Relais Gaia

We booked this months in advance and when we arrived the 4 rooms were fully booked. The accommodation consists of 1 long corridor with the rooms coming off it. You are on the ground floor of a 3(?) story building. Breakfast is typically served to your door at 08:30. We needed breakfast earlier on a couple of days and they were very helpful and changed the times to suit us. We had the superior room and it was just right for us. The shower was excellent, hot and powerful and the bed was comfortable, We were never woken up by noise and being 7 mins away from the train station was a huge plus as we saw lots of people pull their heavy suitcases through the poorly kept pavements and roads in the 30 degree heat! The breakfast was enough but there was no fresh fruit, we didn’t ask them for this but there was fruit on the website photos of breakfast and I usually eat fresh fruit for breakfast but that was a minor point. Breakfast can be chosen in advance and then sent as a what’s app to say what you want. I also like tea so made sure to tick cold milk as well as tea for my drink every morning. All communication was through email or what’s app. You must remember to pay your room tax in cash and tell them in advance your arrival time alongside sending passport photos in advance. Our check in was simple and a very detailed email with photos was received on the day. We didn’t meet anyone until the next morning when breakfast was served. Florence is extreme expensive accommodation so whilst this was more than we would normally pay we had no complaints and the air con worked perfectly. The TV has only Italian channels but that didn’t bother us. Useful to know we only had one large suitcase and a rucksack. Anything more than that you may find it a struggle. We didn’t. Would recommend.

We stayed at this bed and breakfast for 1 night in April. The location is very convenient for both the train station (just over a 5-minute walk) and exploring the main attractions of Florence. The room was very comfortable and quiet. It was well equipped with a great shower and a lovely original stone wall. Malika was very friendly and brought us breakfast to the room at the time we requested. Breakfast was made to order and was very tasty. We also received a free bottle of wine! We would highly recommend this bed and breakfast and will stay again if we return to Florence. Thank you!