Hotels in Florence - Prices and Reviews

Today was move-in day after an orientation in the morning, and I found out I was rooming with Kendyl and it was just the two of us.  We were sent by taxi to our apartments where we met our agent and he showed us our new home for three months.  We live in an extra-small loft apartment that is really meant for no more than two people who don't min...

Today I jumped on the train and took the 3+ hour journey to Florence. Florence is home to some of the great masterpieces from Micheal Angelo and Leonardo Di Vinchi among others. Even though I was able to see "The David", one of my favorite sightings in Florence was this classic Vespa Scooter!

Greetings the Hotel Monna Lisa in Florence. I wasn't able to do anything but check my e-mail one time in Venice. As you know, I left Sunday on a flight to Chicago. After transferring to the international terminal I arrived at the Alitalia desk where one of the 4 persons in line told me that the flight was cancelled. I found out later from a youn...

In cases I didn't mention it, Florence is in Tuscany...and by the way, it is scorching hot here. In two days, I have drank over 3 liters of water. Even though it was SOOO HOT last night, I still got some good sleep. We woke up early this morning to see the city. We started off at the Academia to see the real David statue. It was so impressive......

Florence, Florence, Florence. What to say about Florence. I had high expectations, not too too high, but good expectations about Florence begin an amazing city as I had heard from so many people, but it hasn't been all that. The first day I was too tired to delve into any museums and think too hard, so I went walking. Despite the looks of my map...

Our first day of relaxing and leisurely seeing Florence was upon us. We awoke late in the morning and decided to go walking in hopes of learning the neighborhood. We first stumbled upon Emporio Armani, the outlet type store of the famous designer. We then went to the 'mercato centrale', the central market, to find some local food with which to s...