Florence
Italy.
Italy · 6 districts · 5 vibes
8 handpicked hostels in Florence, sorted by traveler rating.
Florence is Italy's Renaissance-hostel city: a 20-metre terracotta roof-line pierced by Brunelleschi's dome, a backpacker cluster on Via Faenza 400 metres from the station, and a rooftop-bar scene that's specifically a sunset instrument. Built for the Italian rail loop — in on the Eurostar from Rome, out to Venice or Cinque Terre.
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Best Hostels in Florence
8 handpicked hostels in Florence, sorted by traveler rating.
aparto Florence Manifattura
9.1-rated modern hostel inside the Manifattura Tabacchi — Florence's converted 1932 tobacco factory turned creative district in Novoli. Private-bathroom dorms, proper work desks, soundproofed walls, and a tram straight to the centre in 15 minutes. Built for travelers who want a clean bed and a quiet room more than a hostel bar.
YellowSquare Florence
9.0-rated party-grade hostel on the edge of Santa Maria Novella, famous for a rooftop pool with Duomo-ridge views, nightly events, and a free-pasta dinner that regulars build the evening around. The Florence branch of the Italian YellowSquare chain, 15 minutes on foot to the train station.
Hostel Archi Rossi
8.9-rated family-run hostel on Via Faenza, 250 metres from Santa Maria Novella station. The calling card is a gorgeous frescoed courtyard that has survived every hostel-renovation trend of the last two decades and still looks like a Renaissance-era palazzo lobby. Breakfast included, curfew 02:00, old-school in the good way.
'RE-Dama Hostel
8.9-rated quiet-side hostel in Careggi-Rifredi, north of the centre near the university hospital, with a proper shared kitchen, included breakfast and one of the warmest welcome teams in any Florence review set. Tram and bus to Santa Maria Novella station in 15-20 minutes. For budget travellers who trade five minutes of commute for a good night's sleep.
Emerald Palace
8.9-rated central-central hostel 350 metres from the Duomo, tucked inside the San Lorenzo market maze on Via dell'Ariento. Rooftop terrace with direct Brunelleschi-dome views, shared kitchen, breakfast on the top floor. The 'stayed-here-because-of-the-view' hostel of the Florence scene.
My Friends
8.8-rated small family-run hostel on Via Faenza, 450 metres from Santa Maria Novella and the same block as Ostello Bello and Archi Rossi. Classic-style rooms, warm welcome, small shared kitchen, no bar and no events — the quiet alternative on Florence's hostel street.
Ostello Bello Firenze
8.6-rated Florence outpost of Italy's Ostello Bello chain — the one that built its reputation on free buffet dinners, a volunteer-run social programme, and hostel bars where the staff remembers your name by night three. On Via Faenza, 400 metres from the station, a 10-minute walk to the Duomo.
Plus Florence
8.5-rated mega-hostel from the European Plus chain, 10 minutes from Santa Maria Novella in the San Marco district. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Turkish bath, fitness area, rooftop terrace with Duomo views, nightly events. Over 20,000 reviews — the most-booked hostel in Florence by a wide margin.
Hand-picked guides.
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Florence has two kinds of live music: the Renaissance-era classical performances at San Carlo church (20 EUR a seat, worth it once) and the …
A Florentine breakfast is small: cornetto, espresso, sometimes a yogurt. At 5-7 EUR a day from the cafe next door, including it in your host…