Executive Double Room | Minibar, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Reviews of Villa Aurora

Villa Aurora
Piazza Mino Da Fiesole, 39, Fiesole, Tuscany

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 33 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Arturo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Home in Fiesole
The villa is the best place to stay when visiting Fiesole. It has a home feel to it. Free items in mini bar, free breakfast, easy transportation to Florence. This place is amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Mary, St Paul, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location requires a bus ride into the city, but it is very close to the bus station, has a wonderful view and has old world charm.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great great view
Make sure if you ask for an ironing board, you also ask for an iron :) or you’ll get exactly what you ask for
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

C, UK

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Do not expect a usable pool
Faded is probably the best way to describe this hotel. It was fine as a base but not for spending any time in. The pool (in mid July) was not clean and clearly rarely used (covered in a film of dead flies and hugely over-chlorinated). The photographer for the website is a genius - the hotel does not look like this. It is clean and basic but that is all. There is nowhere to have drinks overlooking the view, breakfast is served inside (despite there being a terrace) and is again basic but passable. The staff are fine but there is no service culture. Taken for what it is it is fine, expect a nice hotel and you will be disappointed. Luckily as we were there for a wedding the hotel was not the point - luckily.

8/10 Good

Carol, Lake in the Hills, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming with a consumable welcome package!
I had to book this room at the last minute and was delighted with the location of the Hotel Villa Aurora! It is steps away from the bus stop, as well as conveniently located on the Piazza Mino - the center of Fiesole. The Villa is charming with many artifacts to view, but beware of the stairs if you have heavy luggage! The room, which again was a last minute decision, was clean and had a welcome package in the mini frig! The bed was a bit hard and the shower stall was small. Had to rush out for an appointment before I had a chance to enjoy breakfast. The staff was cordial and allowed me to store my luggage there during my hectic schedule.

8/10 Good

Janet, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel in central Fiesole,
iii Although convenient for transport into Florence, Number 7 bus does not now go into central Florence but instead to the San Marcos area from where you have to walk (about 10 minutes). Hotel very nice and would stay there again for as long as I can manage the stairs (no lift). Room spacious and very clean. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Reception good, but higher standard of spoken English would be appreciated (typical lazy English comment probably).

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location, fine staff
The hotel is on the crest of the hill at Fiesole, overlooking Florence. It's a beautiful location and the dining room and breakfast room take full advantage of the view. Our room was clean and comfortable, the food good. The staff was helpful with the usual (transportation, local guidance) but outstanding on a small dispute with a local business. They made two calls and got us reimbursement from the local business. All done with ease and friendliness. This is a grand old hotel, probably from the 19th c, and there is an atmosphere of faded elegance

4/10 Poor

Tony, Sussex, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Interesting old villa in hills overlooking Florenc
The hotels is in Fiesole which is a village in the hills overlooking Florence thus providing a quiet retreat from the crowds of Florence. The local bus stops right outside the hotel and is only a 10 minute ride into the city centre. The hotel is in an interesting historic villa which must have been magnificent in its heyday. No, sadly it is a bit run down and doesn't warrant its 4 star rating. The breakfast room and terrace is fine and we had a very nice dinner one night overlooking the city. The problems began in our room. We had asked for single beds and the mattresses were so uncomfortable that we slept very badly on both nights. Rock hard and lumpy. The lighting was very dim and the shower a bit grubby. On our first night the restaurant had been taken over for a wedding which was so noisy we closed the window and switched on the air-conditioning. It blew out air but did not cool! The hotel advertises a swimming pool but it is a temporary above ground pool which had collapsed!!

6/10 Okay

Stephen, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Beautiful location and a pool
Everything was great, except that the beds and pillows are horribly uncomfortable. Didn't sleep much due to that.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Proximity and Access to Florence
The staff was very helpful and the hotel very pleasant. Fiesole offers many very good restaurants as well. The town is on a regular bus route so access into Florence is quick. This will be my choice when we return.

6/10 Okay

Stephen, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location but very tired
Great place to stay for visits to Florence but the interior of the room we had was very run down. The pool was covered by a tarpaulin and didn't look to have been in service for quite some time. The Blu Bar (attached to the hotel) not sure if under the same managment but the food there was dire.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

K, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well Located
This was a really nice hotel in the centre of the town. The staff were very nice and rooms were spacious and clean. Im not sure bout the pool though from the pictures it looked alot nicer.

10/10 Excellent

B, Caterham Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A fabulous Wedding
We stayed at the hotel as a result of attending a wedding over five days....the food was spectacular...we upgraded our room with a balcony and view over florence. The staff were brilliant, the location ideal the only grey area was the hotel bar next door....very expensive compared to the other bars in the square. We shall go back for longer next time.

8/10 Good

judy, milton keynes

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfortable place to stay
The only problem was no tea making facilities and no room service before 8.am if you want a drink.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

Boel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Aurora
Hotellet hadde sett bedre dager, trenger vedlikehold !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

LUCIA, Bari

Qualità prezzo, prezzo esagerato... Colazione misera. Stanze pulite... una rimodernata non farebbe male.

4/10 Poor

Danielle, Arnhem

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Locatie super slecht ontbijt.
Super locatie verlopen boel met slecht ontbijt. Verrot fruit en brood te kort. Geen vriendelijk personeel

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Wettolsheim France .

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un agréable week-end
Nous avons pu garer la voiture sans problèmes , profiter d'un bus régulier pour visiter Florence ,être conseillés par les propriétaires d'une gentillesse exemplaire et tout visiter de Fiesole .

4/10 Poor

H.G., Hannover

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
renovierungsbedürftiges hotel in guter lage
4Tage aufenthalt zur städtereise nach florenz. abgewohntes Zimmer mit jedoch herrlichem Ausblick auf florenz. das ganze Hotel ist renovierungsbedürftig, es riecht überall muffig

8/10 Good

Claus, Jægerspris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel.
Great hospitality, and great hotel, with a view overlooking Florence.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Hotel storico a Fiesole

2/10 Terrible

A, Roma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dove sono le 4 stelle?
Siamo letteralmente scappati da questo albergo, dopo aver pagato "a vuoto" la prima notte. La struttura è vecchia e fatiscente, assolutamente diversa dalle immagini riportate sul sito. La stanza piccola, con un arredo veramente squallido, con una finestra che affacciava proprio sull'angolo della sola strada di gran scorrimento, con conseguenze rumore. E mi era stato assicurato un soggiorno tranquillo e silenzioso! Il bagno poco pulito e con un forte odore di muffa e di stantìo. Il giardino circostante incolto e disordinato. L'accesso alle stanze solo tramite due scaloni sporchi e certo non accoglienti. Niente ascensore. La proprietaria sgarbata e affatto professionale. Non raccomanderei mai questa struttura (a 4 stelle!!) ad un prezzo che non si può certo dire conveniente.

4/10 Poor

H RED, France 44

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Chambres à rénover
Hall et escaliers magnifiques, parking très pratique. En revanche chambres à refaire, mobilier vieillot, moquette sentant fort l'humidité, vue sur une cours encombrée de gravats, petit déjeuner très moyen sur une terrasse sympathique mais à rénover (mobilier sol), piscine sans charme. Déception d'avoir eu une chambre médiocre alors que l'hotel ne semblait pas complet...

8/10 Good

josette, Lambesc, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel idéal pour rester à l'exterieur de Florence
Nous étions à Florence au mois de mars ,donc l'hôtel était presque vide. le prix correct et les prestations satisfaisantes .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Un ottimo hotel d'epoca in posizione eccezionale
La posizione al centro di Fiesole con panorama eccezionale su Firenze lo rende ottimo, l'arredo d'epoca lo rende affascinamte anche se un po' carente nelle comodità più ricercate.......ma anche meno importanti.

10/10 Excellent

michel, le teich, france

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hôtel de rêve
tout était parfait

8/10 Good

Carlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Assez classe
Voilà un hôtel plutôt classe, dans un cadre très agréable. Une obligation: se déplacer en voiture pour y parvenir. Les chambres sont assez confortables. Décoration à l'ancienne, meubles en bois, plafonds hauts. Douche dans la salle de bain. Le tout est propre. Petit déjeuner très copieux. Le resto a l'air d'un bon niveau. L'hôtel est situé sur les hauteurs de Florence (5 min. en voiture du centre). Service efficace. Endroit tranquille. Les restaurants aux alentours sont plutôt pour touristes.