Hotel Executive

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Why this one

Hotel Executive sits on Via Curtatone, a side street between the train station and the Arno, and that address explains a lot of what guests keep repeating. It is close enough to walk to the centre with a suitcase. It is far enough from the crowded lanes that you sleep without hearing the tourist tide. Across the 37 reviews we read, the staff come up in 22 of them, which is 59% of the sample. One guest wrote that the team were pleasant and discreet, another thanked the hotel for the patience shown at check-in after a long trip. Breakfast appears in 18 reviews, 49%, with a line about variety that most hotels would be happy to earn. Location shows up in 16, 43%, and cleanliness in 11, 30%. Those four signals together describe a hotel that does the basics properly and does them every day. It is a four star in the Italian sense, which means classic decor, a lounge bar for an evening drink and rooms that in several cases come with two bathrooms. Guests with a Tuscan aesthetic in mind will recognise the style immediately.

What guests keep saying

The staff are the headline. 22 of 37 reviews, 59%, mention them positively, and the words that recur are discreet, professional and helpful. One guest described being greeted with warmth and smiles and given an upgraded room. Another thanked the manager for going above and beyond during a split stay. Breakfast comes second at 18 of 37, 49%. Guests mention variety, gluten free options and, in one case, the word amazing. Location sits at 16 of 37, 43%, with the recurring detail that you can walk from the train station in about 10 minutes, which matters if you are arriving with luggage and leaving the same way. Cleanliness at 11 of 37, 30%, and room size at 9 of 37, 24%, complete the picture. A guest wrote that the rooms are spacious and spotless, and the two bathrooms show up more than once.

• staffpraised 22 / 59%

  “The hotel staff were very pleasant and discreet.”

• breakfastpraised 18 / 49%

  “Breakfast had a lot of variety, enjoyed it.”

• locationpraised 16 / 43%

  “Such a lovely hotel in a brilliant location.”

• cleanlinesspraised 11 / 30%

  “The rooms are spacious and spotless.”

• room sizepraised 9 / 24%

  “The rooms are spacious and spotless.”

• the restaurantpraised 6 / 16%

  “We had drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the bar one night.”

• the bedpraised 3 / 8%

  “The bed is big and the room is spacious.”

• the bathroompraised 3 / 8%

  “I'm using a shower filter and there's no discoloration!”

• check-inpraised 3 / 8%

  “Be sure to check out the room before you accept it.”

• how quiet it ispraised 3 / 8%

  “The bed was very comfortable and the room was very quiet and peaceful.”

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The bit the hotel does not tell you

The lifts serve floors 1 to 3 only, so if you are assigned the fourth floor you carry your bag up one short flight. Guests who asked for a lower floor at check-in report it was arranged without fuss. The same pattern applies to street noise, a quick request for an interior room at booking costs nothing and several guests say the team accommodates it.

Who we pictured staying here