The walk up the enormous hill to the actual hostel was horrid. HORRID! About a quarter of a mile. If you do not have a car and have any sort of heavy luggage or ailment i would not suggest it. There are alot of yound teenage and college students staying here and it is extremely loud at night. Fun activities... more

Florence is full of tourists, but this hostel takes you away from it all. If you have luggage, I recommend you get a cab to take you up the hill to the villa. The long trek up the road was really hard on my husband with the heavy luggage. This isn't a hotel, so your group gets separated- men on... more

We needed to book somewhere to stay that we could arrive late at night and that had parking, we found this in the europe lonely planet and called and booked that morning. This hostel is located up a long drive in the middle of some sort of park/forest. I think there was also a camping ground. I can imagine that... more

Villa Camerata is located away from the city center, but well worth the bus ride to get there. You may begin to feel a little lost after you walk through the archway to head up the long road that leads to the hostel, but keep walking and enjoy the adventuresome little traipse through the forest. More often than not, you'll... more

this was probably the worst place i have ever stayed at. it was like going to summer camp when i was in fifth grade, but it was dirtier. it is really far away from the city, and the staff is horrible. we had to move rooms twice while we stayed there, because they had overbooked. we paid to stay in... more

in 2005 my family went on a whirlwind tour round europe and we saw some shocking hostels, but as one of the first places on our trip we really liked this place. being a renovated villa it was beautiful, the staff were friendly and one of first night we met some other friendly travellers who told us about the annual... more

Been there September 2004. Very nice property in the woods. Direct buses to the city center are Euros 1, it would be a rather long walk. Curfew is at midnight...well usual rules to the youth hostels so you cant be surprised. Boys/girls separated dorm but again its youth hostels and you can easely give a meeting point and time or... more

I really don't have much patience to write a review but after reading so well about the worst hostel I have ever been (and I have done 2 interrails) I had to write my experience. First, it is far from everything! Second, the staff is not nice at all and I had serious problems with them. Third, curfew at 23h!!... more

I generally agree with the favourable review from October 2003, but having visited the hostel in January 2004 I must say that I did not find the kitchen and the breakfast particularly good. The bathrooms were kept tidy, above average. One can also walk to the center of the city from there, in about 30 minutes. more