Villa Florence-Noisy and outdated
I just stayed four nights for business at the Villa Florence and was very disappointed by the aging decor, broken furniture and view of one of the ugliest walls I have ever seen. But worst of all was the noise! Rooms that face out to the street get the full force of the Union Square craziness, and rooms that face the interior get blasted by industrial size air conditioners below echoing up the narrow alley. My wall air conditioner functioned as a conduit to bring the noise straight into the room, so I had to stack pillows in front of ti to sleep. I tried to switch rooms, but they showed me three other rooms, all of which were worse than the one I had. The desk chair in the room had the fake leather hanging in tatters and was impossible to sit in. The carpets are worn out. So the locatio is great right at Union Square and with one of my favorite restaurants on property, Kuleto's, but I would never stay there again, especially not for $270 a night.