-authorisation on the card used for the booking, something worth taking into account as this effectively 'froze' part of my available balance prior to paying the bill. (Mercifully, the matter was soon resolved thanks largely to the professionalism of the staff.) I would have no qualms about returning to this hotel or recommending it to others.

I was a single travelor. The room was clean and comfortable. The shower is adaequate for an average person, if you are very tall or wide, I would suggest you get a larger bath. Personnel was kind and helpful with suggestions for restaurants, etc. I would recommend and/or stay there again.

We had a great room for 4; two sets of twin beds. The room was large. Bathroom was big/clean. Hotel staff was delightful, helpful and professional. We would love to be back with them right this minute. The hotel is perfectly located; within walking distances to everything in Florence. Near the train station, but we never heard the train. On a main shopping street but at night there wasn't any noise (places close early). Great bargain shopping around the corner and at the main market a block away. Superb restaurants nearby and hotel recommendations were always good and exactly as stated. El porcospino is a fabulous restaurant nearby, with charming English speaking staff.

This is an excellent location, walking distance from the train station and to everything else in Florence. For such a small price you get all of the essentials, we had a fantastic view from our balcony which was unexpected. Beds are not very comfortable but for one or two nights doable.

Fantastic hotel. Great service, clean and quiet. In a great location for acessing sights in Florence. I had a room on the 5th floor and the views were fantastic out over the roof tops. The staff were incredably helpful and friendly which was very reasuring being a loan traveller. I would recomend this hotel to anyone.

The hotel is very nice, but not as much as pics showed on the website. Rooms are big and cleaned, the only problem was with the toilet, which was really small and stinky! The location is great (very close to the station and the centre), also because Firenze is pretty small so it's easy to move around. Although I think that rates could be lower, my final rating is GOOD.

As travelers on foot, it was really convenient that this hotel was located just 200 m from the main station, where we were delivered by bus from the airport. It's on what seemed like "hotel avenue" -- since the entire street was lined with hotels, which made finding the sign challenging among all the others. The front desk staff was courteous and helpful, and was very nice to get reservations for museums for us -- even at practically the last minute. Because we arrived late, we were so grateful that restaurants are open later in Italy (than in some other countries), and we can highly recommend the Trattoria Anitchi Cancelli down a couple of small streets and around the corner. There are street markets close by during the day. From our balcony (we were on the top floor) we could look around the corner and see the Duomo -- which was marvelous, and it was a pleasant way to spend a night resting. There were 2 things that were less than ideal for us: 1. TINY shower - it was about 1/2 size of a standard single shower in the US. When you close the according curtain, you can barely turn around -- and there is no chance of bending to wash your legs. Although we are both over 6 feet tall - this would be true even for smaller people. So we made due by showering with the curtain open. Good thing there was a drain in the floor. 2. Inadequate A/C: Even in May you will want A/C. But even turned up all the way, it was 3 days until the room was finally cooled enough to be comfortable. We would sleep with the door open, which was tolerable -- except that because we were on "hotel avenue" it was rather noisy into some of the later hours. While most of the tourist sites are within relative walking distance, if you want to be near those, I would choose a different area of town for accommodations. We liked the proximity to main station.

The location is good,near train station. But the room we stay is far away from the lift, many stairs to walk up and down.Staff are helpful, the shower facilities also ok.

Noise from an engine or something similar at the rooms of the top floor

Il soggiorno al Machiavelli è stato molto tranquillo, vicino alla stazione ferroviaria e circondato da tanti bar e ristoranti e soprattutto a pochi passi da tutti i monumenti. Ci ritornerò sicuramente!

Nice clean big room. great breakfast with plenty of chose.central location made it great for taking in the sight.

I'VE BEEN MANY TIMES IN FLORENCE. WHEN I HAVE TO SLEEP IN A HOTEL, I CHOOSE MICHELANGELO PALACE. GOOD SERVICE, GOOD PRICE. THE BEST LOCATION IN FLORENCE ARRIVING BY TRAIN. ALSO COMING BY CAR, BECAUSE YOU CAN FIND A BIG GARAGE NEARBY.

First time in Florence for myself, but only stayed one night.

Location good for site seeing. Room small for a Superior. Shower tiny and not really acceptable for a so-called 'superior room'. No lounge so not really any place to sit comfortably and talk with other people. Breakfast basic. Not sure why one machine used to make all hot drinks in a hotel. Staff friendly and helpful.

Pleasant hotel situated on very busy road 5 or so minutes from railway station. Our bedroom on 4th floor had a balcony with a view of the Duomo ( I think only the 4th and 5th floor rooms have balconies ). The shower cubicle was very cramped but overall the room was pretty good. Breakfast was no better than ok but having stayed in a number of hotels in Italy it was no worse than most. Very friendly, helpful reception staff.

Room was small, esp. the bathroom. Still good enough for a single traveler. All basic amenities were there. Great price/performance ratio. Fastest check-in I've ever had. Would stay again.

El hotel se encuentra en todo el centro histórico de la ciudad, con facilidad para llegar a todos los sitios importantes para visitar. Cerca se encuentran todo tipo de restaurantes y locales para compras. Exceolente ubicación

Nice place, friendly staff and very good breakfast but I wouldn't recommend the room: it was too small (single), a bit noisy and bathroom was uncomfortable.

Excellent location, only metres from central market area. Lots of places to eat nearby. Good location to walk to all the main sights. Parking is at a different location, so is best to park out front of hotel, and they arrange for it to be parked, it's not far away, but somewhat expensive. Room was not very big, and the shower was extremely tiny and awkward. OK to put up with for a short time, but it was pretty irritating.

It was pleasent stay on our family holiday, but little overcrowded with some school children group. rooms and service was good. close to railway station. ample food and shopping around the hotel. easy to find halal food. room and facilities worth for money.

A nice hotel with a balcony view of the Duomo as promised. Located in the hotel zone near the railway station. Higher standard hotels are found near the river. Lots of cafes and restaurants around.

This hotel was exactly as described. The only thing that spoiled it slightly was the early morning noise from market traders hauling their stalls to the market on the cobbled streets around the hotel. Ideally placed for easy access to all attractions. Excellent fish restaurant around the corner too. We had a wonderful time celebrating and important birthday.

Airco, fridge and toilets very noisy. In winter it's ok but I think in the summer (with windows open) you need earcovers to have a good night sleep. Service is excellent: having trouble with bankpass they were very helpfull.

A place to go again.

Loved the room, just wished the bathroom had been bigger. Great central location, have stayed before and would stay again.

An excellent hotel. With an 8 month old baby they upgraded us to a larger room with a terrace - very happy. Breakfast was great. Location really close to the train station and a short walk to all the main sights.

Petit déjeuner pas a la hauteur d'un 3 étoiles; café en poudre servi!!!chambre bruyante dû aux écoulements d'eau des canalisations. Bon emplacement pour visiter Florence et proche de la gare se sont les 2 points positifs.

Perfect. I just noticed a noise probleme beetween neighbours rooms.

Excellent trip over all

Close to train station and short walk to other attractions. Room was attractive but small and clean. Nice breakfast. Staff was helpful. Would stay there again.

As a single woman I felt completely safe even though some comments had stated that the location was less desirable - it's an ancient city! The room was not big, but the bed was very comfortable and I had a nice balcony. I will return on my next stay.

Staff at the front desk were efficient but not particularly warm or welcoming.

Staff was friendly. Food was good. Spacious room and hotel was in great location.

La stanza assegnataci era polverosa e triste.ma a seguito delle nostre lamentele il personale, molto gentile e disponibile, ci ha sistemato in una stanza molto carina e con un poanorama suggestivo.

Great location for the sights, lovely staff, big rooms, right next to the railway station.

The hotel was ideally located for both the sights (10 minute amble to the Duomo) and the station as we were travelling around by train this was useful. But this area of town is a bit 'grubby' and not quite as well kept as others, though several main sights and tourist info within 5 mins walk and essentials shops and restaurants on your doorstep. The hotel had good amenities i.e. internet, safes in room, museum booking service and staff always on hand to help, all very clean. I would recommend to anyone for 4-5 days but if you are going for longer and want something a bit more florentine I would go south of the river or east

My husband, daughter and myself enjoyed our stay -- breakfast accommodations and food were particularly good. I do wish that better instructions for finding the hotel were available. My only real complaint was the lack of AC at night; our room (very attractive) was right under the roof and it got really warm and stuffy at night.

Thoroughly enjoyed the accommodations & location. Looking forward to a return. grazie

Good 3 star hotel , close to all sights. what made it particularly useful was its proximity to the main railway station.

This is an excellent hotel! The only thing that needs some help is the shower curtain in our guest room. After one shower, the bathroom floor was flooded, because the shower curtain was 4 inches short from meeting the floor. Water everywhere. Other than that, bravo! Nice place, good location, and very personable staff. Will stay in this hotel again!

The Machiavelli was a disappointment, due in large part to the neighborhood and age of the renovation. The room and bathroom were clean and and roomy, so that was not the problem. For the price we paid, we expected the facility to be a bit more charming and the neighborhood to be not so rundown. Of our ten nights in Europe, the two spent here were the least value for the money spent.

Well situated hotel, cosy surroundings, our stay was only marred by a dog barking at all hours inthe next room that had been left by it's owners.

Public rooms were not very good , no where to sit and read the paper.etc

Hotel was centrally located near San Lorenzo and the Mercato Centrale (Central Market). Great for starting your day with delicious panini and roaming the market area. Rooms facing the side streets were quiet with little noise at night and in the morning.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Room, service and breakdast were excellent.

In case of double room, it's good to stay. But single room is quite poor. Room is too small with bed smell. The wardrobe in the single room is also too small and short to use. If you are a single traveler, I don't recommand this hotel but it's good to stay who use twin or double rooms.

This hotel is located close to the railway terminal which is what we required. The room we had was large and attractive overlooking an internal courtyard, but the plumbing in the surrounding rooms was extremely noisy and needs to be rectified if possible. The staff were pleasant and helpful with booking tours for us etc., The hotel is in a fairly central position within walking distance of most attractions.

Very conveniant location, superior rooms very spacious, very clean, breakfast buffet ok, breakfast room cafeteria style without any charm. All in all good value for money and good location If you arrive with own car and want to use the parking provided by the Hotel be prepared to pay hefty price of 28 € for 24h and long waiting time to get car back on departure day

A good hotel in an excellent location close to the station and just a few minutes walk from the Duomo. Comfortable, clean room, well furnished and with a certain amount of Florentine character. Very similar to many hotels in this category. We would happily stay there again.

Overall, the hotel lived up. This was the best looking hotel in our stay in Italy and the room was clean and the A/C worked well. The big problem was that the tub had no shower curtains, which made baths challenging. The breakfast was better than in most hotels of comparable prices in Italy. Would stay there again. Location was optimal to the train station as well as to the sights.

Nice hotel but small room and tiny shower

Rooms were good - Lots of space & plenty of towels. Location was good, easy walking distance to railway & city centre. Only down side was the fairly ordinary breakfast.

It is good as for location, cleanliness of room, breakfast. It is only dissapointed that bathroom has small space in single room. Prepared bigger bathroom, I stay again.

Substantial difference in room sizes- we initially started out in a very small one, requested a larger one and were promptly moved to a more spacious room.

Good quality hotel. Well situated - close to transport.

The air-conditioning in the rooms are poor. It can get rather hot even at night.