Plus Hostel

I visited Florence in the winter cold outside, the heater didn’t work. Cold outside colder inside. Heating is controlled by front desk. Talk to them twice it nothing was done. Limited power plugs.

J’ai séjourné trois nuits au Plus Hotel de Florence, une «auberge de jeunesse «dans le centre de la ville, sur la Via Nazionale.
Si je place le terme «auberge de jeunesse «entre guillemets, c’est parce qu’il s’agit d’un établissement très proche d’un hôtel. Le check-​in se fait tous les jours à 14h30 et le check-​out à 10h00. Il existe une pièce pour laisser ses bagages. C’est bien pratique même si cette dernière déborde de sacs et valises en tout genre, vu le monde présent dans ce grand établissement.
A l’intérieur, de belles prestations avec une piscine extérieure (où l’eau est malheureusement très froide), une piscine intérieure (malheureusement en travaux lors de notre séjour), une terrasse au 5ème étage avec une jolie vue sur la ville.
La chambre, une belle satisfaction. Très simple niveau déco mais spacieuse. Une bonne literie, une salle de bains fonctionnelle avec une douche assez grande et fonctionnant parfaitement. Des serviettes mises à dispositions et un ménage effectué tous les jours.
Une des seules déceptions: le petit-​déjeuner. A 6 €, il est très bon marché mais franchement pas terrible. Des œufs et du bacon froid alors que nous l’avons pris à 8h00 (il est ouvert de 7h à 11h) et des jus de fruits qui ressemblaient à de l’eau aromatisée. Nous n’avons pas retenté l’expérience deux fois.
Le Plus Hotel de Florence propose également plein de petites attentions sympas. Un Wi-​Fi gratuit et efficace, la possibilité d’imprimer des documents gratuitement (billets d’avion), deux clés, des toilettes accessibles à tous et même une douche, tout étant très propre.
Le tout pour 66 € la nuit. En Italie et en plein mois d’août, un très bon plan !
Astuce: Il existe des Plus Hotel à Venise, Rome, Paris et Berlin !

The overnight customer service is horrible… will call you cheap when you find someone else sleeping on your bed.

Overall, a very solid hostel experience — we were in an 8-​bed room and it never felt too crowded. Shower & bathroom in the room is always nice, plus a sweet balcony. This isn’t nearly as exciting as some hostels I’ve stayed in – the bar was OK at best but we enjoyed ourselves overall. The indoor pool and turkish bath are a nice touch (though the sauna was broken during our stay). The only major issue was that the internet broke on our last day there — understandably this is not the hostel’s fault but when there are hundreds of people relying on your wifi for basic needs (printing out boarding passes, getting directions, etc.) and your response is that «a technician is going to try to come out here today to fix it»… not okay. Aside from that, PLUS was a great place to stay.

I am a fan of Plus Hostel.
Pros:
+ Free wifi
+ free computer usage downstairs in the computer room
+ 6 euros for a breakfast buffet every morning starting at 7 AM — 10 AM. That’s a GREAT price and the stuff that you get is SO worth it. They have bacon, eggs, bread, juices, coffee, etc. Really great deal.
+ Friendly staff that are fluent in English and can answer most of your questions.
+ the rooms are clean and neat.
+ rooftop bar (closes pretty early though)
+ good location, walking distance to the train station and many nearby restaurants. (though not the BEST location because it’s a bit far from what I would consider the central part of Florence)
+ pool on the premise
Cons:
+ outlets were in weird places so you had to compromise with charging one thing at a time overnight.
+ This place seemed to serve a younger population (college aged?) so sometimes it got REALLY loud. I remember one night there was a band playing downstairs on the bottom floor but I can hear them from the 3^rd or 4^th floor… and they played loud music past 1 AM. Not the best for people that were trying to sleep to get to an early tour the next day.
+ elevators were very slow and small so definitely work those legs!
Overall, I totally recommend this place. They have other «Plus» Hostels in other countries/​cities. I am a fan!

Bien située propre immense
Un peu bruyant mais supportable
Un prix raisonnable une piscine pour les fins de journée un petit dej copieux
Je conseille

Plus is the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at. The staff is really nice, the rooms are really nice, the location is really nice.

Plus was a good surprise, I shared a room with 3 others with a private bathroom, everything was clean and the wifi actually worked. the bar and pool area was fun to hang around. the breakfast they offer is worth the euro but overall the food was not the best. If you are considering Plus i say it is worth the price.

This place gives you all the comforts of a hotel with the amazing social atmosphere of a hostel. It’s extremely clean, has all the amenities you could ever need as a budget traveller (pool, bar, restaurant, daily maid service), friendly and helpful staff, and a young crowd! I met lots of cool folks and had a really comfortable stay for a decent price. My room had six beds, six lockers, a bathroom and a shower room. Love this place!

This place has everything I want from a hostel.
The rooms were nicely set up, with a dividing wall in the middle to make it feel less communal and plugins at every bunk. It still served the purpose of meeting people well, I had some great conversations between naps. The lockers were a good size, the beds were comfy and there was a shower and toilet in the room. The air flow/​ac was decent, though at nite the noise from the common area downstairs was a little loud. That wouldn’t have been a problem if I wasn’t sick, I might have even enjoyed in joining in. It’s definitely a youth hostel, though I don’t think that’s the rule. My travel partner enjoyed the pub crawl (again, I was sick, missed out), and there was ample information on sights. The food is also pretty decently priced, fairly quick and decent quality for the price.
Huge points scored for the amazing customer service. I had some issues with printing out a boarding pass, and the front desk went through all the trouble of signing into the airline site for me and printed it out for free.

Another hostel stay during my Euro tour. The Plus Hostel in Florence was located in a good spot, not a far walk from convenience stores, shops, and restaurants. There were also a few bars close to the hostel. The hostel itself was pretty darned nice. I was rooming with four other girls and we got a HUGE room for the 5 of us, with a shared bathroom. There was also computer room, wi-​fi, a pool, laundry, and the food they served was really good too! As far as hostels go, this is a total winner!
Also, when ti was getting darker, I didn’t feel nervous about walking from the hostel to the grocery store by myself — something I can’t say for Rome or Venice.