“Good location, but dumpy hotel”

Hotel La Gioconda is in a very good location in Florence/Firenze. It is near the train station; all the hot spots are a short walk away: Duomo, Uffizzi, Academie, San Lorenzo, Ponte de Vecchio. The staff is friendly and helpful. The downside of the hotel is that it is a bit dumpy and not well maintained. The room is not well lit and is dingey. The breakfast room is not homey and echoes so is loud. Our room was on the street side. We had to use the air conditioner to muffle the street noise. This would be a problem in the winter!

“Horrible hotel no elevator, near bars noisy all night”

The hotel entrance is small, carpet dirty and horrible. The rooms are clean no air., internet broken, no elevator, plumbing stopped up. At night with the windows open we could not sleep because of the noise of the bars near.

“Great Hotel”

Hotel staff was very friendly and the hotel itself had a nice feel to it. It's in front of the otto tram stop (which takes you to the center of Roma) . Trastevere has great restaurants that aren't pricey. Testaccio does too, and it's right across the Tevere.

“Won't stay here ever!!!!”

Very hustle and bustle type of neighborhood near the Duomo. Next door is the Sofitel, much better! nice hotel. The breakfast was a coffee and some bread--very cheap type of hotel.

“Not Impressed but location was great”

If you don't expect much and are more concerned about staying close to everything than this is the place for you. If you are looking for luxury go elsewhere. The location is about the only good thing about this hotel.

“prime location, bad heating system”

i like the hotel. the location was excellent. i couldn't ask for a better location!! We were there early March 2010 and got a great deal. The hotel is about 300 meters from the main train station and the Duomo. breakfast was minimal and the coffee was bad. the croissant was more of bread shaped like a croissant! the problem: no elevator. BAD BAD BAD heating system. the rooms were cold and the hot water wasn't working all the time. they called the plumber one night and he couldn't come so I had to wait until the next day to take a shower!!! the rooms were cold and if it wasn't for the nice receptionist (who gave me a small heater) i would have froze there! other than that, it's a nice hotel, nice people, prime location, comfy room, clean shower, clean room. all good except for the heating system.

“the heart of Florence”

To be in Florence, the La Gioconda was a great choice, an historic part of the city. There are no lifts, but it was expected, we travel light so no problems. The breakfast was limited, the coffee excellent. The staff was helpful, the owners were on site and friendly. One staff member, Michael was extremely helpful by sending us to a fabulous restaurant near the Ponte Vecchiio and guiding us to other "non-tourist" sections of the city. The Duomo was right down the street, and we were within walking distance of many sites and the train station. The rooms were small, but we were there to see the city, not spend a lot of time in the room.

“Price to high for what you get”

Although basic even by European standards this hotel was not worth the cost. Breakfast was minimal with a limited variety. Cleanliness of room and hotel were not worthy of a 3 star. Location was great but would have rather walked further to attractions and had a more comfortable hotel.

“stay someplace else!”

This hotel has a very good location, and the breakfast is fine, as is the bathroom (quite modern, but needs a shower curtain). However, the hotel itself looks dirty in public areas, and we never had our sheets changed, though were were there for six days. Worse, we woke up covered with flea bites during the last night there. Some of the staff was helpful, but not all. There are better choices with just as good a location, not a three star quality. WE have traveled all over the world, always in budget hotels and this is the worse we have ever been in. Stay elsewhere!