Hotel Villa Florencia Centro Historico — Hotel in San Salvador

There is so much to like about this lovely little hotel. I stayed here twice during a recent trip to Central America - I used it as a transit hotel, it is about 30 minutes from the airport and 10 - 15 minutes from the international bus depot. As other reviews have stated the hotel is in the university neighbourhood which is a little safer than some other central neighbourhood's but what really makes this a great experience is the hard-working, friendly and hospitable staff. They seem to genuinely care about their guests comfort and well being, ensuring you are able to get around safely and making transfer and transport arrangements was no problem at all. My first stay was in one of the smaller, upper level rooms - it was fan cooled, had a TV and free wifi. It was perfectly comfortable for the short stay. My second stay was in one of the larger, lower floor rooms that in addition to the above was large and had a table and chairs in the room, it was a very nicely appointed room. The showers are cold but to be honest quite refreshing, even in the slightly cooler months San Salvador can be sticky. The hotel is walking distance to the city centre however please take the advise of staff - if they ask you to take a taxi it is for your own safety. Whilst I didn't feel threatened at all during my stay I was on higher alert when walking around the city and in the central market. I would also highly recommend the small restaurant next door - the food is fantastic, especially the arroz and gris (rice and beans) and grilled chicken - possibly one of the best meals I had in Central America.||||Great stay at an affordable and...

The address given on this website is wrong. My friends and I wondered around San Salvador for about TWO HOURS trying to find the hotel. When we thought we had arrived(really nice version of Hotel Villa Florencia Centro) we found out it was Hotel Villa Florencia Zona Rosa; the receptionist told us we were in the wrong branch and gave us the address to the bad version of this chain. We got to the right one and we were amused by the big difference between the hotels (receptionist at the nice one warned us it was a little different). As some might know, San Salvador is hot so you would think AC is is a must at a hotel. For my surprise, only one of the rooms had such privilege. We had no WIFI or AC (hotel specifies they have). I wouldn't be complaining if I had paid for rooms without WIFI or AC. I asked the hotel receptionist for a refund and he failed to do it. He kept saying I had to get in contact with Hotels.com and talk to them about the issue, but the hotel itself would not be able to give me my money back. After spending several minutes arguing with him, I agreed to stay. The next morning one of my friends (we were a group of ten people) heard a visitor complaining about the same issue. I came to the conclusion that this hotel lies about its amenities just to get foreigners, like me and my friends, to reserve their rooms. If you plan to visit San Salvador, do not by any chance, reserve in this hotel! Instead, just pay a couple more bucks and have some...

Villa Florencia was a lovely hotel.The taxi drivers and tour guides found it easily. The room we had was spacious and clean & the room was attended to daily. I would recommend knowing some basic Spanish, but in reality I would recommend that to anyone travelling to El Salvador. Despite our lack of Spanish the staff at the hotel were excellent, friendly & patient. We didn’t walk the streets at night,so I cannot speak to the safety of the area. But a tour guide did tell us that it wasn’t safe. We stayed for 5 nights and filled our days with tours so by the time we got back to the hotel we didn’t even want to go out! ||If you exit the hotel and turn left the first street you come to seemed to have a lot of food stalls most days we were there. There is a taco stall that is called ‘taco bexi’ (I think) his burritos were delicious! I definitely recommend the stroll to grab one. ||The hotel has snacks and drinks available. These were all very well priced. ||The hotel is a bargain! Definitely value for money. Overall I recommend the hotel, we felt safe in the hotel and it was...