Casa Leopardi Bed & Breakfast — Hotel in Florence

Location: slightly away from the triangle of SNM, duomo and Uffizi, near St. Croce||Hotel: B&B with 3 rooms, two of which are 3 beds and 1 double bed||Room: big, very tastefully done, wardrobe, table, sofa, well lit||Positives: great service, very organized, good room||Negatives: up 3 tall floors, no lift, limited breakfast in a café 50m away||||So let’s start with the reasons why I gave 4 stars instead of 5. (i) It’s a bed & breakfast but the breakfast is served at a café 50 meters away from the b&b and is limited. You get 1 voucher per person/night which entitles you to a coffee and a pastry/croissant (ii) it’s on the 3rd floor of a building which high ceilings and hence a tough hike for people with partial disabilities.||||If you do opt for this b&b, do get a Google map printout of the exact location (11 via Giuseppe) because nobody knows about this place as its situated in a building offering no signage of its presence except for the doorbell. You can get here from SNM using the electric bus C2 which drops you down via Ghibelleni (perpendicular road) near Teatro Verdi and you can walk back a few yards. You’ll also find a laudromat just near the bus stop which you can make use of if you are in Florence/Italy for long.||||Our room was beautifully done and given a heritage feeling with the fixtures, paintings, wall colouring et al. Our bathroom was big and once again tastefully done. We had no issues with either the room or the bedroom. The rooms and bathrooms were cleaned daily. We had a locker in our room that was afixed into the wall (low risk). We had absolutely no issues whilst we were within the premises.||||Karin was very well organized; she had our internet passwords (free wi-fi) and breakfast vouchers ready. She also recommended a few good restaurants (we loved Francesco Vini) and even helped organize passes for the Gallery of Academy for us. I’d surely give a 5 star rating to Karin.||||You should surely opt for this b&b if you ||- don’t have an issue with walking 10-15 mins to get to most attractions||- can climb 3 floors at least once a day||- don’t need a b&b for making use of their kitchen (for your kid’s meals)||- and are fine walking to your breakfast||||I’ll explore staying at Casa Leopardi if I were in...

We stayed in the fanny room for four nights. It's a little out of the center of the city but definitely walkable. The steep stairs are a struggle but it does clearly advertise that. The breakfast is in a cafe called Oibo - you can find it on TA City Guides (luckily) and it's 250m away. A single croissant and coffee (or bottle of water) is pretty poor to be honest. Coffee and croissants are very good however. ||Btw, the bed is super hard. And another couple left early in the morning and the sound-proofing is almost nonexistent.||The wifi doesn't work in our room. And when we mentioned it, the host knew and suggested we sit in the small reception. Ok sometimes if you stand in the corridor near reception but what use is that? Unhappy with that as we use wifi each night to plan the next day. That is almost a deal breaker for me... don't advertise wifi if the coverage is poor. ||The host and her husband are lovely and friendly. Made reservations on request and waited for us to check in at 7pm. English isn't perfect but I speak some Italian so that was okay. But otherwise explaining an initalissue with the AC (all ok now) would have been difficult.||Pleasantly surprised to learn the room was serviced daily and towels replaced. Had assumed that the linen change every three days meant no room cleaning either. Bathroom excellent size and good shower with strong pressure (often lacking in old buildings). Shower did drain unbelieveably slowly such that we had to break between showers to let it drain. ||The room itself is very large which is wonderful. Would I stay again? At ?110 per night in June it was reasonable value but I'd still look around - it may well end up being the one we return to but the wifi is a definite...

This splendid B&B is located on the 4th floor of a historic building near Santa Croce. The rooms have been updated, but still retain a classic style. Bathrooms are clean and modern.|| ||Karen is a terrific hostess. She greeted us with a cup of Italian coffee, and proceeded to orient us to the restaurants, shopping, and sites of Florence. When we told her that we were interested in health food stores and restaurants, she knew exactly what to recommend. We ate at the restaurants that she suggested to us, and they were all winners.||||We were able to walk from the train station in about 20 minutes, with our rolling luggage. All of the sites of Florence, on both sides of the river, are easily walkable. ||||For breakfast, we received a voucher for coffee and croissant (cornetto) at Café Oibo, which is located a couple of blocks away. The croissant was one of the best we had in Italy (and we had some great croissants in Italy). We actually looked forward to our breakfast experience every day.||||Because the B&B is located in a historic building (it was once occupied by the 19th century poet Giacomo Leopardi), they are not allowed to install elevators (lifts), and so there are about 60 steps to reach the B&B. While this was not an issue for us, we would not recommend this for people who may have mobility issues. Other than that we heartily recommend Casa Leopardi, and would definitely stay there again if we...