Grand Hotel Minerva

This boutique hotel at the outskirts of downtown was conveniently located, allowing walking to most places within 15-20 minutes. It was also well furnished - shout out to the heating system in the bathrooms - with a basic but decent selection for breakfast. The restaurant had good food and friendly staff throughout. This is a good home base for a trip to Florence, and the views from the rooftop are also a plus point.

Our stay at this hotel was exceptional. Jaccamo at check-in was incredibly helpful. They were able to accommodate our early arrival which was very nice. The room was beautiful, and the bed was extremely comfortable. The location was perfect—everything we needed was within walking distance including the train station. And when we needed a taxi one time, the front desk called one for us, and it arrived within moments. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The staff and the rooms were great and also the front desk made some fantastic recommendations along the way. They made our trip to Florence extra special. Thank you and we look forward to coming back!

Hotel is very nice. Room clean and was well serviced. Rooftop views exceptional. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good. A special thanks to Filippo, breakfast waiter. Went above and beyond to help.

Hotel is located in a great area in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, area. The rooftop view in this hotel is stupendous. The rooms are a bit smaller than anticipated and the bathrooms have an odd configuration well at least the one we had, tub with a half glass in closure and hand held shower head. The beds were not very comfortable as were the pillows. When we checked out after our 3 day stay we mentioned how uncomfortable the beds and pillows were is when they informed us that they could provide other bedding amenities, lol which would’ve been nice to know when we had called on day 1 to ask for more comfortable pillows! Other than that the stay was great and felt needed to mention to request more comfortable bedding if you should stay there.

Great location. Beautiful views from room and rooftop bar/pool area. Staff fantastic. Decor in the room does not match the hotel decor-it’s like they tried to update the room but forgot about the hotel vibe!