The reception was warm and caring. Rooms especially comfortable, clean and beautiful. Location is quiet with parking and greenery, though a little out of the city but the 15-20 minute walk enjoyable and an experience in itself. The breakfast fare could be improved. Would definitely stay here again.

This hotel has been accurately described in many, many good reviews, as a lovely place outside of the city center. Here are the salient features:

-Air conditioner worked WELL (not a given in Italy)

-Warm, very hospitable staff. Can't say enough good things about our hosts.

-large, beautiful rooms, we felt we were in a country villa. Perfect place for a honeymoon.

-It is a pretty good walk from the center of town--- about 20-40 minutes---after walking the city from 0900 until 2100, walking back to the room was slightly perturbing----albeit a lovely stroll along the Arno. (We should have made use of the nearby bus stop)

The bottom line:
We absolutely loved our stay (sadly, it was only one night) and can't wait to return!

We arrived (4 of us, 2 couples) very hot and sticky on motor bikes on a very hot and humid afternoon. The hosts made us very welcome and soon had us checked in and cooling in our airconditioned room. The room was adeqate, very clean and well equipped, apart from the fact there was no shower on the wall in the bathroom, only a handheld one on the taps in the bath. It was definitely more than a 10 minute walk into town - more like 20 to 30 minutes, especially in the heat, so we did sometimes use taxis, especially after a long hot day sight seeing. There's only one restaurant in the vacinity, so you have to go into Florence at night to eat which is very expensive and not particularly good. We went to the local cafe for breakfast, this was quite resonable for Florence, but they do not speak much english so be prepared to use your italian phrasebook! All in all, a pleasant stay, but I might choose a hotel with more facilities nearer the centre rather than a 'residence'. The big plus for us was the secure parking especially with the bikes being Harley Davidsons.

We had a wonderful stay at the Residence Michelangiolo at the end of our trip to Italy. By the time we got there we were exhausted from a previous tour and ready to relax. The residence was beautiful and spacious. We had a room with a mini-kitchen which came in very handy. The windows were very tall and opened to a nice view of the beautiful tree-lined street. We also had windows in the bathroom that looked out onto the lovely patio.

We had a king-sized bed, a computer desk (with free wired internet - rarely free in Italy) and a small table to eat our meals. The refrigerator and breakfast basket were re-filled daily free of charge. Everything in the room was immaculately clean, and the towels and sheets were changed every day.

We needed to wash clothes, and Angela directed us to a place just s few blocks away. Before we got a load of clothes finished, Angela showed up to find flyers for the laundromat for future guests. She paid attention to our ever need - not something you'd get from big chain hotels.

A 20 minute walk up the hill is a fantastic view of the city, and 20 minutes in the other direction gets you to the city center. We didn't mind the walk because it was along the river, and it was a beautiful view. On a few occasions we were a little tired, so we caught the bus that stops two blocks from the residence. (Handy for getting to the train station, too.)

I would definitely stay here again. We enjoy being so close to the residential area without having to drive to get to our destinations, and we never felt unsafe walking day or night.