With a stay at Hotel San Giovanni, you'll be centrally located in Florence, steps from Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and San Lorenzo Church. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Piazza della Signoria.
What's nearby
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Piazza della Signoria - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Piazza del Duomo - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Uffizi Gallery - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Ponte Vecchio - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Getting around
Unità Tram Stop - 5 min walk
Florence (ZMS-Santa Maria Novella Train Station) - 8 min walk
Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) - 24 min drive
Restaurants
Scudieri - 1 min walk
Bottegone - 1 min walk
Mr. Pizza - Piazza del Duomo - 1 min walk
J.J Cathedral Pub - 1 min walk
Trattoria San Lorenzo Firenze - 2 min walk
About this property
Hotel San Giovanni
Hotel in Florence, steps from Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Hotel San Giovanni offers 7 accommodations with complimentary toiletries and portable fans. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms. Conveniences include desks and portable fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and multilingual staff.
Languages
English, Italian
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Offsite parking available (EUR 27 per day)
Conveniences
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance
Accessibility
Lift
More
1 building
1 floor
Built in 1350
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Towels provided
More
Desk
Desk chair
Heating
Portable fan
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM) and Monday - Sunday (3:30 PM - 7:00 PM)
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 1 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Access code, staffed front desk, private entrance
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.50 per person, per night, up to 7 nights
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Nearby parking fee: EUR 27 per day (7 ft away)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Property Registration Number IT048017A1BD7VAIIS
We should mention
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
National rating
This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.
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Hotel San Giovanni Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Was a wonderful location, room, and stay! Owner was very nice, and helpful. Room was outstanding, and worked great. It may not be the nicest and most brand new accommodations on the planet, but it was beautiful and worked well! I will stay here again when I get the chance!
Stay away very gross property they do not replace their bedsheets and the mattresses are gross all stained it's in a very noisy location all night long people are screaming , playing drums, not a good place to stay I could not find any place to get away at the last minute stay. warning it's very very dirty not worth it. Rating .000
Really traditional Florence hotel, really wanted to stay in a traditional hotel and was not disappointed hence the good review, host was friendly, room was clean and decor was relevant to when it was built, FANTASTIC LOCATION don't expect modern then leave a bad review
Been staying here for years. Helpful staff, superb location, clean rooms.
Alicia
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
6/10 Okay
antonio
Travelled with family
11 May 2022
Liked: Staff & service
Lousy mattress
Kind of uncomfortable. Broken tile everywhere and be aware that the bathrooms are communal and not attached to the rooms. Probably wont stay here again. However, the hotel is very centrally located in Florence and is walking distance from some of the most popular attractions.
antonio
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
6/10 Okay
khanittha, Philadelphia
10 May 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I like the location but the property is outdated. I didn't know there is no wifi in my room. I have to come out of my room and sit on a beat up leather sofa with the 2 rooms across from the sofa. Also I didn't realize that I had to share a small shower with other guests. The elevator is super small. You can't fit any suitcase inside it. I barely can fir in there alone. No coffee maker, TV and most importantly WiFi in the room.
We will stay here again .. it was a Wonderfull room with view of Florence cathedral. It’s shared bathroom but never had to wait in Que. easy walking distance from train station. I will recommend this place for family with kids too .
Very old building but right off main square. View was amazing. Spacious but sparsely furnished room. WiFi only in common area. Good value if you don’t mind less than luxury accommodations.
Eleanor
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
This hotel is at a perfect location right in front of the Duomo. And even though it’s noisy outside, once you close the wooden shutter, you do not hear anything. Humberto and Alessandro are awesome. One of the cleaning person is not so friendly. He seemed to be bothered my me asking him a question.
Sergio and Dania
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
6/10 Okay
Lupita, Tucson, Az
Travelled with group
4 Jul 2019
There is not staff around. You need to make appointment to see them. The room was dusty. The wi-fi need more power. The stair are so dark.. but the building is nice and old very old and the location is excellent
Make no mistake this is a very basic hotel. Very basic. And we loved it!
There was an aircon unit, tea and coffee making facilities and the bathroom had recently tiled and fitted out with a modern suite.
The room itself was very clean and large with lots of old furniture and decor that made it totally charming.
This place is very well run and we were allowed to leave our luggage before we checked in and after we checked out which allowed us to make the most of our trip without humping luggage around.
Really lovely hotel, had a room with a private bathroom and to be honest, I've been in 3* hotels which were in worse condition than this 1*! the room was huge, bathroom looked brand new, tea and coffee facilities in the room. Close to the Duomo, everything was perfect. Friendly staff. Room had a fan and an aircon unit which was perfect for the hot weather. The only thing I would recommended is to bring ear plugs as it's noisy due to the location - not the hotels' fault!
Property & service aren't as great as the location
I booked this room based purely on it's excellent location so was willing to overlook the following:there is no air conditioning-only one fan in our large room, no in room WIFI (wifi only available in the common area which was suffocatingly hot due to there being no A/C, no fridge in the room, no ice machine and a very shabby dirty looking bathroom. We stayed in room 4 which had a hole in the window patched with plexiglass & tape as well as a broken shutter and the shabby, dirty looking bathroom across the hall had a broken door as well. The elevator is only big enough for one person or your luggage but not both-you have to send your luggage up one piece at a time. Service wasn't great-we were made to feel that they just wanted our money, and speaking of money, we were asked to pay in cash via email confirmation prior to arrival and again at check in which I found very sketchy, unprofessional, and brazen.I felt pestered by the staff asking me to pay cash & pay in advance (needless to say I paid with credit card) and also felt pestered by the cleaning staff who hovered around outside of our room waiting for us to leave each day-so much so that we told them not to even bother cleaning on one of the days to get them to stop loitering in the hall outside of our room.