The Santa Monaca Hostel in Florence is located in a 15th-century convent in the Santo Spirito quarter, within walking distance of major museums and monuments. It offers a range of rooms from doubles to dorms, with shared bathrooms and included bed linen. The hostel features a fully equipped kitchen, a dining room, a meeting room, and an auditorium in the ex-church. Other services include luggage deposit, internet access, WiFi, lockers, vending machines, and laundry facilities. The hostel’s history includes sheltering hundreds of volunteers during the 1966 flood of the river Arno, which led to its transformation into a permanent hostel.