IL VILLINO
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2024
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This xve century palace is listed as a historic monument, but in Florence it is almost banality! It was the property of Bigallo. This palace is next to the house of the famous sculptor Cellini. It consists of 9 bedrooms, 1 suite and 2 apartments all tastefully furnished in the pure Tuscan tradition. His strong point: The staff were very helpful and helpful. A beautiful quiet area where you can get to rest, including shrubs, around the tables and chairs of forged iron, print freshness, well-being, just a few steps from the dome.
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4.3/5
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Visited in november 2023
Terrible. For so many reasons.
- one of the reasons I booked this place was because it says they have parking. Not true. You have to park at a public parking. Which is fine, but don’t say then that you have private parking at the hotel.
- very overpriced. Very old amenities. The shower fell off. I asked to fix it, they barely did. They just shoved it in a bit more so it could hang there for another day or two.
- the patio where you have breakfast is filled with about 20 pigeons. Disgusting and very unhygienic. We didn’t bother having breakfast there after the first morning and just went to a cafe.
- because of all this I decided I wanted to leave after the first night. The lady started screaming at me and told me I had to pay the second night nonetheless. I was in shock. She never asked me why I was unhappy, she wasn’t interested to improve our experience. She was just screaming at me about the payment.
The whole experience was very disappointing.
- one of the reasons I booked this place was because it says they have parking. Not true. You have to park at a public parking. Which is fine, but don’t say then that you have private parking at the hotel.
- very overpriced. Very old amenities. The shower fell off. I asked to fix it, they barely did. They just shoved it in a bit more so it could hang there for another day or two.
- the patio where you have breakfast is filled with about 20 pigeons. Disgusting and very unhygienic. We didn’t bother having breakfast there after the first morning and just went to a cafe.
- because of all this I decided I wanted to leave after the first night. The lady started screaming at me and told me I had to pay the second night nonetheless. I was in shock. She never asked me why I was unhappy, she wasn’t interested to improve our experience. She was just screaming at me about the payment.
The whole experience was very disappointing.
Visited in november 2023
We had a wonderful time here. We stayed in the family suite which is elegantly spacious. The location is ideal, walking distance to most places of interest. Our rooms were always clean, fresh towels provided, and beds made up daily.
Barbara is an amazing hostess. Every recommendation of hers was spot on. Including restaurants, laundry facilities and services, taxi services, special events, and tours.
The breakfast spread offered each morning was completely beyond expectations. The offerings included (But definitely not an exhaustive list, too much to name) meats, cheeses, eggs, yogurts, olives, sundried tomatoes, marinated peppers, yogurts, cereals, and a number of specialty desserts /bakes..many made by Barbara herself. Everything was delicious.
Barbara makes you feel like you have family in the city and you can count on her to help make your vacation/stay fantastic.
Barbara is an amazing hostess. Every recommendation of hers was spot on. Including restaurants, laundry facilities and services, taxi services, special events, and tours.
The breakfast spread offered each morning was completely beyond expectations. The offerings included (But definitely not an exhaustive list, too much to name) meats, cheeses, eggs, yogurts, olives, sundried tomatoes, marinated peppers, yogurts, cereals, and a number of specialty desserts /bakes..many made by Barbara herself. Everything was delicious.
Barbara makes you feel like you have family in the city and you can count on her to help make your vacation/stay fantastic.
Visited in october 2023
Barbara is the consummate host. She's been running this place for years and it shows; it's like you are visiting a friend when you stay here. She can help you with all the answers to any kind of question you might have. We stayed in the Family unit. This is a larger unit than most in Barbara's complex and very comfortable. You're a stone's throw from all the sites here but also well situated for grabbing a morning coffee and croissant with the locals; at a very reasonable cost. The complex has a very nice small garden area in the middle which is comfortable for sitting and enjoying a read or glass of wine. The breakfast is out of this world. Barbara's baking skills are top-notch. In addition to more than enough pastry, there are plenty of other high-quality elements to the breakfast. Some notes; our particular unit did have windows but they opened onto the street so no view. Many of the other units that Barbara has open onto the garden in the middle of the building. We'd definitely stay with Barbara again.
Visited in may 2023
This wonderful little B&B is located close to all of the sites you want to see. The neighborhood is very walkable. Barbara and her staff go out of their way to help you like part of the family. The breakfast is much more than expected and so good!
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Highly recommended. The greatest breakfasts you can imagine (One Star Michelin) all home made and unique. What a breakfast - best ever (and we are older people 70 years)
Then I forgot our Rick Steves bag (the one he says is secure but doesn't cover "stupid" which is me taking it off and forgetting it.
Barbara (the proprietor) got hold of the cab driver and worked it out that the bag (untouched) was brought back a couple of hours later.
We had such a delightful time that if we are ever near Florence again - we will stay at Il Villino.
Toward the end (2 days before) we realized we would not be able to get to Rome for our flight (our flight was from there) and, once again, Barbara bailed us out. Setting up the train rides we needed to get to Rome and writing out the directions concerning each step.
Wonderful place to stay - quiet, great service, wonderful food.
Mark & Val Gelinas