Hotel Accademia is a super-welcoming, 20-room hotel in the heart of busy, multiethnic San Lorenzo.

Though simple, Albergo Firenze features friendly staff, great common spaces, a stupendous location and low nightly rates.

This pretty hotel on the edge of San Lorenzo, just five minutes from the Duomo, is a no-frills budget hotel with a friendly staff and comfortable rooms.

The three-star Hotel Caravaggio is a classy affair with low rates on Piazza Indipendenza.

The simple and welcoming two-star Hotel Centro has a brilliant location, 16 well-appointed rooms and a homey atmosphere.

Located on a surprisingly quiet street near the train station, the three-star Hotel Desiree provides family-run hospitality in a beautiful historic building.

The 22-room Hotel Fiorita is a quiet, simple place with a bit of historic charm.

Arty charm is the name of the game at the Hotel Azzi, a modest hotel near Florence's Duomo.

The Maxim's 26 rooms are first-rate, affordable and well-located.

The two-star Hotel Medici has a lot to boast about. Mix in 40 simple, attractive rooms and a well-positioned breakfast room, and you have one great budget hotel.

Hotel Pensione Elite is a friendly little number, a modest 10-room, two-star pension in Santa Maria Novella.

Nuova Italia, a cozy 20-room hotel on a busy strip of Via Faenza, is a funky little gem with an artsy flair.