Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Argentina 20th January 2008 Mixed Group 18-24 3/5 Comments: it was near the train station, wic was very confortable!! The place is nice, its not the best but its oky for the price we payed! The bathroom wasnt very confortable, but it was inside the room, so it was better for us than going to the hall bathroom! i recommend it but not for a very long stay!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Netherlands 10th December 2007 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: Considering the price to stay in the hostel and the services you get it is very ok

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 30th August 2007 Male - 3/5 Comments: Only problem at the hotel was the room was next door to the public WC and we were constantly woken up early in the morning

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Poland 7th May 2007 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: Good value for money

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 24th April 2007 Female 25-30 3/5 Comments: This hotel was great because it was a literal 5 minute walk to the train station, 10 to the Duomo, and 5 to McDonalds (a good place to sit, plan your day, and the espresso is actually not half bad.) The staff is kind and will help you book reservations for the Uffizi. The bathroom is shared and definitely insteresting because the whole thing is the shower.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 6th April 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: we stayed here for only a night and it was fine, but not excellent. very lackluster, BASIC. if all you need is a bed and are on a VERY TIGHT budget then i would recommend, otherwise keep looking.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 10th January 2007 Couple 25-30 3/5 Comments: Very simple hotel in great location. Not much to it but if you need a bed it is worthwhile.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 18th January 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: This is a great location and the price is great, especially for twin room, shared bathroom. BUT, the toilet in one of only two bathrooms in the hotel would not flush. GROSS. You also shower on the same floor you walk on in the bathroom, which is okay, except it does not fully drain, so you are left with a wet floor. The cleaning staff was good, but the toilet needed to be fixed. Also, they advertise free internet but the computer is garbage and when you write emails, nothing shows up. You cannot access many websites from this computer

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Mexico 26th December 2006 - - 4/5 Comments: Nice people, with a good view of the city. It isn\'t the cutest but it works well when you don\'t want to spend a lot.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 21st December 2006 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: Overall, a good place to stay - mostly because it is within easy walking distance of the major sites and has a good strong shower (but in a small room). It can be noisy at night as there is little insulation against the loud banging of doors and noise of TVs. You are a bit at the mercy of you nieghbors in that regard. I would stay there again, a good deal for the cost.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 26th November 2006 Mixed Group 25-30 3/5 Comments: While not terrible, I was a bit dissapointed in the Ester. It was very run-down and shabby. The location is great and staff poilte enough- but not overly friendly. It was fine as a place to sleep and shower(although the all in one shower/washroom made that an interesting experience, when traveling in a group with men and women-think not being able to keep clothes dry in the washroom, so you can change after your shower)Not terrible, but less than I expected.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Brazil 28th October 2006 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: Very good place to spend the night, not to meet people. I liked.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 25th October 2006 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: I enjoyed the Hotel. The staff was very helpful and nice. The price was very good, and the location was awesome. I would say that the only thing bad about the place is that its not exactly new, or at least needs a little makeover--but this was only the case for my room. Everything worked though, and it had a lot of character, so I highly recommend it for someone interested in a central place, with good prices. I had a killer view of the Duomo and the rest of Florence. I'd stay there again, for sure.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 20th July 2006 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: Location is excellent within walking distance from pretty much all site seeing and train station. Staff are friendly and more than willing to help you out. There is free internet in the hotel which is a bonus. They have a vending machine with CHEAP water- which is very helpful if you are travelling from a country where your dollar is worse than the EURO. The room is average- decent for budget travellers. It did smell a bit though....but you don't notice it as much because you are hardly ever in the room.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 5th August 2006 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: The staff was very helpful and very nice. The room wasnt spectacular but the view was amazing and made it worth it. I would stay here again.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 2nd August 2006 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: you can not beat the location...they shut off the free internet (one computer) at 10. the machines are out too...so if you are really hot at night you cant go get a cup of water or anything...kind of sucks. but viktor is nice.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 1st August 2006 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: this was a nice budget hotel...it was cheap and housed three of us. they even let us keep the same room for the next night when we had only two people in the room...and we got the price reduction...so thats cool. this hotel could not be any closer to the trainstation. find mcdonalds and go right past mcdonals and its on your left about 100m. the hotel is a little 'bates motel'ish (psycho...the movie)...but it turned out to be just what we wanted. a nice fan in the room but no ac. no pool. it was great.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 15th July 2006 Female 25-30 4/5 Comments: The free internet is the first I have encountered on any of my travels. Thanks!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 21st June 2006 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: I really appreciate that the staff would introduce sights of the city & how to go once you arrive. Also there's free internet access at the time of my stay. Although the bath is shared, it's really clean. Highly recommend.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Romania 10th June 2006 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: really old building ...pity that no lavabos in the rooms excellent view to the city from 5th floor

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 14th June 2006 Male 31-40 3/5 Comments: Great staff make up for the fact that the hotel itself is tired and in need of repair. The free internet is a bonus.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 25th May 2006 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: The staff here are just so friendly! It was a really nice room! We liked it so much here we came back and stayed agian. Definitly recomend this place to anyone!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 24th May 2006 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: greathostel with a really friendly staff. great views and a great location.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malaysia 12th April 2006 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: very convenient location! the building has many hotels, this is only ONE of them!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 18th March 2006 Mixed Group 18-24 3/5 Comments: Right by the train station and within walking distance of the duomo and shopping streets. Our room had a balcony which was very nice.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malaysia 29th January 2006 Male 31-40 3/5 Comments: It is really located very near to the train station and thus near to everything. Oh yes, it has a elevator!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 30th December 2005 Mixed Group 18-24 4/5 Comments: A GREAT place to stay right near the train station and attractions. Free internet was a nice addition. The staff was also very nice and VERY HOTT and young!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 6th November 2005 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: good view

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 28th May 2005 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: Hotel Ester is a nice cheap option and I had a wonderful stay there. I had a single and it was very cozy, quiet, and relaxing. The hotel is located a hop, skip, and a jump from the Santa Maria Novella train station and is very central to all the Florentine sights. The staff was VERY friendly and helpful in all matters. I highly recommend Ester!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 24th March 2005 - - 4/5 Comments: Amazing view and great staff!