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Double Room, Private Bathroom | Egyptian cotton sheets, Select Comfort beds, desk, free WiFi
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Double Room, Private Bathroom | Egyptian cotton sheets, Select Comfort beds, desk, free WiFi

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Via Faenza 63, Florence, FI, 50123
  • Place, Central Market
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Florence (FLR-Peretola)
    ‪12 min drive‬

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About this property

Il Ghiro

Guesthouse in Florence, 7-minute walk to Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities and tour/ticket assistance are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a front desk safe.
Il Ghiro offers 4 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and free toiletries. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. Accommodation at this 3-star guest house has kitchens. Bathrooms include a shower and bidets.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Il Ghiro, you're just a quick walk from Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. Free WiFi in public areas and laundry facilities are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, laundry facilities and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Just a 5-minute walk from Fortezza da Basso and 6 minutes on foot from Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
As a guest of Il Ghiro, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, coffee/tea in common area, and laundry facilities. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

This 3-star Florence guest house is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (EUR 26 per day)

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchen

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Living room

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 9 AM; check-in end time: 6 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 26.00 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • All guests (including children) need to be present at check-in to show their government-issued photo ID or passport.
  • On-site cash transactions can't exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Il Ghiro
Il Ghiro Florence
Il Ghiro House
Il Ghiro House Florence
Il Ghiro Guesthouse Florence
Il Ghiro Guesthouse
Il Ghiro Hotel Florence
Il Ghiro Florence
Il Ghiro Guesthouse
Il Ghiro Guesthouse Florence

Il Ghiro Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 90 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 90 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 90 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 90 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 90 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location is great--close to the train station, and also very close to the big market in Florence. Ten minutes' walk to the Duomo. The guesthouse was very clean, with a convenient kitchen--microwave, fridge, stove, drinkable water, etc. Paula was very kind. The only negative thing about this place is that there's no elevator and it's on the third floor--manageable with carryon luggage, but I can't imagine carrying a full suitcase all the way up (we stored ours in a luggage locker by the train station and just used our carryons).
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Janice

Cancelled reservations

Our room was cancelled, but not by us. So it was a terrible experience. We did not stay in Florence but went to Lucca
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay with reasonable price

Nice hostel, clean, central location close to train station and duomo
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is convenient and close to railway station.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kris, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful people run this accomodation

The hosts are friendly, speak excellent English and go well out of their way to be helpful. They know lots about the area and can provide good advice. They even recommended and booked an excellent tour of the surrounding region for us - not pushy at all but I had looked at many other possibilities but the one they recommended was well suited to what we wanted and at a better price than I had researched. We had backpacks and there was enough room for us to unpack and wash our clothes and sort our stuff. We had to share a bathroom but that was not a problem - I think there are en-suite options available. The place is conveniently located to transport and to the main sights - the market is close as are heaps of good restaurants and bars.We got caught in a train strike (after we had checked out) but the hosts allowed us to come back and leave our bags, offered us help such as making calls on our behalf and use of WiFi and even gave us a key. They went well above what could be expected from a host.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Jade, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ideal Location, Hostel-style

Fantastic location and friendly staff. More like a hostel with private rooms. Shared bathroom wasn't a problem. Given a coffee pod to use in the coffee machine each morning, and free access to washing machine which was great!. Climbing 3 floors of stairs no problem if mildly fit.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good find, good location, affordable

Great find and a good rate. Sort of a hostel, but with private rooms only. The owner is really friendly and has lots of information about Firenze. We were able to self check in late at night and then pay the following morning. Door codes were emailed that day. Our room was ok in size, bed was comfortable and everything was clean. Good location near the main train station and north of the major attractions. No breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hostel in Florence.

A nice cheaper choice, close to the train station and everything of interest. The worst thing is having to carry your bags up several flights of stairs, but the owners son helped us do that and you only have to do it once. The other thing is having everyone share a bathroom, so more hostel than hotel really.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Dr Dale, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice room close to tourist area & train station

Lovely owners. Shared shower & toilet worked out OK. Only issue that it was located on 4th floor & no lift meant it was a struggle getting large heavy bags to the top floor. Had a washing machine. Much appreciated
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness

Hotel in Florence

Room was on 5th floor with no elevator. Room and bathroom was clean. Mattress on twin beds were flat with not much cushion. Location of hotel was within walking distance of train station. Staff was very helpful and provided info about places to go and where to find them.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home away from home

Mohamed and his family made us feel at home. (So corny! But true!) They genuinely want you to have a good experience. They even offered to walk my Mom to somewhere nearby so she wouldn't get lost. Simple, not fancy, but cleanest place I've stayed in Europe. Unbeatable location is right next to a main train station.

8/10 Good

patti, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Close to train station SMV

We stayed here two nights and found it to be just fine. Short walk from the train station, lots of restaurants close by and within walking distance to the sights. check in was quick and very helpful. Very basic but clean and on a quiet street. It's up four flights of stairs, so not so great for somebody with lots of baggage, we have backpacks so no big deal. I would stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Liu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay

Enjoying stay there. Very easy to access. Very warm host.

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, comfortable hotel

Il Ghiro is a great place to stay! Clean, comfortable, great staff and location. We will definitely recommend it to friends.

8/10 Good

JG, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Probably one of the best quality/price ratio

The staff was very nice and helpful. They really care about their visitors. The room was a little small and no breakfast was provided, but Il Ghiro is located close to a bakery. We could use the fridge to store some food. Overall, we were very happy with this room and we recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

ang, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good owners

excellent owners. allows you to cook, wash clothes, and explains the neighbourhood to you. near the train station by foot 10mins. there are stairs to climb though.

10/10 Excellent

meade, Arizona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I reccomend it.

Great for the price. Available washing machine (why don't more places provide them?) Family owned and were wonderful hosts.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I chose this hotel because of its convenient location and acceptable price. It provided simple breakfast as well. The hotel is a family owned small business. The owner is very kind and helpful. He ran the hotel in a family style and kept it very clean. Although it was a little bit difficult to communicate because he does not speak English, he is an easy-going old gentle man and made us felt comfortable and safe during our stay.

10/10 Excellent

Georgina, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very friendly and helpful staff

We loved our stay at Il Ghiro. The owner Mohammad (i think) was so helpful and kind. We had a long chat with him in the morning. There was one free amazing coffee and as much tea as you like. We were also able to wash our clothes there for free which was certainly helpful for us travelers. We were a little skeptical when we first walked in but we didn't need to be. The shared bathroom was clean and nicely decorated and we didn't notice anyone else using it. The only problem is the amount of steps going up to Il Ghiro as there is no lift.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was quite tiny but served its purpose. It did not have AC in the rooms with the shared bathrooms, but did have a ceiling fan that helped. small kitchen, not a lot of space in the fridge. Helpful staff checking in and getting a cab ride to the airport.

8/10 Good

Valerie, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simple and Comfortable with helpful staff

I was looking for a cheap and simple place that was close to the train station and that would be convenient for exploring Florence on foot for a weekend. It was in a great location. The room was basic and I shared a bathroom but it was comfortable. The staff was very helpful. I had to arrive after the reception desk closed and they were great in communicating with me ahead of time to provide the door code etc. They also allowed me to keep my bags there on the last day while I toured around before getting on my train which was very helpful so I didn't have to lug it all around. They had a kitchenette and laundry available but I didn't utilize it on my quick weekend trip.

8/10 Good

James, Palm Springs, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant Stay.

This is a guest house, so it is "bare bones". It is clean, well cared for, convenient to both the train station and the center, and a good price. The host, however, was exceptionally helpful in every way, and even hefted our bags not only up the several flights of stairs, but back down again when we checked out. Excellent value for expensive Florence.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Well located and good value

Nice place to stay, close to everything and practical with a kitchen and washing machine

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

II Ghiro Room 1

Although on the 3rd floor, Stefano carried our main suitcase up and down the stairs. Although basic, location 10 minutes walk from the railway station and for easy access to everything else suited us. Information from Stefano excellent.

8/10 Good

Danny, Lutz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location.

Good location, but remind everyone you have to climb 61 steps to get to your room.