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Athenaeum Hotel

4.0 of 5
Via Cavour 88, 50129 Florence, Italy
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Athenaeum Hotel
Ranked #116 of 473 hotels in Florence
4.0 of 5 stars 281 Reviews
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  • Friendly and helpful(6)
  • San marco(4)
  • Very modern(3)
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hull
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

Hotel was very comfortable, staff extremely freindly. i would recommend to anyone. Was just down the road to main attractions. 15 mins to station. 15 mins to Ponti vecchio. More

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Canada, Kentucky
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

This hotel claims to be a four star hotel, but is sorely lacking in amenities and service. The 2 gentlemen working at the front desk were extremely rude and condescending. Rooms were extremely small and the bathroom smelled of sewage, which permeated the entire room if we did not keep the door to the bathroom shut. The room was mostly... More

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Atlanta, Georgia
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

Great hotel, great staff and great location! I would stay there again if I went to Florance. More

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London
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012
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We booked this through lastminute.com as a 'secret hotel'. The price was very reasonable, it is literally around the corner from the Galleria dell'Accademia. It's about a 15 minute brisk walk downtown. It reminded us of a business hotel. Clean rooms, nice breakfast, friendly staff. Would have liked something with more character, but that is personal preference. No complaints. A... More

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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2012

Lovely hotel, friendly staff, clean. Only part lacking is english TV channels, would have been nice to relax watching a movie after a hard day of sight-seeing. More

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Louisville, KY
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2012

Our favorite hotel in Florence is the beautiful Athenaeum Hotel on Via Cavour. It is sleek and modern and spotlessly clean. The rooms are very comfortable. And, the hotel staff is wonderful.Helpful in every way, they will provide train schedules,make restaurant reservations, give directions, and so on. The location is ideal for us too. A few blocks from the city... More

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Busset
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012
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This well situated and very comfortable hotel will not remind you of Florence's medieval architecture but it will leave you with the souvenir of very friendly and helpful personnel. The whole hotel is modern in it's design and decoration and not particularly original but it is extemely well appointed, spotlessly clean and very pleasant in general. Where the Athenaeum scores... More

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pequannock, New Jersey, USA
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

This is a modern hotel in the historic district of Florence, I believe the San Lorenzo district/San Marco district. The hotel is a straight shot to the Duomo, about a 10-15 min walk. Add another 5-10 to Santa Maria Novella if you're going on to the train station. It is pretty easy to find and the staff for the most... More

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San Francisco, California
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The Hotel Athenaeum was a great place to stay when we were in Florence. When researching the hotel, I was a little worried about some of the negative reviews I had read. Luckily, those reviews were all wrong. The hotel seems to have been remodeled recently and is very has a very nice and modern interior. Our double room was... More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

Pros: - very modern decoration - hote room eas clean and tidy - reasonable room rate - good room size at European hotel's standard Cons: - not too close to city centre. It takes 10 - 15 minutes' walk - could be very noisy if your room is at the main street but not at the back - limited gym... More

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Address: Via Cavour 88, 50129 Florence, Italy
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