Matteo and Manola treat you like family. This is a nice, simple, conveniently located hotel in the heart of Florence. Hotel Nazionale is perfect for the college student, the backpacker, the budget traveler or anyone who wants a simple hotel with no fuss. The hotel is a quick walk from the SMN train station.

Get an inside room and it is okay - big rooms away from the noise. Get allocated an outside room and the noise from the two tramways, the traffic and the bus station is unbearable. Some of the staff are pleasant and helpful but the senior male receptionist is extremely indifferent and managed to damage my suitcase when he finally... More

Hotel Nazionale was a wonderful place to stay when I visited Florence. The rooms are large, the beds are comfy, and each room has it's own private bathroom and shower, which is really really nice! The staff couldn't have been nicer, which was one less thing we had to worry about. The location is great. Just a couple minute walk... More

Our room was large with a view of the Duomo. Right across the street from the Santa Maria Novella train station but still a quiet area. Easy to get around by walking. Very near two bus companies that will take you anywhere in Tuscany. The five free computers down on the mezzanine is a great help. Breakfast was filling and... More

I stayed in this hotel after being shocked by the dirt of the hotel across the road from it. The manger kindly gave us a room after we had no where to go , he had not got 3 nights available in this room as we had not booked in advance we just walked in from the street . however... More

There was no elevator, and no offer of help with the bags was made. The included breakfast consisted of warm instant orange juice (Tang), instant coffee, and some bread. The room was quite small, and the bathroom was even smaller. Spray from the shower could not be contained within the shower compartment. The room was very overpriced. The location, however,... More