'RE-Dama Hostel
Warm welcome, proper shared kitchen, breakfast in — 8.9-rated budget pick in quiet Rifredi
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55%
Solo travelers
92%
Would stay again
45%
Made friends here
2.8 nights
Avg. stay
Our Honest Take
From the Hostelpedia team. No BS, just real advice
'RE-Dama is the sleeper-hit budget hostel of Florence: not in the centre, not a party hostel, not a rooftop-pool property, and 2,000+ reviewers nevertheless say 'would book again' at a rate that beats most flash centre hostels. The formula is simple: warm staff, a real homemade breakfast, private bathrooms in every dorm, and a kitchen you can actually cook in. Pick 'RE-Dama if you're staying 4+ nights, you've seen the Duomo before, or you want to spend your Florence budget on food, not rooftop cocktails. Skip if your 48-hour Florence plan needs the Duomo five minutes from your bed.
🎯 Insider Tips
- 1Bus 22 to Santa Maria Novella runs every 8-10 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes after 22:00. Last bus back is around 01:00 — after that you're Ubering 10-15 EUR from the centre.
- 2Cook your own dinner at least one night. The Conad supermarket 8 minutes away is cheaper than any restaurant in the centre, the shared kitchen has enough hobs to avoid a queue, and the garden-terrace is the best meal-prep-to-eat pipeline in any Florence hostel under 30 EUR a bed.
- 3Saturday local market in Sant'Jacopino (08:00-13:00) is a five-minute walk and 70% cheaper than the centre markets for fruit, bread and cheese. Bring a bag — most stalls don't do plastic.
- 4If you're here for university-hospital reasons (Careggi is one of Italy's main teaching hospitals), the hostel is a two-minute walk and staff are used to longer stays; ask about the weekly rate.
🔥 Why We Love It
Included breakfast that's actually homemade — bread, eggs, cake, not bulk pastries
Proper shared kitchen with multiple hobs, enough to cook dinner without a queue
Quiet Rifredi street: no bar noise, thick walls, full night of sleep
Small garden-terrace out back — aperitivo with hostel cat at 19:00 is a real thing
Warmest reviewer-named staff in the Florence review pool
📖 The Full Story
'RE-Dama sits on Via Gaetano Milanesi in Careggi-Rifredi, the university-hospital neighbourhood north of Florence's historic centre. This is not a tourist district: it's a residential corner with a supermarket 100 metres from the door, a local trattoria around the block, and a bus stop that puts you at Santa Maria Novella in about 15 minutes.
The hostel itself is a small, modern refurbishment. Dorms are 4, 6 and 8-bed, all with private bathrooms in the room. Linens and towels are included. Beds have reading lights, sockets at the pillow, privacy curtains on the bunks — the basic 2020s-dorm spec, executed cleanly.
Breakfast is included and homemade-feeling rather than the bulk-pack hostel buffet. A shared kitchen with multiple hobs lets you cook a proper dinner without queueing. There's a small garden-terrace out back where aperitivo naturally happens around 19:00 when the sun drops behind the cypresses. Reviewers name the staff (Aoibheann, a regular review-naming from Irish guests; Francesca from Italians; and a hostel cat) with an above-average frequency.
The trade-off is commute: you're not walking to the Uffizi for a dawn photo. Bus 22 or tram T1 from Careggi gets you to SMN in 15-20 minutes reliably, less on Sunday mornings. If your Florence is museum-focused and you value every extra sleep hour before the 08:30 Uffizi slot, the commute is inconvenient. If your Florence is longer-stay, budget-aware and day-hop into the centre plus day-trip to Fiesole, 'RE-Dama earns the 8.9.
✨ The Vibes
💬 What Travelers Say
Aoibheann
🇮🇪 Ireland · April 2026
“Extremely friendly and helpful staff that went above and beyond. Lovely breakfast offering, super room. A lovely quiet location that's perfect for a good night's sleep.”
Rafaela
🇧🇷 Brazil · April 2026
“Wonderful stay. The hostel is beautiful, the breakfast is delicious, the atmosphere incredibly welcoming. What truly made it special was the team.”
Iris
🇦🇺 Australia · April 2026
“Great accommodation and facilities, close to transport and a supermarket, friendly staff. Rifredi is quiet in the evenings in a good way.”
Sato
🇯🇵 Japan · March 2026
“Clean modern rooms with private bathrooms in the dorm. Breakfast is included and better than most. The bus to the centre is direct.”
📍 What's Nearby
Bus 22 stop to Santa Maria Novella
2 min on foot
Careggi university hospital
5 min on foot
Conad supermarket
8 min on foot
Sant'Jacopino trattoria strip
10 min on foot
Santa Maria Novella station
15-20 min by bus 22
Fortezza da Basso
20 min on foot
📋 House Rules
- •Check-in 14:00 to 22:00 (call ahead for later), check-out before 11:00
- •Quiet hours 22:30 to 07:30 on dorm floors
- •No parties on the premises, kitchen closes at 22:30
- •Pets not allowed, but the hostel cat is in residence
- •Bring a padlock or rent one at reception (3 EUR)
From
€27/night
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Room Types
Bed in 8-bed mixed dorm with en-suite
€23
Biggest, cheapest. En-suite bathroom in the room, AC, privacy curtains.
8
Bed in 6-bed female dorm with en-suite
€26
Women-only, en-suite, AC.
6
Bed in 4-bed mixed dorm with en-suite
€30
Smaller room, same spec as larger dorms. The quiet option.
4
Private double with en-suite
€75
Double bed, private bathroom, desk. Includes breakfast for two.
2
🏠 Amenities
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