With a stay at Garden Blue in Florence (San Lorenzo), you'll be steps from Historic Centre of Florence and 6 minutes by foot from Gallery of the Academy of Florence. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and 0.7 mi (1 km) from Piazza del Duomo.
What's nearby
Historic Centre of Florence - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
Piazza del Duomo - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
Uffizi Gallery - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
Getting around
Florence-Le Cure Station - 12 min walk
Strozzi - Fallaci Tram Stop - 13 min walk
Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) - 26 min drive
Restaurants
Caffè Libertà - 4 min walk
Finnegan's - 3 min walk
Antica Trattoria da Tito - 2 min walk
Il Vegetariano - 8 min walk
Caffè Cavour - 1 min walk
About this property
Garden Blue
Hotel with free breakfast, steps from Historic Centre of Florence
Garden Blue offers 59 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 59 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, bidets, and slippers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
On-site parking options include a carport
Off-site parking within 131 ft (EUR 30 per night)
Food and drink
Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
Conveniences
Lift
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Luggage storage
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
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Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bed sheets
Bathroom
Bidet
Shower
Towels
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Slippers
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: EUR 20 for check-in between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
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 6.00 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 30 per night (131 ft away)
Pet fee: EUR 15 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Late check-in fee: EUR 20 for check-in between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM
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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property Registration Number IT048017B6Y348DQN9
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
Property is also known as
Garden Blue Hotel
Garden Blue Florence
Garden Blue Hotel Florence
Garden Blue Reviews
Reviews
7.4
Good
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6 - Okay
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7.6/10
Cleanliness
8.6/10
Staff & service
7.2/10
Amenities
6.8/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Maria
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
22 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff was super helpful and spoke several languages. They held our luggage while we explored Florence and helped us get to know the area. Would definitely recommend, especially for families.
This hotel is about 25 mins walk from firenze train station.A fair distance from the major attractions.. Academia Gallery was about 5 mins walk. The hotel is on the second floor of the building .It was quite dated, the carpets were distasteful and full of stains. It was airconditioned but we had to keep asking to lower the temperature down to our liking as they kept putting it to 22 deg. The rooms were spacious, beds and pillows were comfortable, fairly clean but the shower was poorly designed as it kept flooding the whole bathroom everytime we used it. The breakfast was sufficient to start the day with. There isn't a lot of dining options close to the hotel...I would say you can get a better option for the price we paid to stay tbere...
The place had everything we need. The room was spacious and the crew were very helpful and cooperative. The breakfast was superb. It has everything thing you need to start your day. Florence is a walkable city and the hotel gives you that as it is very close to the santa maria novella train station and the most glorious museums and landmarks.
Hossam El Din
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
15 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice
Nice breakfast in all of Italy. The breakfast area was small, and it was hard to find places to sit. Close to places.
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Omar & Ellio are very customer experience focus, they are so nice. The hotel has a fantastic air condition, breakfast and tourist information. The room is small but enought for a couple. We can walk to the main attractions, restaurants and bars. I will return to the same hotel. Quality, people, food and experience vs price 10/10.
Beautiful roof top area to look around and well maintained flowers.
Air conditioning was down but the men working on it didn’t give up and eventually did get it going….
Breakfast was very nice with a lot of options. Location was a bit away from train that I took from the airport… I should have gotten a cab to make it easy on myself.
Walking distance to the tourist attractions. You need to have cash to pay the city tax. They do not accept card or bank transfers. Bathroom is small and the lights in the bathroom are away from the shower. It looked old. But it was clean. It wasn't bad as some of the reviews said. The breakfast buffet was very good. There was a shower gel, soap and a dryer.
The staff were very helpful in offering food recommendations and calling us a taxi. The location was also very convenient for walking to the main attractions. And the daily breakfast was very convenient and got us ready for the day.
The AC wasn’t working on the first day. Staff refused to move me to another room until I had to fight it. Then the key lock didn’t work - this was 3 am and the Staff couldn’t open the door with the master key. They had to move me to another room to sleep until the next morning. I requested the refund but was refused. Nice and clean facility but the service was horrible.
This was a great, convenient hotel. Great service, good air conditioning, and also a nice sized room and bathroom (see pictures). Only a mile to the Colosseum and Palatine Hill. Supermarket at the end of the block and easy to get a taxi (they don't really use Uber as much here) to the airport.
Garden Blue is a very nice hotel with friendly hotel staff and good size rooms although the bright orange curtains are a bit much!! It is quiet and convenient for Galleria Acamadia and The Duomo. The roof garden and outside terrace are really lovely with beautiful plants and flowers and a huge television screen in reception /lounge which was great for the Euros.
The television in our rooms as with most European hotels are too high up on the wall so i had a sore neck most nights having watched the euros and wimbledon tennis 2024. Also an English speaking news channel would be a good idea.
The breakfast is amazing with loads of choice and delicious food.
So thanks to Garden Blue in Florence and will come back and recommend it to anyone.
Could not sleep the whole night, AC was promised but was not working on the whole second floor. Room was above 30 degrees, felt like we were in sleeping in a sauna. Tried to bring this up with staff but they did not move us to a room with working AC and also refused to provide any compensation for it. One of the guys at the reception was quite nice and gave useful information about activities in florence.
The location is great. In walking distance to most of attractions and train station. The employees are all very nice and polite and informative. Specially Omar which gave us excellent advice about tours and attractions and made our visit memorable.The breakfast area always clean. Good breakfast. It has lovely terrace and rooftop . Specially the rooftop with lovely flowers and a beautiful view of Florence cathedral.
Our room was nice and clean . Overall I recommend this place . I can only suggest if they can a few pictures of Florence and Italy attractions on the room and corridors wall to make it more cheerful and a cattle and some teabags also would be nice . We had a lovely stay and I definitely recommend the place .