About Hotel Firenze Select
Hotel Firenze Select is a 3-star hotel housed in typical Florentine villa in a residential area of Florence. The property is conveniently located near Santa Maria Novella train station and the Florence Congress Centre.
Rooms at Hotel Firenze Select have en-suite bathroom and include complimentary toiletries. Rooms also feature air-conditioning, satellite TV, and a minibar. The property is non-smoking.
Hotel Firenze Select has a 24-hour reception, and for a fee guests can take advantage of a laundry and ironing service. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout, and paid car parking is available nearby. Small pets are welcome for a small charge.
Hotel Firenze Select serve a continental buffet-style breakfast daily which includes croissants, sliced meats and cheeses. Lunch and evening dining choices are available within a five-minute walk.
Florence is a good choice for travellers who are interested in history and architecture, home as it is to Michelangelo’s statue of David, the world-renowned Uffizi Gallery, and Florence Cathedral.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Polite and friendly hotel staff.
The staff at Hotel Select are far more often than not described in glowing terms. They are said to be extremely helpful, very happy to share their knowledge of Florence, and perhaps best of all for English-speaking visitors they are happy to speak with guests in English.
positive:
Spotlessly clean.
Guests should expect any hotel they stay in to be clean and tidy as standard, but the fact is some hotels are cleaner than others. Pleasingly for prospective visitors at Hotel Select, guests have said that the hotel is clean throughout.
positive:
Quiet on an evening.
The one clear benefit to Hotel Select being located in a residential area is that on an evening and during the night it is nice and quiet for guests wanting an undisturbed night’s sleep.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Guests do not rate the breakfast.
On the whole, guests find that the continental breakfast offered is too basic with limited choices available. Worse still, the fresh items are reported to not be very fresh. Guests would like there to be a larger selection of items and also perhaps some hot food.
negative:
Location not convenient for central Florence.
Guests say the hotel is a fair walk to central Florence and too far from the tourist areas. Furthermore, as it is in a residential area they there is not much open on an evening nearby, including places to eat. On the plus side, regular buses to Florence city centre stop outside the hotel, and bus tickets can be bought from hotel reception too.
negative:
Hotel is in need of some care and attention.
The hotel appears worn, looking a bit tired and scruffy in some parts. Guests say that it would benefit from refurbishing and updating. This includes simple updates such as more electrical sockets in rooms, for example.