My husband and I went on a trip to Florence, Italy. My first time visiting Italy, but my husbands second. Our vacation was a well deserved break due to the both of us living such busy and hectic lives in London. We booked the Hotel La Gioconda because primarily it is situated in the heart of the Florence city, so... more

The room I stayed in at Hotel La Gioconda was far below average-- the shower was a mere drip and the toilet hardly flushed. The airconditioning was so loud that you basically had to choose between sleep and being cool-- if you wanted to sleep, you basically had to turn the AC off because of the extremely high noise level... more

This hotel was certainly not a gem, but what made it acceptable was the amazingly central location. It is steps from the main train station and il duomo. The price we paid for 4 nights was so low with a promotion code we used that it was definitely worth it. The hotel staff was very nice and kind from reception... more

no lift for starters had to climb three flights double flights of stairs to reach the room, with no help from the staff. room had absoultely disgusting 24hr room stench, room overlooking bank of septic tanks, the constant smell of faeces was nausiating. Also dispite the advertising of air conditioning, there were only air water coolers which would turn of... more

This was my third holiday in Florence. However, this was my 18 year old daughter's first visit to Florence and we were staying six days. I would recommend The Hotel La Gioconda for the first time visitor looking for a basic hotel. The hotel is an easy walk of about ten minutes from the Santa Maria Novella Station. The hotel... more

I was here with my family during 4 nights, my parents and my two sisters. I did the booking thourgh internet in the web page of the hotel as they had a lot of special offers. We chose an offer for 540 euros with breakfast included. I think that this was really cheap because of the number of the nights... more

Over the last three years we have stayed at four or five 3 star hotels in Italy and have never been anything less than delighted with any of them. I booked La Gioconda without reading the reviews on Trip Advisor and, when I did get around to reading them I became pretty apprehensive. On the positive side, the owner who... more

We booked this hotel via the Ryan Air website for an overnight stay in Florence during our two week holiday in Tuscany. In my opinion this is a very pleasant and convenient place to stay right in the centre of the city and you are just a stones throw from everything you want to see, The room was small but... more

By far the worst Hotel I have ever stayed in. We were there in June and the staff were unhelpful and the facilities very poor. we couldn't wait to get to our next destination, which was wonderful. more