Florence

A Masterpiece in the Renaissance City, the Hotel is located on the banks of the Arno river, in the heart of Florence and only a few minutes from the city's most legendary art treasures. Precious furnishings, antiques, refined tapestries, polychrome marbles, damasks and brocades, all scrupulously restored, perfectly marry with the new decòr and furnishings, being luxurious frame to the introduction of one new technology directed to satisfy the expectations of the more demanding customer. Originally a 19th-century mansion, this 107-room hotel, including 13 suites, evokes a Renaissance palazzo. Marble-patterned floors, brocade-upholstered sofas and chairs, niches and plinths with marble and terra cotta sculptures, gilt and crystal chandeliers, and pietra serena columns that form an interior courtyard in the hotel's lobby (crowned by a cathedral-height, Liberty-style stained-glass ceiling) complete the mood. It features air-conditioned rooms and suites with thermostatic control, direct-dial telephone, color TV with satellite, radio, minibar and more. The hotel has eight reception rooms for banquets of up to 400 guests.