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Liam Hetherington
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Hotel Chiazza - There are no Bargains in Florence

Hotel Chiazza - There are no Bargains in Florence

I suppose Hotel Chiazza is proof of the maxim ‘you get what you pay for’. Yet I don’t think €40.00 (£30.00) a night is exactly skimping. However the exceptionally basic lodgings I had here cost the same as a pretty lovely en suite room I had booked right in the heart of Venice on the same website (www.venere.com), and was only 25% less than what I paid for another equally nice room in Siena. I suppose this is evidence of the price inflation prevalent in Florence – you try getting a room for a reasonable price!

Location-wise, the Hotel is faily well situated. It is at the southern end of Borgo Pinti near Piazza Salvemini. From this small triangular square stright roads will take you directly to San Lorenzo, Piazza del Duomo, or Piazza della Repubblica in roughly five minutes’ walk. Chiazza is on the second floor of a block. The generally helpful owners will give you keys and a door code in case you return late at night. There is also a good inclusive breakfast of cereals, juices, coffee, cakes and pastries.

However, the room itself was a shoebox. A narrow (yet strangely high) room with dull wood panelling, a monastically thin undersprung bed, a sink, a bidet, and a bit of a weird aroma. It was the presence of the bidet that confused me. The actual toilets were down the hallway. The toilet room also held the shower head. No cubicle, just the shower head and a tiled floor. I had opted for a ‘shared bathroom’ to save on money, but I failed to realise this would include sharing the one toilet. This caused me some great concern one morning when I awoke and needed the loo, but found that someone was already in there having a shower. Cross-legged I staggered to the reception desk, and was ushered up a rickety flight of stairs to a combination staff toilet / wardrobe / DIY site with no lock.

My advice is to avoid. There are no such things as bargains in Florence. If you think you have found one, you’re wrong.

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