La Torre Del Cestello

I slept in one of their rooms the night before my wedding, and it was absolutely perfect. First off, the room is enormous so it’s perfect for getting ready if you have friends, beauticians and stylists coming in to help you prepare. There’s a fridge and coffee maker too. The view of the Arno is calming and to die for. The bed is comfy and the shower pressure perfect. There’s also a gigantic mirror - I’m telling you, the room was made for bridal prep! Federica and Roxy helped with my questions before and during my stay, and then took one of my most favorite wedding photos of me and my sister in the elevator going down to our taxi! Thank you so much for helping make that day/stay the BEST!

The location is comfortable. The hotel is located in walking distance from the main attractions. It is near to the river and some local bars, but you should walk 10-15 minutes to the center. The reception is open only on certain hours, so during the rest of the day and night you should phone the receptionist (and if you don't have a sim card?!). The entrance to the hotel is via a big door and than a gate that you have to get the keys for them from the receptionist. The reception itself is located in the 3rd floor and the elevator is too small. You can come in to the elevator only one person with one luggage at a time. The rooms are located in the ground floor or in the 3rd floor. Before you enter the room there is a third door which isn't opened easily with the key you got from the receptionist, so you need to play with the key for a few minutes every time. The room is big and well decorated, but it doesn't have enough natural light. There is only one window which is small and it's facing to a small yard of the building. The room was very clean. We stayed only 2 nights and there was clean service. The wifi on the ground floor wasn't working properly!! We didn't cell services reception! The refrigerator didn't work well and than stopped working.

Stay away from this hotel at all costs! My boyfriend and I stayed at this hotel for one night and found a BED BUG crawling on the lamp. Mind you, this hotel is not cheap. It's a very old building but rooms are renovated. We didn't think the hotel would be that dirty. The hotel staff was so incompetent. They put us in another hotel and did not issue us with a refund, instead they had us take a taxi to another hotel in the middle of the night where we spent sanitizing our belongings. Such a nightmare dealing with the staff. Spend your money somewhere else.