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Essence Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Piazza di Santa Maria Novella

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room, City View
Deluxe Double or Twin Room, City View
Shower, hair dryer, towels, soap
Deluxe Double or Twin Room, City View
Shower, hair dryer, towels, soap

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping

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19 Piazza della Indipendenza, Florence, FI, 50129
  • Place, Fortezza da Basso
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Central Market
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Florence (FLR-Peretola)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Double or Twin Room

Double or Twin Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room, City View

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Triple Room

Deluxe Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Family Quadruple Room, City View

Family Quadruple Room, City View

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Florence

Historic Centre of Florence stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Historic Centre of Florence hotel, you'll find Piazza di Santa Maria Novella and Fortezza da Basso. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Ponte Vecchio are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Fortezza da Basso - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Central Market - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Gallery of the Academy of Florence - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Fortezza Tram Stop - 5 min walk
  • Florence Santa Maria Novella Station - 11 min walk
  • Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Base V Juicery - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Rainer - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪TSH Rooftop Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Fuoco Matto - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Osteria Vecchio Cancello - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Essence Hotel

3-star hotel near Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
As a guest of Essence Hotel, you'll find a television in a common area and an elevator. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This 3-star Florence hotel is smoke free.

  • 13 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Essence Hotel offers 13 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. This Florence hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices).

Bathrooms include showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 7:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, Union Pay, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • All guests (including children) need to be present at check-in to show their government-issued photo ID or passport.
  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Essence Hotel Inn
Essence Hotel Florence
Essence Hotel Inn Florence

Essence Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 80 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 80 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 80 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 80 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 80 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mrs M E

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room, sub-prime location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed at the Essence for 3 nights. I received a free upgrade from Raffaella when I checked into the hotel. She was very helpful and made a dinner reservation for us. The hotel was clean and in a good location. My room was also very comfortable. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gina M.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic accommodations, great location and Raphaela was fantastic! She provided great recommendations and suggestions! Would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Phillip

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eva Mariella

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Started in an access room which was at the rear of the hotel. En suite floods a little as no shower door. When we told them. They moved us to an upper floor room at the front. Amazing room and views. They also put out a light breakfast. Which was a welcome surprise. Great location too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chelsea M

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was not hard to find the property. The room was nice and clean. However the property was in the middle of the building. It was somewhat hard to find the room. The elevator looked ancient and scary. It was so small that it was barely fit all our luggages.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Farzana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay Small sized hotel on 2 floors located in a likely converted apartments Cool and clean rooms Friendly receptionist Interesting/ archaic lift ☺️
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great small hotel close to centre of Florencr

Very comfortable, clean, well equipped small hotel. Conveniently situated for exploring Florence on foot. Quirky old fashioned lift. Definitely recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Florence

Nice quiet location on the park. 15 minute walk to Duomo.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elsie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room. Great location. The owner gave us wonderful recomendations that enhanced our trip. Really couldn't ask for any more.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zhi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great attentive staff. Clean room and location. Good service recovery when needed. Thanks!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yantian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Essence hotel makes good sense

We had a great stay at the Essence Hotel. It is in a quieter part of town but still close to everything. The room we stayed in was clean and modern. Most major attractions in Florence were within easy walking distance. We'd be happy to stay here again next time when we come back to visit Tuscany.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kimberly, bronx

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small but clean and nice. only issue was elevator wasnt always working
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

jin

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly and helpful

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Guadalupe, Fort Worth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is very well located, the staff is very attentive and the rooms are very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024