We chose this B&B as we arrived with a car and it was possible to park outside on the street. It costs 12 EUR per day (you can pay for three days infront), and its only meters away from the inner ring (just beware, they clean roads once per week, and for that night you have to move the car!). Location of the B&B is OK. Its located in "residential" zone of Florence and not in the tourist centre. It took us around 15 minutes of pleasant walk to the main attractions (a bit more to the river), and the walk is flat (unlike on the hilly south side of Florence). City market is quite close, and there are also several nice restaurants around there. If you arrive by a train, its around 30 minutes walk to the B&B, but you can also take a local bus.

Rooms... Simone doesn't have plenty of rooms in his B&B, and the whole place feels like a huge artistic appartment (upstairs is another great appartment for more people - including kitchen, nice terrace,...). We stayed in one the two rooms on the "base" floor which included bathrooms. Good size, clean. I didn't get bothered by the traffic. All the rooms are interestingly decorated, with unique paintings. Well... the whole place is interestingly decorated and it feels like an art gallery.

Simone offers good advice and tips on the Florence. He also can speak English if you need ;-) Breakfast is basic, coffee/tea/milk with fresh croissants. Wifi and a computer with internet connection are also available!

Bottom line. If you arrive with your own car (or without) and still want to stay somewhere comfortable, good value and close to the centre, this is the place!

In general we were pretty disappointed with our stay at the Donatello B&B.

First, the basics. The B&B is located on a corner outside the main "circle" that is historic downtown Florence. Our room and bathroom (bathroom is not attached, but it is private) were clean and comfortable. The breakfast consists of coffee that you make yourself and pastries that are delivered fresh each morning. Simone, the manager, was nice and took some time to show us a map and talk to us about the city when we first arrived.

The biggest issue that we had by far is the traffic noise from the streets outside the B&B. The room & windows are not well-insulated from road noise, and the streets have traffic all night long, including a significant amount of motorcycle traffic. Both of us are pretty heavy sleepers and we were kept awake for both nights (weeknights) with the noise. We did not have this problem in any other hotel we stayed in, even places with more street noise.

Additionally, the B&B is quite far from the historic city center. It took us (2 pretty fit young adults) 20 minutes walking to get to anything, and 30-35 minutes to reach the river. There are also very few (none?) restaurants near the B&B, so don't plan on walking back to the inn before dinner unless you want to walk another 35 minutes back into the city again.

Finally, the windows in the room did not close tightly, so there were a fair number of mosquitoes that would come into the room, so we would wake up with mosquito bites.

The room was not expensive by Florence standards, but after staying here and seeing other options in Florence, I would gladly spend 20-30 more Euros per night for a place that was quieter and closer to restaurants/shops/attractions. The fact that we couldn't sleep really cut into our enjoyment of Florence.

My boyfriend and I stayed at this hotel in Florence, and it was great! Simone was incredibly helpful and friendly, providing us with a map and restaurant recommendations upon our arrival. The room was a nice size, and comfortable.

It feels like home here. The room was spacious and clean. Simone the owner, is a joyful warmhearted Italian guy. He whistled old Soviet anthem to us amusing us with it and that was funny. He was very attentive to us...
... Rent a bike at the train station or in the city center and you'll be just fine (less walking, more contemplating)