B&B La Dimora degli Angeli

This was a really nice hotel with a spectacular location. The room was super clean and spacious it felt like a very fancy hotel. One really nice perk was they had a common room that they kept stocked with fresh fruit, coffee and biscotti which was a nice change from all of the prepared Italian food we ate the whole trip. It is literally a 7 minute walk from the train station, and a 3 minute walk to the Duomo, we could even look out from our window and see the action at the Duomo and the square. The hotel staff was very helpful with directions and with finding restaurants. Contrary to other reviews the AC worked wonderfully, and this was the coolest and most comfortable room I had on my over two week trip in Italy.
My only minor complaint was that the hotel claims to offer a free Italian breakfast included or full breakfast for an upcharge. This appears to have changed without updating the hotel information, and there is no breakfast included and you need to pay the upcharge to have any breakfast. It felt a little bit like false advertising, but not having a free pastry every morning wasn’t enough to spoil the very good experience we had there.

Stayed here for two days location was GREAT! Staff was friendly really liked the décor… You are really centrally located.
My only complaint is when I booked the room online it clearly stated it had AC… The first night was horrible we had the AC on and it only pumped in hot air also the room we where in was sooo hot.
After having a horrible nights sleep and being attacked by misquito’s I called over to the main desk a woman answered when i asked about the AC her only response was «We recently switched the AC to heatas it was cold a few days ago» I asked if anything could be done as the room is miserably hot. The only thing she said was «i’ll notify the owner» so we went out around Florence seeing all it had to offer only to come back to a VERY HOT room.

We booked late and were happy to get the last room available at the property, the «small room» called the Elena. This room is very small but super nice for the price! I have no complaints about the room. It was clean, comfortable and well furnished. While it was indeed very small, we were able to move around with no problems. The bed was cozy but comfortable and hard, like most beds in Italy; (some extra pillows would’ve been appreciated, we had to roll up our clothes underneath to create a makeshift pillow).
Everything was in perfect working order and the room’s décor was homey and comfy. The common areas are adorable with a communal kitchen, workspace with computer, and tea /​dining room. There are even two friendly fish by the entryway (I really wish they had a bigger bowl, though — I am worried about their health and happiness)!
The owner has really thought of everything — there were tourist books in various languages, a nice coffee machine, fresh flowers in the room, an in-​room refrigerator, nice toiletries and even umbrellas to borrow by the door. Upon check-​in, the staff was eager to offer suggestions for places to see and things to do. On our departure day, they called us a taxi. It was great service.
The room had a very modern bathroom with a lovely rainfall overhead showerhead with terrific water pressure. The bathroom space was cramped but not unworkable. There was no bidet, only a kitchen-​style sprayer that came out of the wall. We laughed at that but we don’t use bidets anyway.
The property is difficult to find. Look for the Hard Rock Café (it’s across the street) and the new Nespresso store (it’s right next door). You can walk there from the train station but I wouldn’t recommend it if you are carrying heavy bags. The location is phenomenal; you can walk just about anywhere you’d want to see in the city. I was thrilled with the location. I almost hate to write this review because I don’t want to secret to get out!
The #1 best thing about this hotel was the in-​room A/​C! It is INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED and cooled our room down like an icebox! This is so very important in Italy and Europe in general and as an American from a desert city, I know heat and I like to be cool. We were chilly as penguins at this property.
The Elena small room had zero view, but it didn’t matter to us (see my photos of the view from our room). We only slept there so I didn’t care if we had a city view or not. The entire city is steps outside your door!
We enjoyed the complimentary breakfast. It was served at a café around the corner /​a short walk away. You can take a table inside or outside without paying any extra. We had breakfast there twice; the first time the employees seemed SUPER annoyed at all the B&B guests and were less than friendly and welcoming. The second day it was smiles all around. And yes, we speak Italian and communicated with them in their native language (though others did not; they were really annoyed at them)! Good, fresh and sweet pastries and tasty espresso.
Note that this B&B is in a very old building that is shared with full-​time resident tenants. You will see locals coming and going with their dogs, groceries, etc. There is only one very old-​style cage elevator that, if it is ever out of service, you’d have a very hefty climb up several flights of steep stone stairs. Just be aware of this if you have mobility issues. I’m not sure a wheelchair would fit in the elevator either, just FYI.
This is a beautiful, romantic B&B. And don’t you dare call it a «hotel,» the owner really, REALLY hates that! He will correct you (again and again) if you do.

We were referred by friends to this B&B…by the time we booked our two nights, they only had 1 night in one location and 1 night in the other location (there are two locations, on opposite sides of Piazza della Republica, each with about 6 rooms – one is La Dimora del Centro and the other, La Dimora degli Angeli. There may be separate Unilocal listings for each, but because we stayed in both, I’m wrapping my review into one…) available. Because our friends had so highly recommended this place, we were willing to switch rooms for our second night. From before we met face to face, the service was above and beyond…
Partially my fault, we realized at 7pm Monday evening (the day of check-​in) that we were to arrive by 7:30pm, as reception closes. We raced down from Piazzale Michelangelo, using google maps as our guide. Unfortunately, apparently several one-​way streets were recently reversed, and not yet picked up by google, so we had a very difficult time getting there. Once in the vicinity of Piazza della Republica, I got out of the car to try to find the place (I had also emailed urgently telling them we were on our way – it was a little difficult since we only had a wireless hot spot and no cell phone). Finally, after running around, I had the Hard Rock Café call for me, and the lovely woman (whose name escapes me – Silvia??) came to get me (it was about 7:30pm at this point). She guided us to where we could leave our car (for the garage valet to pick up), and then took us over to our room at the far end of Piazza della Republica to La Dimora del Centro – we were in the Caterina room (which had a king-​size bed), and it couldn’t have been more lovely! Amazing sweeping views of the piazza and the Duomo (we fell asleep with a gorgeous view of the Duomo!)…simply gorgeous, and the room was done very nicely.
Unfortunately, my boyfriend fell ill in the middle of that first night, and it was bad enough that we felt we needed to call a doctor. Barely speaking the language and not knowing how to dial out, I finally called Claudio (the owner) and he called a doctor for us, who arrived within the hour. My boyfriend ended up being fine (high fever, chills, but quickly recovered, though we were glad we had called the doctor – we really feel we dodged a bullet though!), but needed a day of rest (we both did, as we’d each only gotten a few hours of sleep)…I was worried at this point about changing rooms, because he, especially, just needed to sleep, and I didn’t want to have to have the gap between checking out of the first room & waiting for the second room to be ready. Claudio to the rescue again! He was able to have our second room, Beatrice, at La Dimora degli Angeli, cleaned and ready for us early, so we had a seamless transition. He was so kind and understanding of our situation (especially after being woken at 4am!!)…he even offered to go out and get our breakfast/​lunch (from the café they offer breakfast tickets to), because he could tell that neither one of us was in any condition to go out again.
We ended up sleeping most of the day, which was SO comfortable – we loved our second room more than the first (though there was no direct Duomo view from the bed, but if you looked out the window to the right, there it was!), but for both, the room temperatures, the beds, and linens were ridiculously comfortable, and both the bedrooms and bathrooms were decorated very tastefully – overall one of my favorite places we stayed over the trip, and I think we ended up staying in about 5 different places!
Though our stay had some unexpected turns, we were thoroughly pleased with this B&B, from the location & room décor, to the compassion and graciousness we were shown throughout. Claudio & his team went above and beyond any expectations, and we were just really blown away by their kindness & accommodation. We will stay here again for sure on our next visit to Firenze, and we will absolutely recommend this place to anyone who will listen! Just be sure to book in advance, because I have a feeling they book up quickly!

Nothing better to say then wonderfull! The B&B is located in the real city center of Florence, at the corner of the Piazza del Duomo.
From here you can easily reach by walk all Florence major sights such as Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Academy Gallery and much much more.
The B&B was amazing: perfect location, beautiful room with a fantastic view of the Duomo from window, comfortable large bed and a charming and welcoming staff!
I really suggest it to you!