Absolutely perfectly positioned hotel. Florence is a magical place and you need a good hotel position to enjoy it. The Balestri is that hotel. Situated on the river with everything within walking distance, the hotel is well furnished, clean and very friendly. I would have no hesitation in returning to it. more

We traveled to Italy for 2 weeks with another couple, and Florence was the second stop on the trip. We had seperate rooms throughout our entire vacation, however, decided to get one family room for Florence as to cut down on a portion of expenses. We assumed family room meant that it had 2 double or queens bed like in... more

Excellent location, clean rooms and helpful staff. The 4 rooms on the 5th floor are newly remodeled, with wonderful views of the duomo and the ponte vechio. I would definately recommend this hotel! more

The hotel is well furnished, staff are knowledgeable and helpful and as with all the people of Florence speak English fluently. The hotel is excellently sited on the Arno river and a couple of hundred yards from the Ponte Vecchio. It is close to the Uffizi Gallery and is a very short walk to the Piazza Senore with its culture... more

We had a lovely stay at this hotel, and especially enjoyed being able to take evening strolls along the river to Ponte Vecchio! The hotel is central, staff were friendly, good breakfast and spacious room. Can't fault this hotel! more

My wife and I just returned from a 15 day trip through France and Italy, and this hotel was the best of all that we stayed in. The location was perfect, right on the river, with wonderful views and restaurants/winebars/etc. all within a couple minute walk. There is also a great English bookstore two blocks away in case you forgot... more

This hotel, as noted by many of the other reviews, has a fantastic location on the Arno River and is literally one block away from the Ufizzi Gallery and minutes from all the major sites in central Florence. The real advantage of this location was the ability to take beautiful strolls through the piazza's of Florence at night with only... more

Hotel was a nice old hotel. Large room. Location was excellent more

My son and I just returned from Florence, the hotel location is excellent. Very clean and staff were helpful in making reservations to day trips. more