Residenza degli Speziali
Location: 3 Via Calimaruzza, Florence, it
Star Rating: 8.7 Stars
Property Type: Bed and breakfasts
About this Property
Central Location
Residenza degli Speziali is conveniently situated in the heart of Florence, just steps away from popular attractions such as Santa Maria Novella and Strozzi Palace.
Modern Amenities
Enjoy a comfortable stay in our air-conditioned rooms equipped with a flat-screen TV, free WiFi, and private bathrooms. Relax in our shared lounge area and experience the perfect blend of modern convenience and historic charm.
Family-Friendly Accommodation
Our family rooms are designed to provide ample space and comfort for you and your loved ones. With bed linen, towels, and a wardrobe included, we ensure a cozy and relaxing stay for all guests.
Experience the best of Florence at Residenza degli Speziali. Book now for an unforgettable stay in this beautiful city.
Important Information
Please note that the reception desk is open only from 16:00 to 17:00. A self-check-in is possible outside of this time. Assistance will be provided if needed.This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Policies
Check-in: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
- Lift / Elevator
- Luggage storage
- Safety deposit box
- Non-smoking throughout
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Key card access
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
Rooms Available
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Double Room with Balcony
The double room provides air conditioning, a washing machine, a balcony with city views as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Feather pillow
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Standard Twin Room
The twin room offers air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a bidet. The twin room features a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, parquet floors, a flat-screen TV, as well as city views. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Feather pillow
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Deluxe Apartment
This apartment consists of 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a shower and free toiletries. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that is equipped with a stovetop, a refrigerator, a dishwasher and kitchenware. This apartment is air-conditioned and features a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, a tea and coffee maker, a dining area, as well as a wardrobe. The unit offers 4 beds.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Kitchen
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Bidet
- Linen
- Dining table
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Feather pillow
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Comfort Triple Room
The triple room features air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a bidet. The triple room offers a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, parquet floors, a flat-screen TV, as well as city views. The unit has 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Feather pillow
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Standard Double Room
The double room provides air conditioning, a washing machine, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a bidet. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bidet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Feather pillow
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Elyas (10/5): - Nice staff, very clean, location is wonderful, big room, kitchen facilities, even in crowded touristic areas its not laud
- Cilenti (4/5): Great location but basic and not worth the cost. - Central location No hot water had to take cold showers and unreliable lift and the apartment was on the 4th floor
- xuetao (4/5): - 房间没有热水,床垫和椅子都是坏的,有明显的塌陷,楼电梯不好用且非常小,外边环境比较吵
- Guest (8/5): -
- Marina (8/5): - Posizione favolosa a 1 passo da Piazza della Signoria. Silenzioso perché al 4 piano con ascensore. Unica pecca i materassi vecchi e pieni di gnocchi di lana. Arredamento della fine 800 tipo bisnonna pulitissimo però. Grazie I materassi silenzioso
- Alan (10/5): -
- Marco francesco (10/5): -
- Christian Enrique (9/5): -
- zio mancio (7/5): - La posizione è perfetta, forse non si può scegliere di meglio. La stanza buona in relazione a quanto speso. Acqua usciva a gocce e solo per pochissimo tempo calda. Fare la doccia è stata una corsa contro il tempo.
- Camilla (9/5): -
- Mino & Mary (8/5): - Posizione ottima e ottimo il voucher della colazione Piccolo problema con il bagno.
- Simone (5/5): - La posizione centralissima L'acqua calda ha funzionato solo per una sera scorrendo tra l'altro a pressione molto bassa. Per i restanti due giorni non è stato possibile utilizzare la doccia in quanto l'acqua rimaneva ghiacciata nonostante avessimo seguito le banali indicazioni di farla scorrere; tale problematica è stata segnalata più volte ma completamente ignorata, creando un disagio notevole.
Inoltre la camera risultava poco curata in particolare sui muri, pieni di segni e crepe.
- valentina (10/5): - Posizione centralissima, parcheggio a pagamento suggerito dalla struttura vicinissimo, ambiente molto pulito e silenzioso
- Lara (10/5): -
- Gianluca (8/5): -
- Lou (10/5): je vous recommande vivement ce logement, bien placé, propre. Bon de petit déjeuner pour chaque matin est un plus énorme. -
- Nicoleta Cristina (8/5): -
- Benjamin (8/5): -
- Cinzia (10/5): - Rapporto qualità/prezzo eccellente. Posizione fantastica. Pulito e comodo.
- Giulia (9/5): -
- Elina (9/5): -
- Tolomeo (9/5): -
- Fabrizio (8/5): -
- Gianpietro (9/5): -
- HIROKI (4/5): -
- melinda (7/5): Very central and close to all the sights of Florence. Only negative was how much we could hear the other guests at night - Very clean room and great location Not very sound proof and had trouble sleeping due to loud neighbour guests both nights. Could hear everything from each room. Hard if you are a light sleeper. If not great accommodation
- Claudia (7/5): -
- De Fazio (6/5): - La collocazione è eccezionale, il personale cortese e molto disponibile. Hanno accettato di tenere i bagagli una intera giornata e hanno previsto una colazione non programmata La stanza molto spoglia non corrispondente alle immagini su booking. L'acqua calda non arrivava in stanza se non a tratti. Impossibile fare la doccia.
- Rocio (9/5): -
- maria cecilia (9/5): Excelente localização e funcionários atenciosos durante todo o processo -
- Zeynab (10/5): -
- Luca (9/5): - Posizione incredibile, nel cuore di Firenze. Vanesa gentilissima e sempre disponibile a dare consigli!
- Francesca (10/5): Un meraviglioso tranquillo soggiorno a Firenze - Ci vogliamo complimentare prima di tutto con la ragazza che ci ha accolto in struttura gentilissima che ci ha spiegato per filo e per segno ogni cosa anche riguardante la stanza del B&B per altro molto bella pulita confortevole grande e silenziosa nonostante stessimo sulla via più frequentata. Siamo stati benissimo zona centrale infine voucher per la colazione gentilmente offerti dal b&b insomma ci torneremo spero presto e ancora grazie
- Gianluca (10/5): - Cortesia dello staff, pulizia e posizione
- Nazzareno (8/5): - Posizione perfetta, tutto a pochi minuti. Camera essenziale. Abbiamo apprezzato molto i voucher per la colazione al bar a pochi passi
- Antonio (10/5): - Posizione eccezionale
Posto tranquillo
- mauro (4/5): - posizione ottima colazione al bar offerta bidet intasato con peli di qualcuno che si è rasato il giorno prima verificato anche dalla donna delle pulizie. acqua calda dopo 10 minuti che aprivi il rubinetto e oltretutto con il contagocce. camera con polvere e residui di cibo in terra.
- Luca (9/5): - Posizione ottima, i buoni per la colazione al
Bar sotto la struttura é veramente un ottima idea e soluzione!
- Letizia (10/5): -
- A. (10/5): -
- Laterza (8/5): -
- Emanuele (10/5): -
- sandra (6/5): - Ottima posizione Appena arrivata ho trovato sul water, con ancora il sigillo di pulizia, 5/6 capelli e la seduta del water era sporca.
Segnalato guasto dell'ascensore che è non è stato risolto in giornata.
Inoltre non ho visto nessun personale della struttura. I contatti li ho avuti solo tramite WA, anche per il pagamento della tassa di soggiorno e il check-out
- Barbara (10/5): Consigliatissimo sia per un viaggio in coppia sia per famiglia - Posizione centralissima, in un punto strategico tra Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio e Uffizi
Accoglienza e assistenza pronta e discreta
Check in e check out agevolato
Gestione ottima
Struttura e camere pulitissime
Silenzioso nonostante la posizione centrale Niente
- Jacopo (8/5): -
- Sona (10/5): -
- Francesco (3/5): - The location was great We had problems with the bathroom and there was water coming inside the room and it was full of mosquito and it was not super clean!
- Paolo (10/5): Soggiorno perfetto - Posizione, e disponibilità dell’host
- Ken (8/5): -
- Aikaterini (6/5): A bit pricey for what it offers. - Good position at the very centre of Florence. They offered a voucher for coffee and a croissant at a beautiful bar (Rivore) in Piazza della Signoria. The staff was polite, helpful and accommodating. I was expecting a better room and amenities given the price of the room. There was no shampoo and no vanity kit. Moreover, there is an elevator that people need to properly close and it happened that the elevator got stuck and we had to climb 4 floors of stairs, so it is not an ideal place for people with limited mobility or health issues.
- Endre (10/5): -
- Kevin (6/5): Guten Schlaf findet man hier nicht! - Das Personal ist wirklich sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Lage sehr zentral. Man erreicht alles fix. Die Ausstattung ist in die Jahre gekommen. Hier könnte nach gebessert werden. Auch das ein Kühlschrank einfach so auf dem Boden steht, eher weniger chic. Warmwasser benötigt Zeit und Wasserdruck auch eher gering. Die Wände zu den Nachbarzimmern sind dünn - man hört fremde husten und schnarchen. Direkt nebenan ist ein schöner alter Markt, habe mich erst darüber gefreut. ABER: morgens wird hier mit Krach der Markt aufgebaut. Ab sechs Uhr morgens ist man wach. Am Abend singen dort Sänger. Manchmal nur bis zehn, manchmal bis Mitternacht. Also wer mit Lärm beim schlafen Probleme hat, der findet hier auch maximal sechs Stunden Schlaf. Isolierte Fenster könnten hier helfen. Das sollte man für sich schlicht beachten. Lärmbelästigung und Ausstattung rechtfertigen somit nicht den Preis. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis passt leider nicht :(
- Luna (10/5): -
- Silvana (10/5): - Posizione comodissima. Camera pulita.
Comodissima la gestione con comunicazioni via whatsapp anche per la cortesia di Dafne che ha sempre risposto prontamente e risolto qualunque dubbio.
- Barbara (2/5): - You couldn’t pay me to stay there, it’s dirty, smelly and didn’t get any “breakfast vouchers”.
- Benoit (10/5): - ...
- Liqiang (2/5): - I just checked out of this apartment and feel compelled to leave an honest review to warn future guests.
The hygiene and cleanliness of the place were completely unacceptable. It was obvious that the host had not taken cleaning seriously at all. I found strands of hair on the bed and pillows, which made me question whether the sheets had even been changed. In the bathroom, there was used shower gel left behind, which had not been thrown away – a very clear sign that the place wasn’t properly cleaned.
When I brought these issues up with the host, the only response I got was that “the cleaner forgot to remove it.” There was no sincere apology, no attempt to make up for it, and the host’s attitude was rude and dismissive, especially when I pointed out the hygiene concerns. They completely avoided addressing the actual problem.
This apartment was advertised at $300 USD per night, but with the condition it was in, it’s barely worth $50. I have stayed in many places around the world, and this was by far one of the worst experiences in terms of cleanliness and host communication.
Please think twice before booking this listing – it’s simply not worth your money or peace of mind.
- Clio (7/5): Amazing location in Florence but not great amenities. - Exceptional location at the heart of Florence. The room was light and clean and the staff was very professional and helpful.
We didn’t stay long enough to use it but having a washing machine on site can be great for longer stays. The shower barely had any pressure and we were unable to have warm water for more than 3-4 minutes at a time.
The beds were squeaky and not great for tall people (there are metal frames on both ends).
We were lucky that other guests staying at the same time as us were quiet - as you would expect this is an old building and you can hear what goes on in the other rooms.
- vojtech (10/5): Totally recommend! - Location, comfort, cleanliness, dark curtains, quiet air con, nice bathroom, breakfast place. -
- Myrna (10/5): - Location was excellent.
- Jose (9/5): - La ubicación
- Laura (7/5): B&B in great location - AMAZING location! Location could not be any better. You’re close to main attractions and there is great noise insulation, so no issue there. Check-in and communication with the hosts was easy. Breakfast at the nearby café was also a very nice touch. Water pressure is terrible and prevents you from showering properly. Temperature also doesn’t adjust quickly, it takes like a full 2 minutes for the temperature to change.
- Hannah (8/5): -
- Robert (4/5): Great Location - Can’t say much good about the room. It left a lot to be desired but the staff was nice the few times we saw them. However, if you want a very basic room in a great location this is the one.
- Michael (10/5): Great location. Generous sized bedroom. Excellent host. - The property is centrally located to all the attractions in Florence. The room is generous in size and the shared kitchen a bonus to make breakfast (note: if you want to start the day with a proper breakfast you need to cook it yourself as most places only offer continental style breakfast). The room needed better and more comfortable pillows and an espresso pod machine.
- Greg (5/5): Was ok, location great. Much much smaller than expected - Location was great Very very small not what we expected, no room for two suitcases to be opened.
Shower extremely small with very little water
- Gülşah (8/5): Merkezi - Tesisin konumu mükemmeldi. Signoria meydanının dibindeydi. Bir de çok güzel bir kafeden kahvaltı hediyesi için teşekkür ederiz Gürültülü biraz ama beni rahatsız etmedi.
- Tomas (7/5): Prisvärt med bra läge. - Centralt. Vi hade inte varmvatten första dagen.
- Michael (9/5): Tolle Stadt - Kurze Pause beim sightseeing, dann einfach mal kurz in die Unterkunft - kein Problem dank der Lage
- Carlos (8/5): Localização perfeita mas com alguns problemas - A localização é muito boa, o quarto é otimo e eu teria dado 5 estrelas se não fossem 2 situações. Teve um dia que eu acordei mais tarde (09:30) e a moça que fazia a limpeza simplesmente entrou no quarto enquanto eu estava la dentro, e também fiquei sem água 2 dias, e quando tinha a temperatura do chuveiro era super irregular, sei que tem problemas que não da para controlar mas foi algo que me incomodou.
- YOSUKE (9/5): -
- Anthony (10/5): - Great location to experience the city, staff were very helpful, check in was easy and smooth
- Kate (9/5): A great location and good facilities. - Location location location! Can’t fault anything
- Jacqueline (9/5): - It was central to everything
- mehmet (8/5): Aile Gezisi - Konumu çok iyiydi Ara ara binadan ve banyodan koku geliyordu
- Janette (10/5): Great stay -
- Catherine (4/5): - J’aurais préféré dormir par terre plutôt que dans de lit d’appoint. Je trouve cela scandaleux de proposer ce genre d’équipement. Heureusement que nous n’y restions qu’une nuit. Chambre triple : à fuir !
- Kate (6/5): Decent stay but not clean - Great location, washing machine
Spacious enough The room wasn’t clean, especially the linen on the bed (had stains all over it).
The shower essentially flooded the bathroom floor everytime we used it
- John (10/5): Exceptional -
- Justin (10/5): Location, location, location.....and service. - My title hints at it...this place is in an amazingly central location. Considering that, it's brilliant value. Other points: room was a bit scruffy, in that the walls could with paint, the wardrobe wasn't in good condition. The shower also wasn't brilliant but it did the job. However, I'd still go back there in a heartbeat. The service was superb, even though there's no staff constantly on site. I managed to lock myself out of my room but the contact WhatsApp answered me within 1 minute, literally. We worked through a solution & I was back in my room in under 5 minutes. Vanessa - thank you! Also, the daily cleaning is excellent, the cleaner very friendly. The bed was very comfortable & the air con was powerful. Back to the location...... My window looked out over the Mercato del Porcellino & I was 30 seconds from Piazza della Signoria. Both were the most important things that I wanted to see. No room safe but that never felt like an issue to me. So, it's not a resort style place but as a solo or couple travelling and sightseeing, I couldn't recommend it more. Oh, also, there was construction happening on the building opposite. I wasn't aware of this until I opened the window in the morning, the sound deadening in the double glazing was excellent.
- Stacey (6/5): - The location of this property is awesome - incredibly close to Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, the Arno, and such. Also, right in the middle of a fabulous shopping area and immediately next to a great outdoor market. That was a huge plus for us. Also, the woman we coordinated with was an excellent communicator, which was great. This property has a lot going for it, but just set your expectation that this is a very simple room. Clean and tidy.
That being said, the room is VERY small and more like a dorm (metal bedframes with very firm twin mattresses pushed together), and very sparsely decorated! The smallest shower ever. Unfortunately, I could not get onto the internet on the WiFi with my computer, I would get connected and it said no Internet. Not sure why I had an issue at this hotel, and nowhere else on my trip.
- Gary (10/5): - Awesome location. Host quickly responded when we asked questions.
- Susan (7/5): Good -
- Robert (10/5): - Check in was very easy. The room was very comfortable. And its in a great area of Florence. Lovely walking by the cathedral everyday. Would book again
- Sandi (8/5): - Perfect location in the center of all the sites.
- Claudia Elena (10/5): - Todo bien, solo que olvidaron dejar papel higienico y agua.
- Steven (8/5): Very good -
- Janet (10/5): - Clean and quiet. Right at everything- Duomo, Market, and more!
- Ron (10/5): - This place was located right in the middle of Florence and within walking distance to everything! Vanesa was super helpful at check-in. Will definitely come back!
- Marianne Louise Gibson (8/5): - The staff were charming and helpful. The location unbeatable! So central. Clean. Comfortable. Loved it!
- MICHELLE CASTRO (6/5): - Dafne wasn’t not friend at all, we asked for room upgrade , she didn’t give it to us,and we saw empty and bigger rooms available.The shower was terrible,the water was everywhere in the bathroom.Room was very small.She didn’t give late check out either.
- Mireille (9/5): Superb -
- Andres (8/5): - Todo bien
- Laura (10/5): - Our stay was amazing. The room was right outside of the square and we got to listen to performers each night from our window once we got home each night. The room was clean, bathroom was clean as well. The walking distance was so perfect, we never had to take a taxi, bikes, or any other means of transportation. Lastly our host was so kind in gifting a bottle of wine and letting us store our luggage after checkout to avoid having to bring them on last minute museum trips. Would absolutely recommend!!!
- Nancy (8/5): - The view of the street was interesting. Shower was curved. Had elevator
- Julie (9/5): Superb - Location was amazing, everything in walking distance Shower was hot but the water ended up all over the bathroom floor due to the shower curtain
- Dane (10/5): Perfect stay for Florence exploration with clean rooms and updated bathrooms. - Fantastic location. Loved hearing the music down below at night when windows were opened. Wonderful bathroom and very clean. Nothing at all.
- Hnou (10/5): - Clean and beautiful room. Close to everything! We loved it.
- Ariela (8/5): Fantastic location! - The accommodation is in a fantastic location, right in the city center and within walking distance to all the main attractions. After check-out, we were able to leave our luggage in the building, which was very convenient and allowed us to enjoy the city without dragging our bags around before our train. Vanesa, the host, was very kind and helpful throughout our stay. The only downside was the breakfast voucher for Rivoire - we received it in the room, but after ordering 2 coffees and 2 croissants, we still had to pay an extra €12. It might be better to have breakfast elsewhere.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Location, location, location! - It honestly doesn’t get much better location and price-wise.
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