Hi to all, I have decided to resume some of my travels to Italy after a 2 year absence due to Covid. I have stayed several times at the wonderful small family owned Casci hotel in Florence . I have sent 2 emails to them and have had no response which is highly unusual for them, Does anyone have any info if perhaps sadly they have closed because of Covid and loss of business. I have started looking for another similar hotel , any suggest? We will be 3 travelers and will need 3 rooms. A hotel or B & B in location comparable to The Casci (near Duomo and center of city ) and a must is an elevator . Thanks in advance for any suggestions .

Small family-run places are notorious for not checking their emails. Since their website is still up I suspect they are still in business. It may take a phone call.

Do check your SPAM folder. I have found replies there more than once.

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We stayed there too. That place is quite a gem. I hope they survived covid.

Their booking system, on their web site isn't working, and Booking.com says they are no longer available to book, so it isn't looking great I'm afraid.
Hopefully someone has a suggestion for an alternative.

We’ve stayed there too,and really enjoyed it. I hope it’s not closed!

I've stayed in that area before at a B&B, but a bit closer in (fairly close to Basilica San Lorenzo, but not close enough for noise). The building seemed to have a couple of very small hotels/B&B's. You enter an interior courtyard and take the elevator to the floor your B&B is on. I think the Alloro has 5 rooms. The rooms have a mini fridge and electric kettle. They serve a small breakfast.

https://www.allorobb.it/en/

The Alloro seems to have a connection with Residenza Castilgione which is in the same building and shows some of the Alloro room pics (at least the single room).Castilgione has more rooms and seems a bit more upscale or up to date.

https://www.residenzacastiglioni.com/photogallery.htm

Also in that same building is Hotel Burchianti which doesn't seem to have but 3-4 rooms and no breakfast (not certain) yet has a small bar.

Hotel Burchianti, Florence. Burchianti Hotel Florence.

The entry is on via del Giglio which has quite a few restaurants with outdoor seating. I don't remember that street having much traffic at the time. I remember my stay as quiet even though my room faced the side street via dell'Alloro.

The hotel may have suspended affiliations with all booking engines to save money during the pandemic and are finding they can survive on repeat guests and word of mouth.

You might try sending an inquiry through their "Availability Request" form:

Availability Request- Hotel Casci Firenze

Sadly I believe Hotel Casci is closed. I sent another email and also called on the 3 listed on their website and received no response.
Thanks for the suggestions of the B&B in the same area , they look great and I am in the process of checking availability .

Thanks I booked at the Alorra. The rooms look lovely , owned by the same people as the other B&B you mentioned. They were easy to communicate with on line and all looks good. Again thanks. I will miss the wonderful Casci and the people who work there and own it. Hopefully they are well and have survived the COVID

Since I've never stayed at Casci, I don't know how Alloro compares. I did notice their gallery shows the same bar so perhaps the hotels/B&B's share some common spaces. When I booked, it was spur of the moment while I was staying in Siena. I believe I originally heard about them on Fodor's. It's an easy walk from the bus or train station.

The apartments I've been staying in across the river (Residenza Il Carmine) seem to have disappeared recently. I've stayed there multiple times, but their website has disappeared since a few months ago. They still show up on a site I use though.

https://www.bed-and-breakfast.it/en/...rpScegliCamere

If you haven't been to the Mercato Centrale, it's a short walk from the Alloro if you want to grab some lunch.