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My Friends

Via Faenza 66, Florence, Italy, Distance from city centre: 1.4km

Rating: 95% from 28 reviews

  • 93%Atmosphere
  • 99%Staff
  • 97%Security
  • 95%Cleanliness
  • 95%Location
  • 94%Value for money
  • 90%Facilities

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  • We had a very nice stay in My Friends Hostel. Nadine answered all our questions and more. Thanks a lot!
  • 91%
  • 14 April 2013 Anonymous Netherlands
  • Friendly staff, you could smell cigarette smoke from the people living downstairs, the TV was nice to have.
  • 86%
  • 8 April 2013 Clinton USA
  • This hostel is located on a street with traffic, but you cannot park here. There are garages located close by. We enjoyed this room with a family of 6. We had a room with 6 twin beds and a bathroom just outside our room closed off by another door. The beds were comfortable and the bathroom was clean. It's located within walking distance from great shopping and popular attractions. The host was great, she gave us some muffins and croissants upon our morning departure. Thank you!
  • 100%
  • 7 April 2013 Anonymous USA
  • The owners are literally the nicest people ever! I would stay here again just to hang out with them. The hostel is quite small and stashed inside a building with another hotel. Facilities were tight, but clean and cozy. The general atmosphere is great, people are lovely, and it's easy to make friends. The location is very convenient to the train station as well as some of Florence's major attractions. Nadina serves a great breakfast as well. Highly recommend!
  • 97%
  • 23 March 2013 Anonymous USA
  • Best hostel i have been so far. The staff is amazing, always helpful and friendly.
  • 94%
  • 23 March 2013 Carlos Gustavo
  • Most helpful, genuinely friendly and caring hostel manager ever. Really felt like staying at a friend's. Nadina, thank you so much!
  • 83%
  • 20 March 2013 Anonymous Greece
  • This is an absolutely wonderful hostel!! The owners were so so lovely and the hostel is super clean and is in a great location. I don't know why anyone would stay anywhere else!
  • 100%
  • 17 March 2013 Emma Canada
  • Awesome Hostel, feel like home!
  • 100%
  • 5 March 2013 Anonymous Japan
  • First of all the location is really good. You are really close to the center and train station. Owners are really nice and they do their job with enthusiasm. Actually the place is not a typical cold youth hostel. It's much much more than that. I can suggest to anybody.
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  • 23 February 2013 Anonymous Turkey
  • Florence is a small city with most of attractions concentrated, and this hostel locates perfectly. Here, I felt clean, safe, and happy. Special thanks to Nadina. I appreciate her courage to start this hostel. She is very nice, hospitable, and knows everything of the city. Very good guide ! After she knew my poor experience in Venice where the water ruined the charger of my Iphone, she even gave me a new one, which helped me a lot to move on my trip. Wish to go back to stay here in future.
  • 100%
  • 12 February 2013 Anonymous China
  • I loved this hostel. It was small, cute, and clean with the friendliest hostess you could imagine- she hand delivers breakfast every morning and gives you all the "local" spots to eat and see. Plus, it's close to the train station. It was a very laid-back, get to know each other atmosphere and I've kept in contact with a few of the girls I met while there. I definitely recommend this place, hands down.
  • 100%
  • 10 February 2013 Anonymous USA
  • Fácil de llegar pero no lo localizábamos ya que no tiene letrero,
  • 94%
  • 31 December 2012 Hugo
  • Nadine and her husband are by far the most friendly and helpful hosts I have ever experienced while staying at hostels. They have created the perfect hostel environment for making new friends while feeling at home- from a cool lounge area to breakfast every morning, there is little more you could ask for. They helped make my trip to Florence really great, I cannot recommend the My Friends hostel enough!
  • 100%
  • 24 December 2012 Jonathan USA
  • Excellent! The friendliest hotel I've ever stayed in. Welcomed by Nadina at check in with a warm and healthy breakfast even though I arrived very early and my room was not ready. Very cozy atmosphere where you can meet everybody at the hostel. It was Thanksgiving when I stayed there so 2 American girls decided to cook the best thks dinner I've ever had, Nadina let us use the kitchen and actually she even had dinner with us, a table of about 12 or 13 people from different countries. Wonderful!
  • 100%
  • 22 November 2012 Giovanna USA
  • My Friends is a familiar hostel. There's no parties or spaces to hang out, which for me was perfect, given that Florence is not a place I'd go to party. The facilities were in line of other hostels, I'd point that there is just to bathrooms and the rooms lack outlets to charge phones, cameras and laptops. However, the great differential of this hostel is the staff. They were the best staff I've ever met traveling through Europe. They are very caring!!!
  • 91%
  • 19 November 2012 Anonymous Brazil
  • The hosts are so kind and sweet... I love them, and my roommates/housemates are awesome as well. I enjoyed my breakfast time very much, and enjoyed this place along with Firenza. Firenza is not so big of a city, and this place is within walking distance from all major sites you want to go. Plus I think it's quite safe around the neighborhood.
  • 94%
  • 14 November 2012 Anonymous China
  • Owners, care about their guests....a large plus Only one downside...no staff late at night to keep patrons quiet.
  • 97%
  • 28 October 2012 Anonymous
  • A small guest house, but in the great central location, just five minutes walk to the SMN train station. Nice breakfast. Staff are superb, kind and helpful. Would definitely recommend this hostel.
  • 94%
  • 27 September 2012 tatara
  • Nadina was awesome!! The location was so close to the train station and everything in Florence was within walking distance. The rooms were spacious, clean, and charming. I loved eating breakfast in the courtyard. I will definitely be staying there again next year and traveling by train on day trips to some cities close by. I'm so glad I found this place.
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  • 7 September 2012 Anonymous
  • Nadina is an incredibly gracious host. Her hospitality will put you at ease as soon as she meets you at the door. The environment makes you feel at home and the accommodations are superb! Breakfast is served to you on a platter so you can eat in your room or on the outdoor patio. The best hostel experience of our trip!
  • 100%
  • 2 September 2012 Cory
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