Originally Posted by
offerendum
Interesting were you ended. Frankly I don't know one of this places personally. Always made other choices.
We were very happy with both. A short walking distance to the Uffizi, etc. were a major factor for the PF and to the Duomo, Brera, etc. for the FS. As mentioned, rooms and service were great.
The only hesitancy is the immediate FS neighborhood. It could be packed with shoppers - wall to wall people. The road in front of the hotel is one lane, so traffic can be very slow. We saw many people in the hotel with shopping bags or talking about shopping. It might well be less crowded when it's not the Christmas shopping season.