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The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini

4 star hotel
9/10 Excellent
(1001 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini is a stylish hotel in a central location, perfect for families who don't mind a younger, more vibrant atmosphere. While the hotel is popular with students, families appreciate its spacious rooms, fantastic rooftop pool and bar with breathtaking views, and a great breakfast buffet. The hotel also offers convenient amenities such as laundry facilities. Note that the pool and bar require reservations.

Guest highlights

The spacious rooms
The stunning rooftop pool and bar with breathtaking views
The great breakfast buffet
The convenient location and walkability to major attractions

About the hotel

This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, 2 bars/lounges, and a fitness center. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a poolside bar, a snack bar/deli, and a rooftop terrace are onsite.

Nearby attractions

The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini is located in San Lorenzo, a neighborhood in Florence, and is near a train station. Gallery of the Academy of Florence and Bargello are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Florence Baptistery and Piazza della Signoria. Don't miss out on a visit to Boboli Gardens. Guests love the hotel's location for the sightseeing.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Arcade/game room
Laundry facilities
Seasonal outdoor pool
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 am–10:30 am: eur 12.5-14.5 for adults and eur 12.5-14.5 for children

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible business center
Wheelchair-accessible lounge
Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Things to do

Arcade/game room
Bicycle rentals
Fitness center
Seasonal outdoor pool

Outdoor

Picnic area
Rooftop terrace

Conveniences

Elevator
Front-desk safe
Library
Reception hall

More

Smoke-free property

Nearest Airports

Airplane
Florence Peretola Airport
5 km from this hotel
Pisa International Airport
70 km from this hotel
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
84 km from this hotel
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Reviews that mention...

Family Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

8 reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about The Social Hub Florence Lavagnini

Latest reviews (8)

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Barry

21 May 2024 - 23 May 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Very cool hotel, a lot of college kids and working folks, with work spaces . Great views from the roof top bar and pool . Great coffee shop, walking distance to everywhere. Great breakfast ! Perfect for us , a not very young couple !
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Christine

13 Feb 2024 - 16 Feb 2024
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Online the hotel looked very modern and clean. We chose this location because of that, and the location being walkable to many places on our list to see. It hit most of the needs for us but the description lacks some important notes. 1. The hotel is very geared towards students. They are everywhere which is fine, but they congregate in most spaces and tend to have not taken care of the property. 2. There is a lot of wear on the property. In the rooms, there is a smell of sweat or feet. The bathrooms had mold in the corners, and there was no shower door in our room. The panel of glass does not extend to be able to keep the floor from getting completely wet when showering. The beds were ROCK hard. We came with family and had 4 rooms, they were all the same way. 3.The staff was friendly and helpful, and there were several food and drink options available. The cafe in the front was decent for breakfast, or smoothies as well. If you have an early tour though, the timing is right to get something before the start, as they open at 8. 4.The rooftop bar gives wonderful views but be aware that this is not a full bar, and their drink options are mostly limited to the trendy drinks on their menu. As Americans we tend to like sweeter drinks, and this was very limited, as they do not carry any type of juice. But the bartenders were helpful in trying to accommodate us so we adapted. The price of the hotel along with location was definitely a positive.
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CHRISTOPHER

6 May 2023 - 9 May 2023
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Nice hotel, good location, very modern and spacious, the staff were exceptional, so lovely and friendly- only real complaint is, US college kids are based there and they had a tendency to act as if they owned the place. (Especially the pool area)
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Candace

18 Oct 2022 - 20 Oct 2022
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

The Social Hub hotel is an amazing hotel; conveniently located in Florence central & within walking distance to everything in the historical district & even parts south of the River Arno. The rooftop pool & bar offer breath taking views & awesome atmosphere. The unique features of ping pong table, swings, baby grand piano were fun & entertaining. The hot breakfast buffet offered everything you could hope for. In room coffee & tea were a nice plus. Definitely return again.
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stephen

11 Oct 2022 - 12 Oct 2022
reviewed on orbitz

1 out of 5 stars

TSH stand for The STUDENT Hotel. The hotel was ran by kids that seemed to not care and the guest were loud drunk kids. The hotel doesnt accept cash? Which was insane and a huge inconvenience. The room and specifically shower was not clean. The room's windows were paper thin and every car and yelling drunk kid could be heard all night. This hotel mislead us to believe it was a legit hotel and not some mess. Worst place we stayed during a two week trip.
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Daniel

13 Sept 2022 - 17 Sept 2022
reviewed on orbitz

4 out of 5 stars

I didn't like that on the night we arrived (after traveling all day and feeling really tired & hungry) that the person on reception asked us to pay over £1k for our stay, despite us having already paid Expedia the full amount for our trip. This didn't start us off on the best foot, as we had a panic and had to start checking accounts to prove the payment was made. It came down to an issue between Expedia and the hotel, but we were initially made to feel like it was our problem! Other than that the hotel was nice, the best part was the pool and rooftop bar. It was chilled up there with great tunes playing all day. We had a family studio which was a good size. None of the TVs worked, but when I looked back at the description they had removed mention of TVs so I can't complain about that. We would have benefitted from being shown how to use the lights and windows/shutters in the room when we arrived as it wasn't straight forward, and we had to go back down to reception for advice. Also, we weren't given a 2nd key straight away which (being miles away from reception and one of us having to go out to get food) was a real inconvenience. When we asked for a 2nd key when we arrived the receptionist pointed at a pile of cards that hadn't been deactivated and said we'd have to wait until the next day - I normally like the relaxed informal approach to customer service but this was annoying. Sometimes the breakfast was great, other days the pastries were stale.
A

18 Jul 2022 - 21 Jul 2022
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

My husband and I were thrilled with our stay at The Student Hotel. While the crowd is definitely “young,” we saw many families with small children and older adults, so don’t let the name fool you. It’s a hip hotel that is perfectly located: you can easily walk to the major locations (15 minutes) or even take the tram to the main train station. We loved that we weren’t situated right by the touristy areas. The staff was also incredibly friendly and helpful. The hotel room was large and comfortable! The bathroom was especially lovely and spacious. We have no complaints about our room. We loved that we could do our laundry (for free!) and enjoy the game room while we waited for our clothes to wash and dry. The hotel’s most stunning feature is its rooftop pool/bar area. The views of Florence were gorgeous, and we appreciated escaping the hot summer weather with a cool dip in the pool. As a heads up, you do need to make a reservation for both the pool and bar. Overall, we LOVED our stay here and would happily book again!
A

5 Jul 2022 - 6 Jul 2022
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Great hotel. Huge. Many young students stay at THS. But there are older travelers and families too. The room was great, clean and spacious. It is a 12 minute walk to the train station and center of town. The have student like facilities such as laundry and work spaces. The pool is nice on a hot day but you must make a reservation a day in advance and it is a very tiny pool….with a beautiful view.
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