Selected this hotel based on online reviews and location. It sits next to the beautiful Ponte Vecchio Bridge in the heart of Florence. Everything worth seeing is within walking distance. Only complaint was that three beds were crammed into a room made for two people and it was difficult to find space for luggage and one night the fire alarm went off but it was a false alarm. It was a little loud at night if you wanted to leave your window open due to pedestrian traffic below but room air conditioners worked great! A gorgeous view was offered on the rooftop garden sitting area!! Would recommend for location, breakfast and affordable price!

This place is 2 minutes from Pointe Vecchio and the hustle and bustle that is the incredible food, wine, art and music of beautiful Florence. Upon checking in, the delightful day manager, Jolanda, a multi-lingual blond headed beam of light checked us in. Fluent in many languages, her English was perfect as she, upon our request, detailed many near by restaurants in order to sample the fine Florentine cuisine. We inquired about music, and she stated " just take a stroll around Florence and you are bound to hear a symphony orchestra or pop music or anything being played out in the open". How right she was. A little on that later. Our room was exquisite, charming, big enough certainly, with a huge bathroom that looked out at a quaint and exciting small piazza. There is a roof top lounge as well, great for the final drink of the evening, as you gaze at the roof tops of Florence, bathed in the sounds and excitement from the Pointe Vecchio below. The staff was so accomodating and friendly. We stayed there during our four days/nights in Florence, and we would go back in a hot second. We found everything in Florence extremely economical, from the food and wine, to the leather goods and souvegneers. This hotel is no more than 5 minutes from the Uffuzi Gallery, a must see in Florence, 10 minutes from the Pitti Palace, also a must see not too promoted in many travel digests, and about 15-20 minutes to the Acadamia/ Michelangelo's David. The Hermitage is a nice little gem in a gem of a city, and the perfect midpoint to all that you will want to do in Firenze.
We did take a stroll our first night and found an incredible award winning youth orchestra from Scandinavia, playing out in the open in the Uffizi Courtyard, with 1000 year old Neptune looking over the whole proceedings. Another night we went to a different part of town to hear Paulo Conte, basically the Tony Bennett of Italy. We are already planning and saving to come back to the the Hermitage and all that is Florence in 2 years. You are dropped into a post card, and as the days and nights progress, you do not want to leave your little slice of heaven.