October is the Busiest month in all FLR tourist season. Book now if you are not too late. The town fills up with people from Congresses and Conventions. Even rooms as far away as Pisa are full. They are block booked a year in advance.

Italy has strict regulations as to the maximum number of people in a room. That max, in most cases is 3. This rule is policed. In order to find a place that accepts 4, you should use a website that allows guests = 4.


There are a lot of hotels in FLR, a lot are not listed on the big search engines:
Start here:

http://www.italyhotel.com/ This is Venere, which allows request up to 10 guests.

Try also:

http://www.boutiquehotelsflorence.com/

http://www.knowital.com/tuscany/


http://www.wel.it/Welcome/Toscana/Fi...talita.uk.html


http://www.firenzealbergo.it/ricerca.asp


But whatever, do it now, and try to stay in central FLR, it is worth a few extra dollars to avoid the commute. I have never taken trains in and out of FRL at rush hour, but my colleagues have told me that waiting for two or three trains to get on is not unusual in Oct.


[This message has been edited by slawecki (edited 07-28-2003).]