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Reviews for Hostel Santa Monaca, Florence, Italy
 

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3/5

Based on 120 customer reviews
 
Address:      Via Santa Monaca 6
The S. Monaca hostel is located in an ancient convent of the 15th century in the historical centre of Florence in the quarter of S. Spirito. more info »
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USA
6th October 2008
Female
25-30
4/5
Comments: Nice place - clean sheets, comfy beds, lots of bathrooms and showers. Right next door is an old church where they have opera and piano performance for cheap. I stayed in a 22-person mixed room and encountered some strange guy who kept asking to see my feet.

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New Zealand
15th September 2008
Female
25-30
3/5
Comments: Really good social space to hang out in and meet people. Good kitchen for cooking and a handy walk to the city over the river

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Mexico
26th October 2008
Female
25-30
3/5
Comments: The only thing I would complain about would be security since theres no keys to neither the hostel nor your room (you do get a personal locker though: bring your own padlock!)and the shower curtains are kind of see-through. Other than that its very clean, well located (all main sites within walking distance) and there\'s free WiFi and guest kitchen. They also vending vending machines if you dont like to cook.

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Australia
8th October 2008
Male
18-24
1/5
Comments: worst hostel we've ever stayed at. "kitchen" had 2 hotplates 3 bowls 2 cups & 1 sharp knife. no key for the rooms so they can't be locked. if you're not back by 2am they lock the hostel anyway. theres a cleaning lockout b/w 10am-2pm. as a result a great sum of money was STOLEN from our lockers - no sign of forced entry, lock wasn't broken. with no one but cleaners having access to the rooms for 4hrs a day, we have our reasonable suspicions. don't stay here. STAY AT PLUS FLORENCE.

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Australia
12th October 2008
Male
31-40
3/5
Comments: never been locked out of room from 10 to 2pm in the day before from a hostel was a bit annoying and take some mosquito repllent got bitten heaps ugo OZ

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USA
30th September 2008
Male
25-30
4/5
Comments: A good hostel for a good price! Clean and good location.

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Mexico
22nd September 2008
Female
18-24
3/5
Comments: La cama era muy mala, ademas fue dificil el compartir cuarto con tantas personas (12 o mas), la calle estaba en reparación asi que uno no se sentia muy seguro caminando por ahi de noche, sin embargo su ubicación era buena ya que era facil llegar caminando a todos lados.

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Colombia
22nd September 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: Overall the Hostel is good, well located, nice people and clean, however I did not like the fact that reception is closed at 2 am, it Should be 24 hours.

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USA
28th July 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: Stayed in a huge dorm room, so it was pretty loud. Good place to meet people, but not necessarily the best place for those who want peace and quiet.

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Italy
16th September 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: Thanks to the staff... I enjoyed my staying there! The place is cool and well located.

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Italy
10th September 2008
Female
18-24
4/5
Comments: Awesome stay at the hostel!! all you need is provided. good location across the river and the hostel had a really good atmosphere!

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Brazil
21st August 2008
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3/5
Comments: Very good for the price.

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Brazil
13th September 2008
Male
31-40
3/5
Comments: Very well located and excellent internet plus a good sized kitchen area.

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England
5th September 2008
Female
18-24
2/5
Comments: Nice place to stay on a budget. Security is a bit dodgy, as in there are no keys and the people at reception change, so how do they know who goes in?? The room we stayed in was VERY noisy, so definitely bring earplugs. Not very sociable, but overall fine, and free internet is a nice touch.

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South Korea
16th August 2008
Female
18-24
3/5
Comments: The location was not so good. It is little far from main station. You must take a bus or taxi. However, the hostel was clean.

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Belgium
26th August 2008
Female
18-24
4/5
Comments: Stuff to cook is at the reception, not in the kitchen. So you have to ask for it. Not bad, but leave a message in the kitchen to inform the guests

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18th August 2008
Male
18-24
1/5
Comments: The morning reception guy was uselless. When he was asked, didn't give any recomendation about transportations, where we could eat, etc.

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Germany
26th August 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: The hostel offers some free extra services like recharging handys or akkus. internet is also free on two pcs or wifi. The bedrooms are closed to be cleaned daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - I heard as usual for hostels in florence. Five (!) meters from the hostel is a good sorted supermarket with some special offers for travellers like earplugs. All in one a very good hostel!

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New Zealand
19th August 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: it was a pretty sweet place to stay to get into town and c the sights really easily with freindly staff. cooking facilites wernt the best, 2 hottops means big ques but hey get a few beers down in that time and your sussed!!

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20th August 2008
Male
25-30
1/5
Comments: petit dejene . c'est pas beaucou est pas bon.

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England
9th August 2008
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3/5
Comments: A very basic hostel, but with its central location to the city centre and its low price, its fine for a few days stay. Rooms were very hot as no air-con. Linen was provided but not towels. Security lockers were provided for the rooms but you need your own padlock. Just a few minutes walk to the centre, past a few good ice-cream shops. Shop/supermarket right next door.

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Australia
16th August 2008
Couple
18-24
2/5
Comments: does its job. didnt realise they kick everyone out of the rooms at 10am after having played rock music over the pa since 8am

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Argentina
28th July 2008
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3/5
Comments: no air conditionnnn, very hot!!

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Romania
30th July 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: Watch out for schedule: 2-6 is closed.Same for 10-14!There's a "You're in the army now" radio waking you up at 9.30 not to lock you up in the room at noon.Come-on,you come to Firenze to stay in all day?Otherwise,looks like the army,but you don't need more.Excellent price for such location.Nice staff.Can charge cell phone/digicam for free at reception.At next door building they got classical concerts.Small fridge but you can sneak your food in - at other next door they got a food store.

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USA
9th August 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: Bring your own padlock. Pretty good hostel. Can't complain.

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Australia
9th August 2008
Female
18-24
3/5
Comments: Overall not to bad, no a/c in rooms which was unbearable! staff were fantastic and supermarket next door was nice! Kitchen could have more! only 2 females showers was a pain when the guys got 5! and no locks on bathroom/shower /dorm doors!!! but security lockers besdie bed were quite decent!

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Ireland
31st July 2008
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3/5
Comments: great location, right in the heart of the city centre and near David! security was very bad, no lock for the door but there were lockers in the room but you needed your own lock to use them. no air conditioning, only fans in the room, got so hot at night, was hard to sleep. Good kitchen, hobs and microwave and frigde. free internet which was good. worst part is the curfe which is 2am and they kick you out of the rooms at 10 till 2.

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England
28th July 2008
Female
18-24
4/5
Comments: A really good hostel, felt really safe and was very quiet even though there were 16 of us in a room. Got very hot at night though!

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USA
3rd August 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: The bathrooms are very nice. Hot showers with great water pressure. The rooms were a little warm, but not bad with the windows open. The only concern was that they do not lock the individual rooms, but since there is only one entrance to the hostel and someone is always at the front desk, I wasn't that concerned about my safety, but if you like to be locked up at night, this one probably isn't for you. Nice and cheap...good for a weekend trip to Firenze!

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Hong Kong
25th July 2008
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2/5
Comments: cheap price with good facilities.