Hotel Cardinal of Florence - recommended for ages 25 to 55

The location was great (although too far to walk from the train station. We stayed at 6 different hotels in Italy over three weeks. Cardinal was by far the oldest, built in the early 1600s. We knew there was no lift, but it wasn't made clear that ALL the rooms were on the third floor. Fortunately, we're fit 70 YO and it wasn't a problem, but most of our peers couldn't do the stairs (sadly). The staff was ok and kinda disengaged. There was a lot of street noise, but we were in the back, so we missed most of it. The place has a great rooftop terrace, but its winding, narrow stairs would not be for everyone. The bed was great; we loved the balcony where we could see the Duomo about 2 blocks away. No breakfast, which we also knew. I never realized how nice it is to have a full breakfast in-house while in a city you don't know well or at all.

The staff probably could have been a little more engaging.

This was a great stay for us in Florence. The location was amazing - we were a very short walk from the Duomo and had several bars and restaurants around us. Yes there are stairs but that is to be expected in Italy and honestly was nothing compared to the stairs we experienced in Cinque Terre. The front desk clerk also ran down and helped us carry our bags to the top which was so nice of him and made the stairs less difficult. The room was very standard "hotel room" with basic furnishings, the bathroom is all redone which was nice. The bathroom lighting could be improved and there was no mirror outside of the bathroom which made it difficult for me to do my makeup if my husband was showering or using the bathroom as well. We loved the coffee machine and little cookies available throughout the day. The rooftop terrace is also so wonderful and such a great perk! I would recommend staying here if location is the most important for you - it wasn't necessarily the nicest hotel room ever but it was comfortable, safe, felt clean, recently renovated, and had a great location, which made it great for us. All the front desk folks that we encountered throughout our stay were so welcoming and nice.

Very clean. Great location. Very helpful friendly staff.

The sun terrace was in need of a bit of care and attention, nothing like the beautiful pictures of it.

The location was very near the duomo, and the Italian guy at the reception he was helpful and informative . There is a small terrace area with an amazing view to the duomo, perfect for a little colder evening, but difficult very narrow stairs to it.

1- wasn't aware that the hotel rooms are on the 3rd floor of a very old building without any elevators 2- the air-conditioning unit made a water accident that costed us to change the room and lose a sweater due to very big stain. 3- the toilet despite the renovation, it stinks of sewage smell. 4- the flush in the new room works 50% or less. 5- thin walls that makes you everything especially when there were noisy guests late in the evening and in the middle of the night