Hotel Cardinal of Florence - Recommended for Ages 25 to 55 in Florence

I can not say enough good things about this hotel and our 16-day stay!

Giuseppe and the other front desk staff went out of their way to help, provide recommendation and help when my husband got sick. Thank you so much!

Many folks have commented about the stairs. But the climb (there are 67 to be exact) may leave you breathless, but is to be expected given the age of the building and we opted for the stairs to be SO centrally located. We walked EVERYWHERE during our stay and found it easy to navigate. It's about a 20-minute way to the train station and so easy to get to ALL the museums and the view of the Duomo (from our room as well as the rooftop terrace) make the climb SO worthwhile.

We found the shower to be small, but also discovered that this is often the case in Italy and it was workable. I appreciated the bidet and the heated towel rack and the ability to open both the bathroom and bedroom windows.

The rooms are good sized, but a little dated. No big deal for us.

We appreciated the coffee, juice and water machines as well as the morning cookies and being greeted with bubbly upon our arrival.

Thanks Giuseppe and the whole crew for making our time so memorable.

If you don’t mind and are able to climb 3 flights of stairs and are not looking for extra luxury..this hotel is great!!..loved it and I would stay there in the future for sure!!!.

This place was great! Pretty centrally located for all the tours, about a 15 minute walk to anywhere you want to go. Staff was excellent! So helpful wherever I needed help or just had questions about Florence. Nice little breakfast area so you can have coffee and a baked good. Only downside was no elevator and it’s on the third floor so there’s stairs but what can you expect from a build built in the 1600s.

If I ever come back this will be the hotel for me

The staff were super helpful and informative.

You really need to know that the three flights of stairs with no lift is hard work with a suitcase! Staff did offer but we thought we’d be okay (we made it but only just)!
I’d only put one guest on the booking by mistake but luckily they could accommodate us both and didn’t charge any extra. So helpful and gave us lots of tips about where was safe and the main attractions.

The room itself is basic but it’s good for a base to get your head down.
The roof terrace (up more steps) is small but has a fantastic view.

Great place.
The Cardinal was nice! The room was clean and the rooftop view was incredible. Highly recommend.

Perfect location!
Although there was no hot water (an issue they were working on), as we were only booked in for two nights we chose to stay even though they offered us to cancel with no penalty. Honestly it was so hot out that a cool shower was perfect anyway. The staff were so kind, friendly and helpful that I would recommend staying here to anyone.
Secondary, the location is absolutely perfect. Close to everything you’d want to see.

Great location, walkable to all main sites. Beautiful rooftop terrace. Clean and safe with friendly staff.

Comfortable clean room with original ceiling from 1611, unexpected complimenary prosecco, crossaints, coffee and juice machine despite not paying for breakfast. Good view at rooftop terrace, nice staff and perfect location.

The staff are fantastic and were always a pleasure to interact with.
The location is right in the historic district so most historic landmarks and shopping are easily within a 15-20 minute walk. It’s also similar distance to the train station.
There are quite a bit of stairs and no elevator, but you are staying in a historic building, so we understood this. The rooms are somewhat dated and the colour scheme could use an update, but again, it’s a historic building and we weren’t there to see the colour scheme of the hotel room.
The 360 degree, unobstructed view from the rooftop terrace, was phenomenal. It was the best place to have a nightcap at end our day!