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Reviews of Hotel Universo - WTB Hotels 3 stars

Piazza Santa Maria Novella 20, Santa Maria Novella, 50123 Florence, Italy

#295 of 381 hotels in Florence

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 487 hotel reviews

7.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small slow lift

    Location

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    7.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Perfect location - heart of the city and close to transport links.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2024

    8.0
    Easy walk to everything and great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom small. Bed a little bit firm.

    Great location close to train station and tram from airport. Outlook over the square.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Fantastic location - 5 min walk to train station, less than 15 min walk to David and restaurant / cafe as soon as you walk out the door. Friendly and helpful staff. Basic rooms but all you need. Comfortable and great aircon.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location. Lovely facilities and tidy rooms. Staff at reception desk lovely each time we entered/ exited the building.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2024

    9.0
    Great stay! Love hotel universo
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The room was nice, and the staff were friendly. The location is amazing—close to everything with restaurants right at the entrance. Bonus point close to the train station I loved it!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    9.0
    If u need reliable internet, I would avoid
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi connection in the room was terrible!!! Had to return the key pass to reception each time we left the room as it was one of their rules. There is no good lighting, it’s dark.

    So close to the train station and restaurants. The room was comfortable. The staff were friendly. It had a lift and vending machine.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small elevator

    Everything was ok. The AC was this time working properly.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Electricity ( not all plugs worked, some of them worked only when the main light was on). Water dripping on room wall from AC ....

    Location and staff were perfect

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    9.0
    Would stay again - so convenient.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit dark .

    Location Friendliness

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2024

    8.0
    Beatiful hotel with a nice view on a square.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No mirror in the room, only in the bathroom .

    The rooms and the location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2024

    7.0
    Great location close to train station
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower was a little limited as drainage was slow but I guess it's an old building.

    Great location close to the main attractions. Clean and helpful staff.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2024

    7.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    When you shower the whole floor gets wet, shower curtains were white and you could see how dirty it was, bad lighting in the rooms, no full mirror, ac was not always cool.

    Hotel was just a few minutes from the Florence train station and close to tourist attractions, restaurants, shops etc.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room could do with better lighting.

    Location was great, air con was great, the hotel looked after our luggage on final day which was very helpful.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We had a room overlooking the piazza and there was a street cleaning machine early each morning which was very noisy.

    If you're arriving by train, this hotel is very well placed. As you walk down to the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, the walkway opens out onto the piazza and the hotel is there; five minutes walk. There is a cafe next door which has quite a variety for breakfasts. The Basilica di Santa Maria Novella is well worth visiting. You can easily walk to anywhere in Florence from here. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2024

    8.0
    Minutes away from everything.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They don’t have a safe to keep your valuables locked.

    Centrally located by Piazza di Santa Maria Novella. Felt safe at all time of the day.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2024

    7.0
    Meh
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No toiletries, dark room with little lighting.

    Very close to train station.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My room had a noisy extract fan that sounded like road works every night, so it was very hard to fall asleep. It did eventually stop very late at night. Our friends in another room didn't hear it though. It would also have been nice if they provided coffee making facilities.

    Great location. The staff were always very nice. We were lucky to be able to check in early.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    The location is perfect. Walking distance from the train station and a great view over the P.za di Santa Maria Novella.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 June 2024

    9.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I still don't love the old vibe of the rooms in Europe. But it was good

    Location, it was very near to everything. The bathroom was remodeled.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    7.0
    It was a pleasant experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fridge in the room didn’t work so we had no cold water for the mornings

    The property was clean and local to the main attractions and inner city of Florence

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy and the bed for a couple is not good, given that they put together two single beds so it gets with a hole in the middle of the bed

    The staff is great and the room is big

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    9.0
    On Florence's doorstep
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small inconveniences: the dim and indirect lighting in the bathroom; no full-length mirror, and nowhere for a suitcase holder, if there was one.

    This was a comfortable and convenient place to stay in one of the busy parts of Florence. The room was at the rear of the building, on the top floor, accessible via a lift. It was very quiet at night, and sunny during the day. The bed and pillows offered excellent comfort for a good sleep, and the shower was hot and strong. The reception staff I encountered were always friendly and helpful. A big thank you to the fellow who checked me in - he was efficient and informative and extremely polite. Its great location meant it was only a short, flat walk to the airport tram - at €1.70 that was the cheapest, easiest trip I've ever had to an airport, anywhere.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    9.0
    We had a great and comfortable stay at a brilliant location for exploring Florence.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is being picky but we could have used an extra pillow.

    The location was amazingly convenient and easy to find.

    Stayed in May 2024

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