FLORENCE: 5 STAR HOTELS
Hotel Helvetia & Bristol*****
Via Dei Pescioni, Firenze
Noble and proud, the heart of Florence provides the setting for this splendid, regal establishment, which will welcome you with all the mystique of a history stretching back over a hundred years. At very first sight, the sumptuous rooms conjure up the grandeur of a bygone age. They are all different, and each endowed with its own history, colours and character. Every room is an authentic private residence where you can live surrounded by all this is noblest in Florentine tradition.The H&B Hostaria Bibendum Bar and Restaurant is based on a concept that combines impeccable elegance with modern ideas like the business lunch and informal dinner. Mediterranean recipes enhance the genuine ingredients, and the whole menu is designed to allow diners to rediscover original flavours.The H&B is cosmopolitan: from its scarlet, paprika and gold colour scheme to the chill-out and desert blues notes that accentuate the lounge atmosphere. For a lunch-break, a shopping break, an aperitif on the terrace, a romantic dinner, it’s the H&B Hostaria Bibendum – all day long!
Hotel Le Grand *****
P.zza Ognissanti, 1
The Grand Hotel Firenze is a landmark of history and tradition, situated in a 19th century palace overlooking the Arno river. Precious materials, rich colours: each detail contributes to creating a splendid, luminous ambience. With its richly appointed rooms, attentive service and beautiful historic setting, the Grand Hotel is a masterpiece that bridges the centuries. Just outside, Florence's fabled crafts shops, artistic masterpieces and the harmonious beauty of the city of the Medicis. The hotel exemplifies The Luxury Collection's commitment to exceptional service, with an expert staff attentive to every detail of their guests needs. The wide range of guest services include: fitness facilities, personal shopper by request, concierge desk for excursions/museum guide, WI-FI in public areas, babysitting services, business centre with 8 meeting rooms and garage services. The 107 luxurious guestrooms and suites adorned with coffered ceilings and spacious baths of colored marble create a fairy tale atmosphere where wrought iron blends with the warmth of wood and frescoes and brocades delight the eye. The rooms feature Multimedia Quadriga System, including complete on-demand program selection in multiple language for movies, sports and light entertainment, as well as a digital jukebox.
Grand Hotel Villa Medici *****
Via il Prato 42 Firenze
An historical residence located in the center of Florence at walking distance from all major art sites and shopping locations. The Grand Hotel Villa Medici offers a welcoming environment where the high-quality service meets the elegance of the interior furnishings. The Hotel Villa Medici is located in the centre of Florence near the Arno River, the Opera Theatre, the most important sights and only 0,3 miles away from the Florence Central Station S. Maria Novella. Each accommodation presents original antique furnishings and tapestries. The wide windows framing the hill of Florence and the typical Tuscany landscape add a special touch to the 88 accommodations, of which 15 of contemporary style, and the 15 suites of the Grand Hotel Villa Medici. The Penthouse suite on the last floor deserves also a special notice for its sophisticated ambiance and its private pool on the terrace.
Hotel Savoy *****L
Piazza Della Repubblica 7 Florence
The five-star Hotel Savoy offers luxury and style in the heart of Florence. Located on the Piazza Repubblica, close to Florence's renowned landmark the Duomo, the hotel is just a short walk from the Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio. Just steps away from the main Florence fashion houses, the Hotel Savoy is the ideal base from which to visit the key attractions of this beautiful and historic city. Each one of the Hotel Savoy's 88 rooms and 14 suites are decorated in a typical contemporary Italian style with carefully chosen ceramics, artworks and fabrics. Crisp linen sheets adorn the beds and the floors are parquet. Special mosaics decorate the bathrooms and quirky prints of shoes are on the walls throughout the hotel - a charming reminder of Florences' many artisans.
FLORENCE: 4 STAR HOTELS
Hotel Hilton Metropole ****
Via del Cavallaccio, 13 Firenze
Enjoy modern luxury at the Hilton Florence Metropole hotel, 10 minutes by free shuttle to Florence's attractions. Savour Tuscan cuisine at Luci Della Città restaurant or sip cocktails in the Lounge Bar. The hotel has 2 meeting rooms for 5-500 and is 2.5 miles from Florence International Airport. The Hilton Florence Metropole hotel has wireless internet access in public areas and 2 PCs in the Lobby. From Hilton Rooms to Suites, all rooms have LCD flat panel TVs and city views.
Hotel Lorenzo Il Magnifico ****
Via Lorenzo il Magnifico 25 Firenze
A very good and new 4-star hotel located in the heart of Florence, just two steps from the trade fair and conference centre. This fine villa, restored to its original splendour, is designed to be a home for visitors staying in the city for business or for pleasure. 29 bedrooms and 2 suites, all fully equipped with minibar, safe, satellite TV, computer and internet connections, and marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi bath or shower.
Hotel Londra ****
Via Jacopo da Diacceto 18 Firenze
Is an elegant 4 star hotel situated in the heart of Florence, just a few steps from the train station Santa Maria Novella, from the congress and trade show centre and from the city’s most important monuments. This hotel has 166 rooms, most with a balcony, and an important congress centre that hosts up to 450 people. Even though in a central location the hotel is easily accessible by car and offers a spacious garage and private parking area. The exclusive restaurant also provides two small smoking areas with an internal garden area called “One Garden Lounge”. The banqueting room “Il Giglio” has a capacity of up to 200 people, ideal for banquets, receptions, cocktails and lunch meetings. One can also find free internet and WI-FI and may enjoy the solarium terrace or the fitness centre equipped with a sauna. All the rooms are welcoming, spacious, luminous, sound proof and equipped with every comfort and characterized by a large balcony. Hotel Londra also offers an important congress centre, made up of 10 meeting rooms that may host up to 450 people. Most of these rooms have natural light; the main meeting room can accommodate up to 230 people.
Hotel Santa Maria Novella ****
Piazza Santa Maria Novella 1 Firenze
A new 4 stars Hotel located close to the Railway station.
Situated in one of the most important piazzas of Florence’s historical centre and the result of, not only a mere interior design project but, an accurate restoration, the Hotel has today, the pleasure of offering its clients the best and most modern services, in concert with an incomparable view of the splendid Basilica of Santa Maria Novella.
Starhotel Michelangelo ****
Across the Parco delle Cascine (Cascine Park) and the famous Lungarno, streets that flank the Arno river, just a short walk from the city center, the newly renovated Starhotel Michelangelo with its unique building, blends in quite well with its surroundings of green trees and historic buildings. Greets its guests in its large lobby, the hotel houses 119 rooms furnished with every possible comfort Starhotels has to offer. The restaurant offers a typical Tuscan cuisine in an inviting contemporary setting. The meeting facilities consist of seven meeting rooms, which accommodate 585 people, as well as a well-equipped business center.
Anglo American Hotel ****
Via Garibaldi 9 Firenze
In a central and quiet position, between Lungarno and Borgognissanti, the Hotel was built in the year 1792 and has been recently restored. The antique furniture, the rich paintings from the Florence school on the walls, the spacious and to the last detail furnished rooms, communicate to the guest a refined and intimate atmosphere.
Hotel Brunelleschi ****
Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3 Firenze
Located in the middle of the historical downtown area of Florence, overlooking Brunelleschi’s Cathedral and Palazzo Vecchio, the Hotel Brunelleschi has been for many years one of the best four star hotels in the centre of Florence. Just few steps away from the museum the Uffizi Gallery and other museums is the an ideal hotel for vacation. As well the important shopping district and other attractions are in the direct neighbourhood of the Hotel Brunelleschi.
Hotel Plaza Lucchesi ****
Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia 38 Firenze
Centrally located. It is one of the historical Florence’s hotel and it offers a solicitous, personalised service in a relaxed ambience. All rooms are furnished in the warm, cosy style and equipped with the most modern facilities.
Hotel Athenaeum ****
Via Cavour 88 Firenze
The Athenaeum enjoys a privileged location in the downtown historical centre of Florence. We are situated within walking distance from the most important monuments, from the principal museums, from the main shopping areas as well as from the fairgrounds and the congress hall. The Athenaeum’s style, unique in its kind in Florence and inspired by the elements of contemporary design, is at the same time intrinsically linked to the Tuscan territory.
Starhotels Tuscany ****
Via di Novoli 59 - 50127 Firenze
Starhotels Tuscany is located in Northern Florence, just a few minutes from the historic centre, 3 kms from the highway and the airport and offers comfortable accommodation in 103 rooms.
The hotel furthermore features modular meeting rooms, lit with natural light, and has been completely renovated to offer the latest technology combined with a design, which recalls the atmosphere of the ancient Tuscan residences, with unplastered walls, wrought iron, brass objects and antique oak furniture.
Atlantic Palace ****
A historic 13th century palazzo in the heart of Florence has matured over time while preserving unchanged its authentic nature and charm. Terracotta pavements and ceilings with exposed original beams, delightful lancet vaults, and a large, splendid Wedgwood vase from the 1800s characterize the refined environments of the Hotel Atlantic Palace…
Degli Orafi ****
Lungarno Archibusieri 4 Firenze
Located just a stone’s throw from the river Arno and overlooking Florence’s charming medieval bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, Hotel degli Orafi offers both a convenient and comfortable location from which you can enjoy the wonders of this beautiful Tuscan capital. Our staff extend their most cordial welcome to each of our guests and make it their priority to ensure that your stay with us will be a most pleasant and seamless experience.
Villa Le Rondini ****
Via Bolognese Vecchia 224 Firenze
Lying on one of the most beautiful hills, with a splendid view on the city of Florence, just imagine an aristocratic fifteen hundred Villa and other three ancient buildings, the whole encircled by 22 hectares of park, olive groves and typical Tuscan country, only ten minutes away from the city centre. A "HOME" for a relaxed holiday, your "VILLA" for evening party, a "BANQUET-HALL" for a formal event, a "CORNER" for a cozy dinner, a range of "MEETING-HALLS" for high class conventions. All this and more is VILLA LE RONDINI: stylish bedrooms, swimming-pool, tennis-court, jogging facilities, large parking areas, heliport and... genuine products of the family farm.
Una Hotel Vittoria ****
Via Pisana 59 (GPS: Piazza Pier Vettori) Firenze
Located in the historical quarter of San Frediano, near the Lungarno, new emotional expression for a hotel planned to amaze guests with its extraordinary modern design realized in the 84 rooms and in the public areas of bar, restaurant and conference rooms, evocating the ancient Florentine spirit of hospitality.
Residence Palazzo Ricasoli ****
Via Mantellate, 2 – Firenze
In the historical center of Florence, Residence Palazzo Ricasoli sits in a prestigious building dating back to the 16th century and faces the historical Via San Gallo. It is situated in an ideal position for visits to major museums, galleries and other city attractions, only a short walk away from Piazza San Marco (Museum of David by Michelangelo), the church of San Lorenzo (Medici Chapels), the Duomo and near the Exhibition Trade Fair Center (Fortezza del Basso). High quality services with the most advanced technologies are present to satisfy the needs for both tourists and business travellers alike.More than 100 apartments; studio, one-room, two-room and three-room, are all soundproofed and air conditioned, furnished with satellite TV, and Internet connection and can also be reserved.
Relais Certosa ****
Via Di Colle Ramole, 2 Firenze
The Hotel Relais Certosa is located on 15 acres of a park-like setting surrounded by olive trees, cypresses, pines and oak trees. The Villa of Relais Certosa originated as the guest quarters of the Certosa dei Galluzo Monastery, one of the most important monasteries in Europe, a destination of pilgrimages and which hosted hundreds of religious scholars, and, before the Napoleonic pillages, preserved over 500 exquisite works of art where even today one can admire them when visiting this antique Monastery, still occupied by the Cistercian monks. It was renovated along with other buildings on the property to make a total of 63 rooms and 6 suites, some decorated in rustic Tuscan style and some modern.
A stay at the Relais Certosa - for business or pleasure - offers the advantage of absolute peace and quiet in a garden setting just minutes from the historical centre of Florence.
The Relais Villa offers modern meeting and banquet facilities, tennis courts a bar, and a friendly restaurant where typical delicious Tuscan dishes are prepared and served; lunch and dinner can also be served in the garden or in the gazebo.