Italy hotel recommendations (budget accommodations)

Originally posted by Angel Cat

Here are the budget hotels we stayed at in Italy & the prices. We

spent weeks shopping for good budget hotels & were pleased with all

the places we choose. Note, that these prices reflect December

pricing and will be higher in peak summer months.



Rome:

Hotel Continentale (57 Euro). This is a good place 4-5 blocks North

West from Termini. There are 4 hotels with the same address as Hotel

Continentale's so it is confusing. Hotel Contintentale, Hotel

Positani, Hotel Romanae & Italy B&B are all on 49 Palestro. I booked

with ItalyB&B online but winded up in Hotel Continentale. I don't

know about the 3 other hotels there but Continentale was great. For

the price we paid, it worth it - you can't get anything less than 57

Euro for private bath. Not only did we have a private bath but we had

a mini-apartment complete with small kitchen, hallway, TV, private

bathroom (small). The rooms were very simply-furnished and plain but

large & clean. I think we were able to negotiate the price because it

was non-peak season but I am sure they can charge double in the summer

time. The only small problem was that the shower drain was a little

clogged so we couldn't take showers long showers or the water would

flow into the kitchen - it was not a big deal for us... The bathroom

was small but that is typical for Europe. We found the neighborhood

not too bad and close to many good cheap restaurants.







Florence:

Il Perseo (93 Euro). This place is right near the Duomo and very

convenient location between the train station and the Duomo. The

rooms are very nice & cozy but a bit small for 2 people but it was not

a big deal. The other rooms were a little bigger. The rooms were

clean. Each has private terrace, private bathroom & is very charming

& nicely furnished. This hotel included breakfast (it was decent

with tea, juice, coffee with rolls, croissants, cereal) It was a

little more than what we wanted to pay for a hotel but we were not

able to find anything else available in Florence for less.



Milan:

Hotel Ada (70 Euro) - This hotel is not in any guidebook. I found it

through a posting. It is a 1 star hotel but seem more like a 2 or 3

star hotel. It was clean and has modern bathroom, TV, large room,

etc. The only problem is it is right across the street from Milan

Stazione Centrale (train station) so it is in a seedy neighborhood (I

found it seedier than Rome Termini). If you don't mind being near the

train station & more concerned with price, it is a great hotel with

easy access to major train station, and metro (only 4 stops to Duomo),

and right across the street from the shuttle bus to the Malpensa

airport.



How can you find these hotels? Are they online? We're going in
mid October and would like to stay in Milan, Florece and Rome
within budget.



Thanks!





I flew Allitalia and would not recommend it. Their service was not

very good and they are completely disorganized!



Let me know if you have any questions! Italy is a great place!


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