Istituto Gould

Good deeds and a cheap room at this hotel-hostel hybrid in the Oltrarno neighborhood of Florence, Italy

Istituto Gould
Via dei Serragli 49 - In the Oltrarno, halfway between Santo Spirito and Santa Maria delle Carmine, in the long block between Via S. Agostino and Via delle Chiese
tel. +39-055-212-576
www.istitutogould.it/foresteria
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Sights nearby
Santo Spirito [church]
** Pitti Palace [museum]
* Santa Maria delle Carmine [church]

Where to eat nearby
* La Casalinga [meal]
Le Volpe e l'Uva [snack]
* EnotecaBar Fuori Porta [snack/light meal]

Hotels nearby
Floroom 1 [premier]
Hotel Lungarno [premier/splurge]
Vivahotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio [moderate/premier]
Hotel La Scaletta [cheap/moderate]
Florence Old Bridge B&B [cheap]
Bed and Breakfast In Florence [super-cheap/cheap]
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This is one of the nicest hostels in Florence: no curfew or lockout, and almost all the rooms are double or triples (though there are a few five-bedded rooms), meaning you get an almost-hotel experience at mere hostel prices.

The drawbacks: the Istituto Gould has a major case of the institutional blandness, plus it's in the Oltrarno district, not the center, and a few minutes' walk from anything interesting (unless you're into antiques shops).

The real plus: the true work of the institute is to house orphans and rehabilitate problem children, and their profits are folded right back into that worthy cause, so you can feel good about yourself when paying the bill.

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