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Hotel Donatello

3.0 of 5
Piazza Indipendenza 23, 50129 Florence, Italy
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Hotel Donatello
Ranked #344 of 473 hotels in Florence
3.0 of 5 stars 197 Reviews
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Santa Ana, California
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Enormous high ceilings with wainscotting and crown molding made this hotel stand out from the others on our Cosmos tour. Faces a green park, a few block from San Marco and the Accademia Gallery. Charges way too much for Wi-Fi and not all rooms have the signal. More

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Cairo, Egypt
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012
1
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Nice and convenient hotel. Walking distance from the major city sights, river and train station. There is also a bus station 10 meters from the hotel. More

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Mt Martha
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012
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We came to Florence and were happy to spend 140Euro for the two nights. We only needed a base, with a good breakfast and a place to sleep. We were happily surprised and enjoyed our time here. The room was average sized for Italy, however the bathroom (Room 309) actually had a bath that was nice to use after a... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

Excellent location. For us, in the outside rooms on level 1, it was a mosquito-infested nightmare. Walls covered with swatted mosquitos testify to this. Bites to prove it. Heating remotely controlled by the hotel and inadequate. Tourism taxes demanded in cash (Ok), but receipt only given when demanded (just as well, as they then claimed we had not paid on... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011
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The hotel is in an ok location - close to great markets and situated on a pleasant square and more traffic free than the rest of Florence. However, it is a 15 minute walk into the main square. The staff varied in their helpfulness. We encountered a lovely lady on our first day, a helpful staff member on night duty... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2011

I stayed with my wife and son(11years) for 1 night on 10th October. We reached the hotel around 7.30 am from Paris by train. The guy at the reception was extremely rude. Their check in time was 2pm and when i requested him a couple of times that I was there only for a day and had to go for... More

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Hood River, Oregon USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2011

This is a very pleasant, conveniently located hotel on the Piazza della indipendenza with good bus service. It is on a blocked street so traffic is not much, but it is located across the street from a park and playground which was in use until after 1 am and was very noisy. The hotel is known for being quiet, but... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

Had reserved 2 rooms. The manager/owner asked if I spoke Italian and I said yes. He then gave me a lengthy explanation of the location of the rooms. When I tried to confirm that the rooms, although starting with different numbers, were on the same floor, he said in a very condescending tone "I thought you said you spoke Italian,... More

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Toronto, Canada
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

My husband and i stayed at this hotel from Sept 27 to Sept 29th. It was a breeze finding their location from the train station and only less than a 10 minute walk. Not like other reports on this hotel, the staff were very accomodating and quite friendly. I guess people will treat you the way you treat them!!! We... More

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Destin, Florida
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

This hotel is a marginal 2 star (could be considered a dump in other circles) AC is controlled by the front desk, and in one of our rooms it was inop. Seems the management doesn't fully understand that part of air conditioning is a blower that needs to run when the unit is on. Even after manually checking the unit,... More

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  • Donatello Hotel Florence
Address: Piazza Indipendenza 23, 50129 Florence, Italy
Price range (per night):* RM358 - 1,271

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