This is one of those rare hotels you hope to find at an amazing price. It's unusual to actually find a place where the owners are there on the 'shop' floor, making sure everything runs as they want it to. The two brothers have only been owners for 5 months (having owned a restaurant in Santa Maria Novella previously) and are clearly doing their best to make this place really special.
I hope it stays this way and they do really well....a great pleasure to stay here and I will most definitely recommend to everyone I know.
LOVED it.

We stayed at the Giglio Hotel for 3 nights and found it excellent. I was with my parents and small daughter and we were all very impressed - I don't think we have ever stayed in such a friendly and helpful hotel as Giglio before and I would definitely recommend to other travellers in Florence.

Our train did not depart until 22.00 but we were allowed to use the hotel facilities after check out at 11.00am. We were even driven to the train station in the evening free of charge.

It is a small family run business and I hope they do very well.

We just returned from our trip to Italy. We visited Rome, Florence, and Sorrento and Hotel Giglio was by far the best hotel we stayed at! The room was very clean, the breakfast was great, and it was within 10-15 minutes of most of the sights/museums. The best part, however, was the customer service. Everyone that worked at the hotel was very friendly and helpful. We were given good directions and recommendations for things to see and restaurants to go to around Florence. We were also given a ride to the train station free of charge. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Florence!!!

Because there were two holidays this week in Italy (April 26 and May 1), I had some difficulty finding a hotel in Florence to accommodate us for six nights. Finally, through a process of elimination, I found Hotel Giglio. Initially, its main attraction was that it was within walking distance of the Duomo.

The room was booked -- and we're glad we were so lucky. The hotel, situated on the second floor at Via Cavour, 85, is sparkling clean and elegant in a rustic way. The owners, Roberto and Marco, were accommodating and friendly -- and each morning we had delicious breakfasts that included fresh fruit, croissants, fresh-baked bread, cereal, yogurt, a selection of sliced meats, fresh orange juice. Marco's wife prepared some of the pastries (and other desserts) and the cappuccino was perfect . All of the staff were helpful and polite, too.

From the hotel, we walked everywhere: the Duomo, the Uffizzi, San Marco Piazza, the Arno. I have to give this hotel a perfect score on all fronts.