YellowSquare Reviews: Florence

Awful location, but for me it’s worth it cause I prefer the pool and sunbathing over sight seeing. However there’s another hostel closer to city with a pool I went in for a view and it is just as good I think

It was amazing. The only thing that I would prefer would be staying in a different floor. I’m an early sleeper and stayed in the bedroom near the recietion.

Wow!! What an amazing hostel. This is probably the best hostel i have ever stayed in and i have stayed in lots! They have free pasta everyday, a free welcome drink, they offer lots of free activities everyday. The kitchen is great, they have a laundry, easy luggage storage, a roof top pool. I can’t express enough how great the place was! Rooms and bathrooms were clean. Staying at a few other yellow squares this trip we will see how they compare to Yellow Squares Florence.

Very cool atmosphere and I liked the activities they lined up, it was easy to meet others through the hostel. The bar was well equipped and had relatively fast service. Staff was friendly and tried to be helpful as possible. Some problems for me were that our room flooded the first night because the shower drain didn’t work properly. Then when I tried to get a private room for one night because of my conserns with a sick roommate the staff said they could not look this up in their system and encouraged me to try their website, something which seems very odd to me. The washers were also oddly small, which became annoying for many people I spoke with because of the price (which could be seen as fair for the area).
Overall a positive experience, but I am quite annoyed that now two days later I am stuck at home with influensa which could have been avoided.

overall very good!

Very cool place to stay with a lot of chances to meet new people!

Monica, Ala, Luca and everybody make you feel at home. It feels like being in a friend’s living room at a party. Kisses and hugs ❤️❤️

Everything was okay, i loved the curtain on the bed and i like that you provide soap and shampoo. Although the water pressure on the shower head is really weak.

Met great people, and the staff was amazing

Thanks for the amazing host. I just loved how kind the staff were, how pretty the rooms are and what a nice social hostel it was! For me it was one of the best hostel I ever stayed at! Thanks!

I spent 2 nights in YellowSquare Hostel Florence and had such a good time. The staff is very nice and young, there’s so many people to meet from all around the world. There are activities organised every night to give us the opportunity to make new friends and the common areas are super well equipped: a big outdoors common area with loads of chairs and tables, a pingpong table and a foosball table; a nice indoors area with loads of boarding games to use and share; a big bar with multiple drinks options and nice discounts; a swimming pool on the rooftop; a zen garden… To me, YellowSquare Hostel captured everything that’s important to me when travelling. When I go to a hostel, I expect being greeted with loads of possibilties to meet people whilst still having a nice and clean private space. I was not disappointed. My only critique would be about the location, which I think is a bit far from the city centre – compared to other hostels, and too close to a huge road and railway. When we sit in the outdoors area, it can get pretty noisy which is not very relaxing. I understand these are the cons of being in a city and surely, the location of the hostel, allows the room prices to be lower than if it was in the city centre.
Appart from that, I know that I’ll be able to choose YellowSquare Hostel when going to other cities and be guaranteed to have a good time.

Very nice team!
Perfect location!
Very clean room!

The hostel had a lot to provide its guests with. The space is clean, friendly, modern. There were lots of activities available for guests, and the staff were very helpful. Air conditioning worked super well, and the rooms were pretty quiet. I used ear plugs which helped a lot. Curtains were already put on the beds, and beds themselves were comfortable. I would definitely stay here again.

I enjoyed my stay in Florence, everything was good there.

I stayed in a room on the floor 0, and unfortunately, I was right above the club, which I didn’t know until I heard the noise. It was unbelievably loud. It’s surprising that you allow guests to sleep in that room while parties are hosted by the hostel. I think you should reconsider that, and at the very least, be kind and upfront with the guests staying on floor 0 when they check in.

Otherwise, everything was fine, free pasta, the activities, the low-cost towel rentals, and luggage storage are great.

The prices are great, every day are new activities and events if you feel like it.
It’s not too far from the city center and the staff is incredibly nice & helpful.

Horrible

Literally had the best time ever! Staff was super friendly, the events were LOTS of fun, I met so many amazing friends, the room was really clean and overall it‘s a super modern hostel. Will for sure be back!! The pool was also one of my favourite things about it! Great for socialising:)

Best Hostel for socializing and the staff is very helpful

The hostel was amazing! It has a pool, a clean and modern kitchen area, many common spaces to work / talk, a rooftop bar, cheap drinks, every room has its own bathroom and the beds have enough space to plug your phone/store everything you need at night. Just amazing!

The stay was super good. The room was really good equipped. Also the bed was so comfortable and everything overall was perfect. Really good hostel. And the free pasta???? PERFECT. Thank you.

Overall was good- beds were clean, nice atmosphere and fun activities, but toilet flooded after showers and stayed wet and there was no bin in the toilet only
under the sink which wasn’t ideal as I needed to dispose of menstrual products. Staff were friendly and helpful and the basement club was good fun.

Had some of the most fun in the 2 months ive been in europe!!!! Lovely staff, lots of activities and great way to meet other travellers! Free pasta every night was a life saver for the wallet and my stomach! Only wish the club downstairs was open a few nights a week more! Highly recommend staying here

I loved your bar, terrace, tennis table, smiling staff, automatic washing machines, pool… I really want to come back, just to stay in the hostel!!!

I had the worst experience in this place.

I loved the pool and club especially because were there for the weekend, the availability to bars social life and experiences close to the city was perfect for us

I have stayed in many hostels in many European cities, but this one is the best. Yellowsquare Hostel placed me in an air-conditioned room with five other women my age who were all leaving on the same day. This was perfect and led to many great conversations and friendships. The room came with a bathroom and a large locker, which was appreciated. The free pasta was great. The rooftop pool was incredible. The happy hour drinks were amazing. The patio and frequent social activities were so fun. As a solo traveller on a budget, you dream for a hostel like Yellowsquare to help you make friends and see the city without spending a fortune. I will be back at Yellowsquare next time I am in Italy.

It’s the kind of hostel you never forget, I’m gonna come back there if I ever go back to Florence, everything was perfect, the hostel itself was really nice like clean and pretty, got a pool, staff was nice, people staying there were so nice too, I never made that much friends in a hostel, free pasta every night, really cheap drinks and a lot of activities ! Really I enjoyed it a lot, couldn’t recommend it more !

The hostel is cute with lots of activities and friendly staff. The free pasta from 8-9pm everyday is amazing! The hostel was pretty full & areas like the pool were very crowded almost at all times. We had a 8 people mixed dorm and there was one small bathroom (not lockable) per dorm with small toilet and shower cabin. As a woman I felt like there was not a good spot to change. The cleanliness in the bathroom was not great and there was stuff lying everywhere from people that I believed weren’t even staying there anymore. The beds are metal so pretty loud but comfy.

Unfortunately we had some health issues during our trip and needed to change our booking last minute to a private room. The only room left at Yellowsquare would have been 140€/night. We decided to book a room at a hotel nearby for less than half the price. The Yellowsquare staff was friendly but not accomodating when we had to leave 2 nights before our original booking ended and made no effort in refunding even a small part of the price we paid, not even the tourist tax. I understand that technically Yellowsquare was in the right and it was our own fault for leaving but I would have appreciated a more accomodating guest experience especially for the price we paid.

Pool on the rooftop, night club on the last floor, staff was always helpful, nice beds, storage before check-in, amazing vibes. Rooms

I loved my stay at YellowSquare Firenze. Best hostel I have ever been to, so far.
– The rooms are well equipped and clean
– There is a rooftop pool and a sort of club (Bargiù), which are huge assets
– The atmosphere is super chill and friendly (staff and people) with lots of events organized (pool parties, karaoke nights etc)
– The place is not located far from the city center (20 minutes walk to get to the train station, and form there, 10 min to Duomo) and its location is appropriate to party (without disturbing neighbors).
I would recommend 100% this hostel. I am now heading to the one in Milano, hope it is as great as this one !

Overall I would recommend this hostel. People were friendly and the staff was helpful. Of course the rooftop pool is a great bonus. I booked a mixed room of 6 and was a little annoyed to find my room was RIGHT next to reception and the bar. Not even 10 steps away. It was so loud at night when I was trying to sleep.

Super clean rooms, bed was practically already made, the shared kitchen had all of the supplies we needed (although a bit short on cutlery), and the bar was very nice!

The best hostel I’ve been to in a long time. Super social, lots of activities, and the best part: the pool and the club.

My stay at yellowsquare florence was incredible, I loved the athmosphere, the activities organized… the room were really clean and comfortable.

It was a nice and clean hostel and the staff was nice. However, the ac didn’t work in the room I stayed in. Which was just not okay and then everytime it was told to the staff they kept saying we will look at it. But not once during my entire stay did they even come look at the ac. For the price I payed it should have worked. The activities were fun but it kinda seemed like it was hard to get people to join.

It was a comfortable stay, I enjoyed that each bed got their own personal safe, the pool is small but refreshing. Very loud at night, would not recommend if you have early mornings and need to get sleep before your day.

We loved this hostel. The atmosphere was really enjoyable. The free pasta were a nice thing when you travel on a budget ! Very clean. I’ll definitely be back.