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Hotels in Florence
In the past few years, thanks to growing competition with AirBnB and other rental companies, the forces of supply and demand have brought hotel prices in Florence down . . . a little. Few hoteliers expect major changes to their rates in coming years. Yet it is still difficult to find a high-season double you’d ...
In the past few years, thanks to growing competition with AirBnB and other rental companies, the forces of supply and demand have brought hotel prices in Florence down . . . a little. Few hoteliers expect major changes to their rates in coming years. Yet it is still difficult to find a high-season double you’d want to stay in for much less than 100€. In addition, some of the price drops have been added back in taxes: Since 2012, Florence’s city government has levied an extra 1€ per person per night per government-rated hotel star, for the first 5 nights of any stay. The tax is payable on arrival, and is not usually included in quoted rates.
Peak hotel season is mid-March through early July, September through early November, and December 23 through January 6. May, June, and September are particularly popular; January, February, and August are the months to grab a bargain—never be shy to haggle if you’re coming in these months.
To help you decide which area you’d like to base yourself in, consult our section on The Neighborhoods in Brief. Note that we have included parking information only for those places that offer it. Many hotels offer babysitting services; note, however, these are generally “on request.” At least a couple of days’ notice is advisable.
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Alessandra
This typical Florentine pensione immediately transports you back to the age of the gentleman and lady traveler. Decor has grown organically since the place opened as a hotel in 1950—Alessandra is a place for evolution, not revolution. A pleasing mix of styles is the end result: some…$$Near Piazza Santa Trinita
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Alloro
Officially a “bed and breakfast,” this feels more like a small hotel, whose modern rooms inside a Renaissance palace overlook a silent inner courtyard—cleverly soundproofing them against a noisy neighborhood. Rooms offer an excellent value for the price and location, with high…$Near San Lorenzo & the Mercato Centrale
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Antica Dimora Johlea
There is a real neighborhood feel to the streets around this dimora (traditional Florentine home) guesthouse—which means evenings are lively and Sundays are silent (although it’s under a 10-min. walk from the buzz of San Lorenzo). Standard-sized rooms are snug; upgrade to an…$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
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Azzi
This quirky, somewhat bohemian joint is also known as the Locanda degli Artisti. Each of its rooms is brightly decorated, and most in the more characterful, original area of the hotel feature an antique piece or colorfully painted wall to add ambience. Occasional floorboards are…$Between Santa Maria Novella & the Mercato Centrale
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Continentale
Everything about the Continentale is cool, and the effect is achieved without a hint of frostiness. Rooms are uncompromisingly modern, decorated in bright white and bathed in natural light. Deluxe units, which are built into a medieval riverside tower, have mighty walls and…$$$Near the Ponte Vecchio
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Davanzati
Although installed inside a historic building, the Davanzati never rests on its medieval laurels: There is still a laptop in every room for guest use and HD movies streamed to your TV, and lobby newspapers now come on an iPad. Rooms are simply decorated in the Tuscan style, with…$$Near Piazza Santa Trinita
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Four Seasons Florence
If the Medici should miraculously return to Florence, surely the clan would move in here. Installed in the overhauled historic Palazzo della Gherardesca and a former convent, this spa hotel offers spectacular frescoes, museum-worthy sculptures, and Florentine artisanal works, with…$$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
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Garibaldi Blu
The hotels of Piazza Santa Maria Novella are frequented by fashion models, rock stars, and blue-chip businessfolk. You can get a taste of that, for a fraction of the price, at this boutique hotel with attitude. Each of the mostly midsize rooms is immaculate, and reflects the hotel’s…$$Near Santa Maria Novella
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Grand Hotel Minerva
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow stayed in lodgings on the site of this hotel, on what is now one of Florence’s most prestigious square. I doubt the service he experienced was anywhere near the international corporate standards set here. The quietly stylish rooms were mostly revamped…$$$Near Santa Maria Novella
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Helvetia & Bristol
This classy Belle Epoque hotel is the most central of the top luxury properties in town, host in the past to the Tuscan Macchiaioli painters as well as De Chirico, playwright Pirandello, and atom-splitting Enrico Fermi. The attentive staff oversees the rather cushy accommodations…$$$Near Piazza Santa Trínita
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Il Guelfo Bianco
Decor in this former noble Florentine family home retains its authentic palazzo feel, though carpets have been added for comfort and warmth. No two rooms are the same—stone walls this thick cannot just be knocked through—and several have antiques integrated into their individual…$$Near San Lorenzo & the Mercato Centrale
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L’Orologio
As the name suggests, this hotel is an homage to the clock, with historic timepiece designs scattered artfully about. The remaining color palette is rich, with mahogany wood and natural leather everywhere. The cheapest rooms (“Superior”) are not large, but their marble bathrooms are,…$$Near Santa Maria Novella
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La Casa di Morfeo
For a cheery, affordable room in the lively eastern part of the center, look no further than this small hotel on the second floor of a grand, shuttered palace. There is no huge difference in quality among the guest rooms: All are midsize, with modern gadgetry, and painted in bright…$$Near Santa Croce
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La Dimora degli Angeli
This B&B occupies two levels of a grand apartment building in one of the city’s busiest shopping districts. Rooms on the original floor are for romantics; bright wallpaper contrasts pleasingly with iron-framed beds and classic furniture. (“Beatrice” is the largest, with a view of…$$Near the Duomo
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Loggiato dei Serviti
Stay here to experience Florence as the travelers of the Grand Tour did. For starters, the building is a genuine Renaissance landmark, having been built by Sangallo the Elder in the 1520s. There is a sense of faded grandeur and unconventional luxury throughout—no gadgetry or…$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
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Morandi alla Crocetta
Like many in Florence, this hotel is built into the shell of a former convent. Morandi alla Crocetta has retained the original layout, meaning some rooms are snug—though that does not apply to the 2 rooms added in 2014, ranged around the old cloister downstairs. Anyway, what you lose…$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
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Palazzo Galletti
Not many hotels give you the chance to live like a Florentine noble on a sensible budget. Rooms here have towering ceilings and an uncluttered arrangement of antique furniture—each piece carefully chosen—and most have frescoed or painted-wood showpiece ceilings. Bathrooms, in…$$Near Santa Croce
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Palazzo Tolomei
★★★[em]In its heyday, this palace was close to the heart of Medici power. It even welcomed the painter Raphael as a guest in 1505 (probably in two rooms at the front, now Barocco 1 and 2). Guest rooms are large, with Renaissance wooden ceilings and terracotta floors left untouched.…$$$Near San Lorenzo & the Mercato Centrale
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Plus Florence
There’s quite simply nowhere in Florence with as many services for your buck, including seasonal indoor and outdoor swimming pools, all in a price bracket where you are usually fortunate to get an en-suite bathroom (and Plus has those, too). The best rooms in this large,…$Between Santa Maria Novella & the Mercato Centrale
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Residence Hilda
There’s not a hint of the Renaissance here: These luxe mini-apartments are all bright-white decor and designer furnishings, with natural wood flooring, fiber Wi-Fi, hypoallergenic mattresses, Starck chairs, and modern gadgetry to keep everything running. Each is spacious, cool in…$$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
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Riva Lofts
The traditional Florentine alarm call—a morning mix of traffic and tourism—is replaced by birdsong when you awake in one of the stylish rooms here, on the banks of the River Arno. A former stone-built artisan workshop, Riva has had a refit to match its “loft” label: There's a…$$West of the Center
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Sina Villa Medici
A former palazzo and a onetime convent on a quiet, traffic-free square were combined to create a very spacious, comfortable property with many touches that appeal to American tastes (elevators instead of mandatory stairs, huge modern bathrooms, AC, and an outdoor pool in a walled…$$$Near Santa Maria Novello station
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Tourist House Ghiberti
A pleasing mix of the traditional and the modern prevails at this backstreet guesthouse named after a famous former resident: The creator of the Baptistery’s “Gates of Paradise” had workshops on the top floor of the palazzo. Rooms have plenty of space, with herringbone terracotta…$$Near San Marco & Santissima Annunziata
