NH Collection Porta Rossa

Wonderful time in Florence! Spent a wonderful week in Florence. We had a small glitch at the end of our stay, which was not any fault of the hotel. Due to Florence marathon on Sunday and the 24 rail strike, which started on Saturday night, we had to extend our stay. The staff did everything they could to help us with alternate travel plans.

Bed Bugs Meet Apathy: This was my 2d stay at NH Porta Rosa Hotel (10 night). The room I was in was infested with Bed Bugs. The bugs were feasting on me for days, but I first dismissed the marks as mosquito bites. It was not until I was consistently bitten in new places, including my face, that I asked the Hotel to recommend a dermatologist. Upon seeing the bites, the doctor asked if I was staying in a hostel, and explained that these were bed bug bites originating from where I was sleeping. I informed the hotel staff of the doctor’s diagnosis and that the source was the hotel’s room. Only after considerable debating and a full day of dealing with the staff, because the Manager never had time to speak to me himself, did they change my room and not charge me for that night’s stay. It took even more time explaining the several days of discomfort and interference with my vacation plans, as well as additional costs in medical and laundry bills, that they discount one additional night’s stay. Unfortunately, the Hotel staff did not seem to understand the difference between cleaning the room and exterminating the bugs from the room. I do not believe, after having several conversations with the staff, that they will take the proper steps to avoid another hotel guest from undergoing the same fate. To further note, I have travelled to Italy my entire life and am a fluent Italian speaker, I have never experienced this level of indifference and apathy in addressing a serious concern.