Pancioli Majestic Hotel
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Day 10: Florence
We started the day with a major bummer: Bradley left for home bright and early, which makes me really sad. I miss him already and I'm jealous that he gets to see our pooch and smoosh his little Louie face. There are a ton of dogs in Europe, by the way, and people bring them everywhere with them. We have FaceTimed with Lou a couple times to make us (me) feel better... but I digress. Anyway, I miss my husband a lot. Today's drizzly, cold weather matched the gloominess of Bradley's ...
Day 5 - The Tuscany Tour
... the days long adventure. We arrived back in Florence at 7:30 PM and walked back to our hotel with our massive wine bottle in hand! Once back at the hotel, we laid around for about an hour talking before scouring the room for the room service menu. After debating what to order for 15 mins, we decided on stuffed calamari for an appetizer, a ragout pasta for our first coarse, then lamb chops & grilled chicken with potatoes for our main course, & finally ...
Workout Update
Okay, so I am sure some of you (all my IMI peeps) are probably wondering why we haven't posted any workouts since London. Well, allow me to explain. We didn't workout in Marrakech because we got so sick for 2-3 of the days there. Not to mention, it was 106 degrees and there was absolutely no place to make anything happen. Just walking around in that kind of heat feels like a hellofa workout! Unfortunately we ...
The Uffizi Gallery and the Academia Museum
... 8217;s works, I went to the Academia to see his David. Set underneath a dome that let in natural light, Michaelangelo’s David looked both contemplative and fierce. It is much bigger than shown in photographs! I could see the veins on his hands, and the arteries on the sculpture’s feet. When Michaelangelo sculpted David, it became the pride of Florence, and a symbol of defiance against other cities.
After viewing all the art, I ...
Florence sightseeing!
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We must have stayed admiring these for a good half an hour before continuing our sightseeing of Florence through winding streets where little cafes, markets and shops were seen along the way before arriving in a center square.
Well, this center square going by the name of “Signoria Square” was filled with works of art. It also had an exact replica of David’s ...
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Historical Traveler Reviews Pancioli Majestic Hotel Florence
Stay clear of this hotel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The worst hotel I've ever stayed in!
It was damp,musty and in need of some serious renovations. The lighting was appalling. The beds needed to be thrown out- there was a piece of plywood under each mattress for support??????
What was Globus thinking in booking this hotel????
Yes, the location was good- you're in the middle of the city- but I was so worried that I was going to pick up some disease from the lack of cleanliness of this hotel.
Do not consider staying in this hotel!
Great Hotel!
We stayed here for a night. The rooms were comfortable and clean. What pleased us most during our stay is the availabilty of two toilets in each room. Adjoining rooms are also available on request, which we found most useful as this meant my 17 month old niece had easy access to her grandparents. The baby cot provided was also sturdy. We certainly had a pleasant stay.
The hotel is about a 4 minute walk to the train station.
Not what we expected
I was not at all impressed with this hotel. The room was not very clean, the shower was rotted, and the beds were very worn. It was an old hotel. The dinner we ate in the hotel was not good either. There was a lot of street noise at night. The only good thing about this hotel is the location.
Old, but fine
The location is the Hotel's best asset. It is old, but clean and charming. Noisy at night, because you are near the train station. However, it is not unsafe and I would stay again for the location alone. Food was average, but the staff is helpful and friendly. We were warned not to use the nearby ATM, as it eats cards, but to wait and get more "in town" in Florence. Pretty average, but not bad.
Yikes !!
Scary, is the only word for this hotel. Location right in the middle of a very busy square, trains, busses, taxis, scooters.....all night long ! Homeless people make their beds right outside of our window, at the bank below. No phone access, except in the room, which didn't work. Dark, dreary decorations, in need of upgrade. I will say the food at the restaurant was good. At least that's something!
Majestic charming? not!
We were on a Globus tour a few weeks ago. Our tour guide told us that the Hotel Majestic was not like our American hotels, but it was a great location and "charming." We were extremely disappointed. There are many hotels with great locations in Florence. This hotel is sorely in need to refurbishing. The airconditioning hardly works (it was 85) and breakfast was meager. To top it all off, I got locked in a bathroom off the bar and had to scream and bang on the door for 10 minutes until someone finally came and went to get help! The next morning I told our tour guide that Americans wouldn't call this charming, we would call it seedy!
Comfort and Location
We stayed at Grand Hotel Majestic on May24 and 25, 2004. The hotel is an older, well established and centrally located facility within easy walking distance of major attractions in Florence. We had a comfortable room; the only drawback was excessive street noise. Our meals there were very good, and we would certainly consider staying there again if returning to Florence.
A weekend of culture
Perfect for a weekend of culture and sightseeing. Near enough to the major sights to walk comfortably. Hotel was very comfortable and food was good, although the breakfast was a bit variable.
Nice hotel close to San Lorenzo Market
Second leg of our two week honeymoon trip to Italy. We stayed at the hotel for 3 nights and found the rooms to be clean and spacious. We even had two full size bathrooms. One with the tub and another for the shower. We even had two full size beds. The only let down is that our air conditioning does not seem to work very well, but the staff was very helpful and even gave us two bottles of wine when we checked out.
The BEST part was, they were able to get us reservations to Italy's best restaurant, Enoteca Pinchiorri (the most I have ever spent on dinner for two. Inn in Little Washington, eat your heart out ) The hotel is within walking distance to the train station and close to everything (restaurants, shopping and site-seeing). Looking forward to staying there again.
Neither grand or majestic
Arriving at this 4 star hotel we expected a good size clean room. Not the case - it was dirty and desperately needed refurbishment, as was the case with the entire hotel. Our air conditioning didn't work so we had to move rooms. The underground parking is another 20 Euros on top of the room.