Hotel degli Orafi

For the price and location, this Florentine hotel is exceptional. It is well-staffed by a really nice group, who engage you in a positive and welcoming fashion. They take their cue from the guest in an unforced manner. Another positive sign was that the hotel seemed to attract a good range of clientele, who added to the enjoyable atmosphere. The breakfast was excellent. The cooked breakfast perfect. I cannot understand, for example, how so many other hotels mess up scrambled eggs or grilled/roasted tomatoes. The rooms are fine. They are excellently cleaned and the toiletries are lovely. The showers worked perfectly. (Praise the heavens!) The cleaning staff are nice, conversational, and helpful. Some visitors will worry about the hotel’s age and occasional signs of wear and tear. Yet I have stayed in outrageously expensive top-end hotels where the deterioration is worse and truly unacceptable, for which they are never forgiven.

This was our second stay in Hotel Degli Orafi - both December 2024 and December 2023. Each visit was superb. Of course, the location is so convenient to the Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio. We found the staff to be excellent, very professional and very accommodating. The building is fun to explore and discover its history. We loved spending time in the evening in the rooftop lounge with its magnificent views. Breakfasts were wonderful, plenty of coffee made to order. We will happily return next time we are in Florence.

Ran across this Google post this morning and it brought back such fond memories. The hotel experience was very nice. Included breakfast each morning in a beautiful setting. The hotel was centered within walking distance of so many major sights. Florence is my go to city for my home base in Italy. Within a few hours by train or charterbus to everything. Loved it!

We stayed in a room with a view over the river Arno and the Ponte Vecchio. We were not disappointed the view was great. The executive double room was reasonably large. The double room was formed from a twin room and so one consequence was that there was only one bedside table. This was annoying but could easily be remedied by the hotel putting an extra bedside table when the room is used as double. The ensuite is long and thin. There is a single shower with adequate water pressure. However the shower compartment did not seal properly and so there was a lot of water on the floor after a shower. The rooms are serviced every day and they mopped everything up so it was not a major problem Room service was good-every day in the morning and again in the evening if you were out. There was one bottle of water and 1 bottle of wine free anything else from the mini-bar you had to pay for. The decor and carpets were a little tired. For us this was compensated by the fantastic view from the room. Breakfast was great and served in a beautiful room. You are seated and you order coffee or tea then you help yourself to food. Great fresh bread is provided which you can toast. My wife is gluten free and they always had gluten free bread for her. Hot food options were scrambled egg, bacon or sausage. These were great though the sausages were too strong for me. The cold food options were extensive and excellent quality. No other food is served for the rest of the day. However, there is a rooftop bar with brilliant views over Florence. This serves snacks such as lasagne, a plate of meats with bread and tuna or turkey salads. The bar was quiet during the week but got very busy at the weekend. The location of the hotel next to the Uffizi gallery is perfect for exploring Florence. Staff were friendly and helpful. Overall we are happy to recommend this hotel.

We loved this hotel and its location! Breakfast was very good and in a beautiful room. The staff were very helpful and polite. Although it rained while we were there, the bar and outside roof lounge was very nice with beautiful views. Service was fabulous and very attentive. We can’t say more about the fantastic location. Hotel and rooms were nice and clean!

Location: great location by the river. Rooms: clean and well maintained. Staff: friendly staff, all smiling Breakfast is in a beautiful dining room. All is good, only it would be better if we don’t have the same breakfast everyday. Rooftop bar has a great view, and people there is very nice.

We enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Degli Orafi very much. The staff was very friendly and courteous. Our room was very spacious and we had an incredible view of the Ponte Vechio bridge and the Arno River. This hotel is centrally located to the Florence city center which makes walking everywhere very easy.

The hotel is very well situated and the staff is great. However we were put in a room in a part of the building which is clearly not a part of the original hotel. Some of the walls were dirty and the shower booth was very basic with broken gasket. Not at all to the norm of a 4 stars hotel. This room should have been renovated.

Excellent service, staff, and room-to-price ratio. The rooftop bar is an amazing place for a drink or to eat a decently sized snack, and the breakfast buffet is spectacular with a wide assortment of foods to choose from.

While preparing for a night out in Florence, I needed an iron to smooth out my trousers from two days in a suitcase. As none was in our room, we called the front desk at Hotel Degli Orafi to request one. Instead of the typical, "we'll send it right up," we were told they couldn't provide one for "security reasons." Bewildered at how lending a guest an iron could present a security issue, and knowing that even most mid-level hotels routinely provide irons in guest rooms, I decided I needed to speak face to face with front desk personnel to understand what this meant. Because as best I could surmise, the only "security" issues that could possibly arise from use of an iron are 1) that I might use it to bash or burn my girlfriend (she's far too lovely for that), or 2) I might steal it. Neither of which I had any plan to do, nor gave hotel staff any reason to suspect. When I presented these two scenarios to the front desk attendant, and asked what other security issue might be of concern, she said a guest might burn themself. Seriously?!? In other words, the security risk they sought to minimize was not that toward third parties I might attack with their iron, nor to the hotel itself, were I to steal it, but rather it was the risk to myself they were concerned about. Of all the lame excuses she could have contrived, that one deserved a double take! In 40 years of travels, having stayed in dozens of hotels on five continents, never have I heard an innkeeper express concern for a guest burning themself with an iron! While her explanation was the lowest point of my Hotel Degli Orafi experience, it wasn't the only low point. See photos.

Amazing! We are currently staying here on our honeymoon, we are on day 2 of 4. Absolutely wonderful perfect location close to everything you need to see as a tourist. Customer service is outstanding, they sent a bottle of champagne and have treated us like royalty since we arrived. Rooms are clean, spacious, and everything you would expect. Can't wait to stay again!

Probably my favorite hotel on this Italy trip. We had the two-story suite, with the bed upstairs and bathroom and living room downstairs. We didn't have much of a view, just an alley way, but that's okay. The location of this hotel is fantastic, being right in the center of action. Noise was not an issue. Breakfast was decent, featuring hot and cold items with Italian and American/English elements. Wi-Fi worked with no issues. I wasn't a fan of how the tub/shower was arranged, but that pales in comparison to the rest of the stay here.

Wonderful hotel. The rooms are clean and spacious. They offer free water (which was great because it was very hot), coffee and tea in the room. The location couldn't be better (across the street from Ponte Vecchio and next door to Uffizi Gallery) but it can be difficult to find if you are driving. The valet parking was a life saver. The rooftop bar provided fantastic views of the cathedral (Doumo), Vecchio palace and the Arno. The staff is super friendly and extremely helpful. We would definitely stay here again.

This is our first day here, and I can already feel comfortable in giving the hotel a high rating. The staff has been wonderful - helpful, knowledgeable and courteous - from the moment we walked in the door. The hotel itself is beautiful. The decor, the selection of color, the planning of each of the rooms is spectacular. Having just come from breakfast, I can say it is one of the finest buffets I have encountered in a hotel. The menu lacked for nothing, the service was excellent, and the room was spectacular. As for the room itself, it is fantastic. Of course there are rooms overlooking the Arno, but by chance, we got one with a view of the towers of the Palazzo Vecchio and Il Duomo...the two spectacular visions of Firenze. The room is spacious, nicely decorated, with a great king bed and a nice size bathroom. And you cannot beat the location- within steps of the Uffizi and Ponce Vecchio...and a very short distance to Il Duomo and the Baptistry. We will be back!!

Loved loved everything about this hotel. Staff, room, breakfast, location - just gorgeous. Fabulous epic vaca with my kids.

We stayed at three hotels throughout Italy, and the breakfast here was the best. Everything was delicious, simple, and clean. The view from the breakfast room is lovely. The hotel staff were extremely welcoming and gracious, the room was clean, and they even gave us a free upgrade for no reason. The location couldn't have been better; everything is within walking distance, and it's right on the river and two steps away from several tourist sites. We would definitely come back to this hotel if we ever visit Florence again. A deep thanks to the staff for their hospitality and warmth!

I loved staying at this place so much I'm taking the time to write this review-6 months later. This was a splurge for me and I'm so glad I chose to stay here. The location is amazing. To just be able to walk to everything was great. I mostly dealt with Zinit at the front desk and she was so helpful with all my needs, including making phone calls in Italian for me. The Pope was visiting while I was there and so things were a little crazy. My little room was great with the robe and slippers and I enjoyed eating at the little restaurant on the roof overlooking the city. I felt very cared for there (even though I was staying in probably the cheapest room!!). I will definitely stay there again!

this hotel is absolutely awful. the staff is rude and unaccommodating and it was a completely horrendous experience. will not be back!!

We stayed here for 3 nights during our trip to Italy. The hotel is about a 3 minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio as well as the Uffizi Gallery. Most things are very close by in Florence, but the location of the hotel is perfect. They upgraded us to a suite, which was a dual level. The first floor had the bathroom and living area with a couch and two chairs, desk, and TV. The upstairs loft area had the bed, closet, and another TV. The design of the hotel is more old school, which was fine by me. They offered a complimentary breakfast buffet which included eggs, bacon, fresh fruit, and multiple sweets. Everything was really good. The staff was very helpful, and made reservations for us at the restaurants we requested. I feel that for the location, you can't do any better in Florence. I would definitely stay here again.