Simone's Scala House

Location: Via della Scala 71 Primo piano, Florence, it

Star Rating: 8.7 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• CCTV outside property
• Access to health care professionals
• 24-hour security
• Shopping on site
• Free wired internet
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• Double Room with Private External Bathroom

  This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as a balcony with garden views. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Sofa
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Cleaning products
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  This air-conditioned double room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a shared bathroom as well as a balcony with garden views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Cleaning products
  • Coffee machine
  • Dining table
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Franck (10/5): - Confort calme et très proche du centre
• Foteini (10/5): -
• Francesca (9/5): - Clean, cozy, and convenient in terms of location.
• Sebastien (8/5): The overall appartment was good. I recommend!!! - Easily accessible and close to the city center The bed could be improved Cavity between the two mattresses of the 2 single beds
• Héctor (9/5): -
• Songül (7/5): - Die Lage war gut, das Bett war okay. Das Zimmer war von der Ausstattung und Größe angenehm. Kein Spiegel im Zimmer und kein Stuhl auf dem Balkon. Das Bad teilt man mit dem Eigentümer und muss es immer Sauber halten, man darf im Bad nichts hintuen, man muss alles mitnehmen. Die Zimmern sind sehr hellhörig, man hört sogar vom Nachbarhaus das Geschrei Nachts.
• TATSUYA (10/5): - Spiega bene e gentire. vicino dalla stazione Firenze .S.N poi c'e merctao vicino. se vado a Siena e San gimignano vicino fermata per lautobus. c'e il bagno con doccia per privata ogni camera. senza ascensole ed attento tante barigie!
• Frankel (8/5): - La habitacion muy espaciosa y comoda. Se podian usar los espacios comunes del departamneto, cocina, heladera, todo muy limpio, un lugar muy tranquilo.
• Rebecca (10/5): Would recommend to anyone looking for a place to stay in Florence! - Spacious, clean, had everything I needed. Felt very welcome and comfortable. The property was wonderful in every way! The only recommendation I have is to provide clear instruction on what to do when arriving at the property.
• Maïté (10/5): - L'emplacement : 3minutes de la gare, 10minutes du duomo . La propreté du logement, le calme. La chambre est spacieuse. Simone est très arrangeant. Tout est récent et bien conçu. Il manquerait juste une bouilloire pour le petit déjeuner du matin.
• Beata (9/5): -
• Nadia (9/5): Great - Very spacious room
• Yanling (8/5): - il soggiorno è abbastanza pulito, si può cucinare tranquilmente.
• Sebastian (9/5): Muy buen lugar volvería ! - Muy lindo y cuidado todo! Muy amplia Nada para decir!
• Robin (10/5): Excelente - Excelente ubicación, cómodo y limpio
• Michele (10/5): -
• Marco Antonio (10/5): Simone's is my to-go-to at Florence - Perfect location! All is walkable. Closest to convenient stores and SMN central atations and buses out of the city. Kitchen facilities are clean, complete and ready. Room is cozy and big! Simone is an amazing host!!!
• Javier (9/5): Buen sitio recomendado - La ubicación es estratégica si viajas en tren esta a dos calles de la estación, el sitio es tranquilo, zona segura, me dejaron un kit de desayuno amablemente de regalo.
• regina (8/5): Iocation, location, location - What i like most it was location!! only 3 minutes walking from the Santa Maria Novela Station, restaurantes and cafes very close too, tha Santa Maria Novelo square with many locals restaurants around is only 10 minutes walking, Ponte Veccio is only 10 minutes walking too. Simone is a guy very nice that helped me showing the map and gave me the best way to walk to the meeting ponit tours and very laid back!! I would definitelly stay there again. Ha, important to say the bathroom is shared but very clean ! I think Simone should let a light on in the house beacuse is really dark when we opne the door, i think shold be beautifull just a small side table in the living room on during the night and wont be expensive for it.
• michal (7/5): - Bardzo mily wlasciciel, lokalizacja blisko dworca plus do centrum niedaleko. Miejsce dla młodych jako hostel. Wspolna lazienka. Byc moze w opisie to byly ale tak schowane, ze nie zauwazylem.
• Gibeli (10/5): - Recibir un correo electrónico donde se me informaba que el horario de entrada era hasta las 15 hs y yo llegué 15:30 hs. Pude entrar al edificio gracias a qué justo salía un vecino. Luego en el hall del edificio salió la señora encargada que fue muy amable y me condujo a la habitación.
• Sosuke (9/5): - La camera e stata pulita. Vicino dalla stazione.
• Eduardo (9/5): - Ubicación. Tranquilidad. Sin ruidos. Posibilidad de usar la cocina. Amabilidad del propietario.
• eyber (9/5): - Reasonably central, affordable, clean, quiet, kitchen, easy communication. A barking dog in an otherwise quiet building.
• Voyager (10/5): - The location of the property is excellent. The staff are very polite and helpful. The room is spacious and functional. It's nice to have a separate bathroom. The bed was not very comfortable. A higher quality orthopaedic mattress would be much better.
• Dahm (10/5): -
• Onur (7/5): - Ev sahibi oldukça ilgiliydi bir çok konuda yardımcı oldu.Özel tuvalet banyo var fakat iki karsılıklı oda gibi düşünün.Bir kaç oda var bu sekılde ve ortak bir alan var orada mutfak ve yeterli malzemeler mevcut.Fakat en büyük olumsuz eleştirim odadaki petek calısmıyor klimayla ısınmak durumundasınız o sorunun kesinlikle çözülmesi gerekli.Klima ısıtıyor içeriyi ama sürekli stabil bir sıcaklık olması oldukca ideal olurdu.Genel olarak tavsiye ederim. Peteklerin çalışır hale gelmesi gerekli.Odada stabil sıcaklık olması çok iyi olacaktır..
• matteo (10/5): soggiorno tranquillo , ospitalità eccezionale lo consiglio - posizione strategica , vicino alla stazione e comodo da raggiungere a piedi il centro, ed anche l principoali piazze x me è stato tutto ottimo
• Chi (10/5): -
• Giulia (8/5): - La posizione è ottima, soprattutto per chi deve viaggiare in treno. La stanza è carina, il letto abbastanza comodo. Il bagno è privato.
• Svetlana (10/5): Hope to stay there again! - The host is very helpful and carrying. The room is gorgeous, clean and comfortable. My window faced to the beautiful garden and in the morning I was waking up by the beautiful songs of birds. It is a very uniq place: in the centre of the city but quiet and lovely. The location is perfect - it's possible to reach everything by foot. I love that a lot! Not available.
• zhihua (10/5): - The location is fantastic, right next to the train station, and the service is excellent.
• maurizio (7/5): -
• Pietro (9/5): -
• Sümeyye (7/5): -
• Chih Hui (10/5): arrived and received welcomed owner! it is so close most major visiting places and right next to train station. I feel s - the room is so big with nice balcony. you will look at little yard of the family owns. your view is not block by building, it is open view. it is not fancy but so cozy. it has a shared kitchen and common dining areas. none! But it is old style building without elevator. I am ok with it. it might not be good for some older people.
• Chicas (8/5): - Great location, very close to train, bus station and the tram. And close to all areas of interest and the markets. Simone, my host was very helpful with information. N/A
• Claudia (10/5): Bella! - L'intero appartamneto è molto pulito, ordinato, silenzioso e arredato con gusto. La camera è molto spaziosa, luminosa e confortevole. Anche il bagno è spazioso e completamente atrezzato. Simone è gentile, vi accoglie all'arrivo e risponde rapidamente alle richieste tramite WhatsApp. Niente, tutto bene!
• Luciana (7/5): -
• Mayumi (7/5): 立地がよい点。 - 駅から徒歩3分もかからない。 周囲に飲食店、スーパーマーケットがあり便利です。
• Patrizia (7/5): - Il silenzio Neanche uno specchio nella camera
• Mateusz (9/5): - Great lacalization near train station and near the center of Firano.
• Irisawa (8/5): -
• Kirsten (5/5): Passabel - Wenn man keine besonderen Ansprüche hat, dann ist die Unterkunft ok. Vor allem wenn man mit dem Zug unterwegs ist, ist die Lage gut. Ich war drei Nächte dort und habe in der ganzen Zeit zwar nie jemanden gesehen aber manchmal gehört. Am Anfang habe ich eine Einführung vom Vermieter (Simone glaube ich) erhalten. Wieso andere Gäste so begeistert von der Familie waren, konnte ich nicht ganz nachvollziehen, da ich ja nie wieder (bis auf die Einführung) jemanden gesehen habe. Das Bad außerhalb des Zimmers hat mich persönlich nicht gestört. Das es zwar eine Küche zum Benutzen gibt, aber z.B. nur einen winzig kleinen Espressokocher (für exakt einen kleinen Espresso). Wenn man die Mikrowelle benutzte, musste man immer den Feuermelder ausstecken, da man sonst die Mikrowelle nicht anschließen konnte. Wollte man nach Benutzung den Feuermelder wieder einstecken ging gleich der Alarm los....
• Laura (10/5): Grazie! - Pulizia, gentilezza e vicinanza alla stazione dei treni
• Denise (10/5): -
• Renzo (10/5): - Muy limpio, amplio , con buena ubicación, la atención de Simone un 10 ! Muy amable y predispuesto ! La.habitacion excelente!
• Natasha (10/5): convenient location, perfect base for florence - such a great location so close to the train station made it easy to drop bags and continue exploring. very helpful hosts, very quiet courtyard view even though on a busy street. public transport right across the road. laundromat across the road too. great to have kitchen access and a fridge freezer in the middle of july summer! the room was spacious and clean, private bathroom across hall no problem at all.
• Jocelio (7/5): Básico - Boa localização. Local básico. Nenhuma limpeza feita no quarto durante os quatro dias de estadia. Perguntado, disseram que não funcionava como um hotel.
• Letizia (7/5): -
• Xinyue (7/5): Good -
• Leigh (8/5): Very good - Excellent location. Clean and comfortable Nothing
• Huangmin (8/5): Very good -
• Eugene (9/5): Superb - Great location, everything is in close proximity.
• Silvia (10/5): Exceptional -
• Jenny (10/5): Highly recommend! - The location is perfect, 5 minutes to the central station and 15min walk to the major tourist attractions. Everything is clean, also had small welcoming snack. The floor in the room is a bit cold without shoes or socks on, could add a mat for comfort in winter.
• Stelios (10/5): Exceptional - Host was a really cool and friendly guy! Strongly recommended! Everything was good!
• Edward (10/5): Exceptional - Excellent place to stay very close to Firenze Santa Maria Novella, the main railway station. Friendly helpful owner. Big comfortable bedroom. Very quiet. Good clean private bathroom just across the corridor. Shared kitchen with hob, microwave and fridge. It was a little bit cold at night (in February). There was one spare blanket but maybe another one would be good.
• Heorhi (10/5): Exceptional -
• Allan (10/5): If you want an excellently priced and superbly located room, THIS IS IT! - Simone made me VERY welcome and thoroughly explained everything about my room and the associated kitchen and lounge area (which was a pleasant and unexpected surprise) He answered all of my questions about the local area and getting around and even had good recommendations for places to eat. On arrival it was not clear which doorbell was to be rung and no telephone help number is displayed.
• Jorge (10/5): Awesome stay. Infrastructure plus location plus price! - Very well located, a few blocks from the train station from the tram stop to the airport. Very comfortable room with private bathroom. Sparkling clean and well maintained. Good heating in winter. The property was fine, but I was puzzled when I arrived, because I was expecting a big sign on the street, and there is only a small sign by the ring bells. Anyway, the host spotted me when I arrived while I was wondering which button to push.
• Curtin (10/5): Exceptional - The location of the property was ideal. There is a restaurant and pharmacy next door. The train station and a small supermarket are located around the corner. The property is very quiet. The bathroom is across the hall.
• Nikolaienko (9/5): Superb - Comfortable stay, was clean. I liked the strawberry jam they gave 😊 There weren't any carpets in the room, so be sure to take slippers. Also, I had a personal bathroom, but it wasn't in the room. The bathroom was next door through a small hall
• Rich (10/5): Exceptional - The hosts were very friendly and responsive to my questions, and the lodging itself was spotless, well equipped, and ideally located.
• Veronika (9/5): Superb -
• Marijke (8/5): Great place to stay - Nice clean and quiete room, from walking distance of the station. None
• Barry (9/5): Superb -
• Lee (7/5): Good -
• Vera (9/5): Superb - The accommodation was pretty close to everything, I just walked around the city. I felt safe as a solo woman traveller, even at night. The host was very kind. I liked that I had a private bathroom. The kettle needs to be changed, its wire is damaged, so it is not safe anymore. But everything else was perfect :)
• Marta (9/5): Friendly host, nice and tidy place in an amazing localization - The localization was amazing!
• Melissa (2/5): Very poor - / I really don’t understand the positive reviews on booking.com. - check in is from 2pm to 3:30. Which is a very tiny window and they didn’t properly communicate this. I arrived way later to a pretty angry/unfriendly woman who gave me the keys - there was no duvet, just an old sheet and a fleeze blanket - breakfast was laughable, a dry biscuit in a package - the shower was full of mold - the bed itself was painful and felt old, the springs of the mattress hurt my back and were sticking out Not worth the money. I would not recommend this place
• Hanna (10/5): Exceptional - Everything was excellent and safe. The location is very convenient, close to the train station. The room is cozy, clean. The hosts are pleasant, hospitable. The bathroom is private, next to the room. Recommend.
• Anastasia (8/5): Very good - Perfect location. Close to the centre and the train station, but at the same time in a quiet neighbourhood. Has a food store nearby. The room was spacious and comfortable. The kitchen is fully equipped. Lovely owners. Even though it was known in advance, having an external bathroom turned out less convenient then I expected. I'd also appreciate more hooks in the bathroom and a mirror in the room.
• Yiola (9/5): All very good - Excellent location!
• Akshay (8/5): Very good -
• Natalie (8/5): No ensuite bathroom means you get a bargain - This place was perfect for my needs. I needed an inexpensive option, and for the price and the location (very near the station and the center), I thought this place was exceptional. The price is reduced by the fact that you don't have an ensuite bathroom. That is the deal that you accept when you book this place -- you have a room in a large apartment, and the bathroom is directly across the corridor from your room. It was an acceptable trade-off for me. Luckily, the other guests were quiet and in fact I never actually ran into anyone else during my stay. The place was clean, quiet, spacious, conveniently located -- I would definitely stay here again. The key to my room was VERY tricky. It was really annoying and should be repaired. Literally every time I tried to open my room, I struggled with it.
• Agnė (8/5): Normal place to stay in Florence - Great location near bus station. Tidy and clean spacious room. Working air conditioner. Because toilet it's not in your room, it's a separate room, door handles are not easy to open/close, sometimes they stuck, that's very inconvenient when you have to leave a room and go to bathroom and when go back (travelling alone). At nights with open balcony doors it's quite noisy, because owners family have an inner yard, noises comes from their sitting till late, dog barking... They are not able to write you a normal official invoice (work trip), that's bad.
• Kailyn (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eisha (9/5): Great stay close to city centre. - Great location, walkable into historic centre, also right round corner from Tram for airport and also train station. Simone was very friendly and quick to respond. No breakfast but the snacks in the room are a nice touch. Very peaceful. Bathroom not connected to bedroom, I don't mind this. But when getting ready there isn't a mirror in the bedroom so you need to keep leaving the room to go to the bathroom. A mirror in the bedroom and it would have been perfect.
• Mohamed (10/5): Exceptional -
• Emmylou (10/5): Exceptional -
• Meihua (10/5): Exceptional -
• Saikarthik (9/5): Superb -
• Fujiwara (8/5): Very good -
• Cristina (10/5): Exceptional -
• Rahul (10/5): Exceptional - Very close (Walkable) to all prime locations including Train station Simone and his family are very cooperating and I had wonderful stay not once but twice Nothing, everything is apt and great
• Andrew (10/5): Exceptional - Super convenient location, it only took 3-4 minutes walking from the SMN train station, and it didn't seem like a "bad" area at all. Check-in was easy and the host was friendly and helpful. The apartment is on the first floor, so only one set of steps. The unit is large overall, and has a living room, dining room, and kitchen for shared use. The bedroom is also quite large, and it has its own air conditioning unit that works well. The room is lockable so you don't have to worry about others staying in the unit. The bed was pretty comfortable and the pillows were especially comfortable. Not noisy at all. The room was clean and also smelled really good. The private bathroom for the room is across the hallway, and there's also a key for it so that no one else uses it. The shower is a good size, and the water pressure was really good.
• Martin (10/5): Great deal in Firenze - This accommodation is a room inside an apartment. The room is large and ultra clean. Bathroom is outside the room but of private use (the host gives you the key). It was indicated that breakfast was not provided; however, there were tea bags and toasts in the bedroom which was great. It is a very quiet place and location is excellent, just 3 minutes from autostazione and the central station. Very close to restaurants, pizzerias and a carrefour. Nothing, really. The place was great.
• Rafaella (10/5): Strongly recommend! - Amazing apartment and location. Simone was very helpful and friendly. I was traveling with my 3 year old son and we walked everywhere we needed to go! The room was very tidy and comfortable!
• Geraldine (7/5): Good - It's pretty near to the novella station and other attractions The hostal took too much time to answer some of my questions and they didn't allow me to storage my luggage before check-in so i paid for a storage service.
• Rahul (10/5): Exceptional - Excellent property at 2 mins walk from train station and 5-10 mins walk from all major destinations Family is very warm and great at maintaining rooms Best place to stay in Florence at very affordable price 10/10 All good, nothing to dislike
• Martina (6/5): Pleasant - Great Location, friendly staff Terrible mattress, awful bed (hard to sleep) Very essential room No elevator
• Saai (8/5): Very good -
• Yousuf (8/5): Very good -
• Miranda (7/5): Great location for a short stay - I loved the location and simplicity of this property. Check in was easy and it had everything I needed. And the location is perfect! The bed in my room was quite uncomfortable.
• Rosie (10/5): Exceptional - I felt safe. Location was great. Host was friendly and helpful.
• Emil (9/5): A good option for a short stay in Florence - Excellent location close to the railway station and the center, very friendly owner. The room is clean and spacious and looks to the back side, so is quite quiet (though sound insulation is not very good). - The room is actually a part of a big apartment which you share with other guests. - I had my own bathroom but I had to cross the corridor to reach it, which is not very convenient and limits your privacy. - No lift to the second floor (might be an issue for some guests).
• Angelica (9/5): Everything was nice - It was very clean and it was quiet. Very good location. Just didn’t know about the tax of staying which was cash and on the same day.
• Gideon (8/5): Very good -
• Rasoul (8/5): Very good -

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