I haven't toured many youth hostels, but not even a few and I can say that this one is Firenze is beautiful: it is theVilla Camerata hostel. What makes it a winning choice is the "location": we are ai feet of Fiesole, in viale Augusto Righi, a residential area where the city gives way to the hill. So outside the historic center but immersed in nature, in fact from viale Righi to the building you have to go up an uphill tree-lined avenue (a bit run down) and you arrive at the villa, typically Florentine, with a loggia, a courtyard adapted to reception and surrounded by a centuries-old park.
The hill of Fiesole is one of the most beautiful areas of Florence, to give an idea I tell you that an amazing 5 star hotel is located across the street. Another possible opinion on this location: it is too out of the way. If you want to stay late in the city center and you don't have your own car, you may find yourself in difficulty, having to rely on the service of city buses, which cease at night around one. The lines that stop near the hostel are 11 and 17.
However, the Hostel of Villa Camerata has a beautiful tradition in young and low cost hospitality because it was born before many others and is part of the YHA, theInternational Association of Youth Hostels: for this reason, if you do not have a membership card you will have to pay more than the prices I indicate. Hospitality is in dormitories, double rooms, rooms for three, four or five people. Prices include breakfast and sheets (no towels): in high season the place in the dormitory costs € 21 and the 5-person room € 102. There are large common areas and the garden, which is the extra element. If you are a campers, you should know that part of the park is equipped for camping. Two-person bungalows are also available.
