YellowSquare Reviews

This hostel was above and beyond all my expectations as a hostel. You can get a towel or a lock at the desk. The rooftop was amazing. All the staff was so friendly. The rooms were so nice the bunks have a safe and a bar so you can hang a sheet for privacy. I would 110% recommend this hostel to anyone staying in Florence.

Hostel was al right. One tip: maybe it’s good to switch a little bit more in nationality. I ended up with 3 girls in my room all from the same country, so they talked in their own language against each other, what kind of puts you in a longer distance from them and not really in contact with each other.
The common place is nice though. Good service.

The hostel is all new, the dorms are spacious and the hangout space really nice. The rooftop terrace and pool are a big plus 🙂
Lots of activities are offered, but I couldn’t join because they were starting too late (middle of the morning or 10pm for the evening). The times definitely fit more people who like to party late and wakeup late ^^
Food at the restaurant is nice and convenient.
Location is a bit outside the city center, about 15min walk from the Central Station or 5min by tram.

Visited from Scotland for 10 days. Friendly welcoming staff. Clean environment, nice food and bar discount for hostel residents.
About 25-30 minute walk from city centre, but close to a tram stop (and trams are frequent).
Pleasant outdoor seating area to relax with a pint in the evening.
Definitely recommend.

I absolutely fell in love with this hostel. The staff is incredibly nice and the vibe is unmatchable . I met so many amazing people , and there’s so much to do in the hostel itself, you don’t even have to go out to have fun!
100% would recommend .

Great hostel, nice and friendly staff, very social, very clean. It’s in a good location

Food and rooms and staff were great, everything was perfect. The only thing is that the water from my room was leaking. So after one person took a shower then the whole bathroom flooded and the water was leaking into the room itself; there was a huge pond under my bed

I can appreciate that this is a great hostel, lots and lots of amenities and it made me feel very safe. However, I have never been bitten more in the night than I did during my stay at YellowSquare Florence. The rooftop pool and bars and activities are all great but hygiene is a basic requirement and there were either bedbugs or some other insect in the room. The window was closed during the night.

Wonderful hostel..clean secure nice location and very friendly staff

Nice hostel with good size rooms. The rooftop bar is a plus. It may seem more like a co-work space, given that many people are staring at their laptops everywhere in the common areas. However, it becomes a messy “party hostel” in the night. I’ve been in “party hostels” before and I can tell that YellowSquare Florence has no clue how to manage their parties. The music blasts loud until 2AM. The party area is not sound-proof, creating a lot of nuisance for all other visitors who are trying to sleep. In a normal hostel, there would be a limit to the party hours, and then the staff would take the party people out in the city to continue, to let other people enjoy their sleep. Not the case for this one.

the sperience was great becouse there is a good atmosphere and dedicated personal assitants. The rroms are ok

Great room. Super comfortable and all very clean as soon as you walk in.
Was too tired to be part of all the activities of the hostel. But the ones I’ve done were really great. Staff is nice and people staying there make it a great place to stay.

Internet not so good at my room.

Very good atmosphere of hostel, good facilities and a lot of things to do. Good price as well.

I’ve stayed in a decent amount of hostels in Europe and this has been by far my favourite! It’s not super close to the main area, but about 20-30 minutes of walking gets you basically anywhere. When I approached the hostel I thought I had the wrong address it was so beautiful. It was big, clean, and the staff was great. It wasn’t a crazy party hostel, but I made so many friends in the few days I was there, and they had lots of activities that helped me meet lots of people. There were also a lot of places to hang out, including the rooftop with a pool! I will definately be back if I come to Florence, and will recommend it to everyone I know.

Great attention, great activities and parties

Such a great hostel! So clean and staff were super friendly. Lots of organized activities by the hostel which was a great way to meet people. Would definitely stay again

Great atmosphere, happy and Nice people. Clean, safe and comfortable rooms.

I was totally happy with my stay at YellowSquare. It was clean, nicely decorated, fully equipped with everything you need and staff is friendly and uncomplicated! Would come again!

Everything was clean, it was very easy to checkin and checkout, I didn’t have any problems at all. Everyone was so nice

It was a great place to stay. Clean and fun. Not to far from city and airport.

I was woken up at 12am by one of my roommates because the floor of the room was flooded while she took a shower. Our entire floor was soaking wet including backpacks and other personal items on the floor. A sweater and backpack of mine got very wet. The front desk sent someone to help, and he said that this happens very often because of a design flaw in the bathroom. He stayed past his shift ending time to help, and we were very grateful. This one bad incident made my last night very unpleasant. A friend of mine stayed in the hostel last month and had the same problem. Other than that my stay was good. I enjoyed the food options in the cafe.

Fun vibe, good location. It gets pretty loud at night, so I’d definitely suggest earplugs! Also the shower is a bit small, but manageable.

Very well organized.

There’s nothing not to love about this hostel! It’s got the vibes, the awesome staff, the fun events, the organized check-in/check-out, the clean rooms and ALSO A POOL! Would definitely book again.

The location was so close to the centre and so easy to get to! The room was so so clean and very comfortable considering your sharing! The roof top pool is ab added bonus. And the staff were incredible so kind the service was great!

I stayed in a private room, which felt almost like a hotel. It had all the facilities we could ask for(except curtain in bathroom window). It was cleaned every day, allthough the cleankng wasn’t very thorough (we found chips on the floor when we checked in, and the mud from our shoes on the bathroom floor wasn’t cleaned for 3 days). The bars were very nice and welcoming and the drinks strong and cheap. The staff and hostel were amazing at encouraging social activities. There were at least 2 events at the hostel every day, many of which were free (I had to pay for icecream at the gelatotour, but painted a totebag for free). All in all an amazing stay!! Would 100% come back or visit in the other cities (I heard that the bar on the one in Rome is used by locals as well)

Good beds, everything new, not enough water pressure in the third floor for stable water temperature and to wash long hair easily. Nice breakfast, but unfortunately no continental breakfast option.

overall my stay was pleasant. I just wished I was told in the email that I could take the tram from the train station to the hostel instead of 15mins walk with the luggage

One if my favourite hostels I’ve stayed in! The people I met were amazing as well as the staff, it was in a great location and so much fun things to do and the rooftop pool was perfect and everything is super clean! Can’t wait to come back!

One of the best hostel I stayed at.
The team was very welcoming and helpful. Cosy beds, generous breakfasts, well located (5-10 minutes from the city center). I will recommend this place and I think I will come back.

it was nice, clean and secure. has lots of fun events get to people to mix. however the cleaning ladies were very rude and inconsiderate and there is no place to wash your clothes

Everything was great. So far it’s my favorite hostel I’ve ever stayed in! The bunk beds were super comfortable, had a lot of space, a bar if we wanted to put up a curtain or something for some more privacy, the bathrooms were also really nice, and had two sinks which was really helpful. The linen was super smooth and the duvet was super fluffy so I just had to mention it!! The location wasn’t great, but I didn’t mind it because I could walk and explore the area, and everything else compensated for it. I have only two things I think they should improve – the lights at the entry of the dorm were awful. There was a sensor and it was motion that activated the light, which made it really difficult to access the lockers because we wanted to go there and everything would just go completely dark really quickly and it was hard turning it back on, specially if your locker is on the bottom (like mine), so definitely please improve that. And one last thing, the bathrooms lacked bins. People with periods who need to dispose of whatever products they’re using can’t because the bathrooms don’t have trash cans near the toilet. They need to be disposed of outside the bathroom and we shouldn’t have to have that worry. Other than this, everything was impeccable. The pool was just perfect and the bar too! Everyone that worked there was really accessible and friendly. I definitely want to come back and stay in this hostel!

The quality for the price is outstanding. The staff is super sweet and friendly. I plan on using yellow square in Rome and Milan now.

So, I planned a weekend trip to Florence and selected “Yellowsquare” for my stay. As it was quite last minute, my travel was a bit rough and reached the place with a very exhausted mind. and due to some miscommunication, I missed that check-in is only possible at 3 pm. I was a bit worried and frustrated and told them also that I booked for this day and all. but, the staff was very calm with me, understood my situation and checked whether they can give me a room a bit earlier. as it seems impossible, they managed to give me a proper washroom and shower facility so that I can freshen up and be comfortable again. I must say, I was impressed later on that they hosted their tired, frustrated guest very nicely. There was 24*7 service so I never had any issues regarding contacting the staff. All staff members were SUPER FRIENDLY and very nice to every guest. There were lots of activities also going on. The ambience was awesome. In short, it’s a very good place for your budget trip.

We really like the place. It was located 20 min from the city center, so it was easy to walk almost everywhere. And it’s also very close to the train station, about 10 min by walk. We were surprised by many activities organized by the staff. As the place is quite new, the room was in a very good condition. It was also very clean. Towels and soaps were provided.

The place was nice and clean… some of the rooms can be exposed to too much outside noise, but it didn’t bother me since I’m a heavy sleeper.
The staff was very friendly and accommodating and they made the experience much better.