Via Guicciardini 13, Florence

Not easy to reserve because of its popularity, not modern nor perfect regarding the maintenance but pleasant and characteristic, located in a fifteenth-century palazzo. Lovely terrace with views over Florence.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €103
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 26, Florence

This hotel is situated in the centre of Florence, within walking distance of all the sights and 200 yards from the train station. On three floors of an old apartment (no elevator), this is a long-established, well-run hotel of moderate amenities, recently renovated, with rooms furnished with modern beds, chairs, and drawers. Staff are very efficient and will help with anything from planning their itinerary to car hire. Because the hotel has four quads among its 20 rooms, it is recommended especially to families, who will also like the friendly atmosphere.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €106
Breakfast: Included

Via de' Conti 7, Florence

Bellettini is located in the historical center of Florence, near the Medici Chapels, the Duomo, Palazzo della Signoria and the most important museums. 27 rooms with private shower and toilet, direct dial telephone and safe. All rooms have color TV and air conditioning. Bar and lounge with TV.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €108
Breakfast: Included

Via Nazionale 24, Florence

All rooms, with or without bath, were remodeled in 1995 with delightful wallpaper and Impressionists prints. Rooms at the back are extra quiet, the others have double windows. Beside the direct dial telephone, rooms also have satellite TV. A full breakfast is served in the morning. The hotel is equipped for the handicapped, is associated with different restaurants and garages, offers exchange, bar, laundry and room service, has got a night porter. Helpful and informative management.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €114
Breakfast: Included

Via Cennini, 4, Florence

The Hotel is located in the historic center near the train station of Santa Maria Novella and other important points of interest. All of the rooms are equipped with a bathroom, telephone and color TV. Other amenities include a charming breakfast room, a bar and private parking for hotel guests.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €114
Breakfast: Included

Via Fiume, Florence

The Lombardi is perfectly positioned if you want to be in sight of the rail station and the convention centre. The bedrooms lack style but they are spotlessly maintained and serviceable. The bathrooms are fine. Breakfast is served in a sunny room with a fully stocked bar to one side.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €119
Breakfast: Included

Via di Barbano 10, Florence

The hotel is situated in the historic centre of town a few steps away from the conference hall, exhibition grounds and train station. Antonio Minolfi offers you a traditional welcome and a comfortable stay in a quiet, cosy atmosphere.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €124
Breakfast: Included

Via Calzaiuoli 13, Florence

The Aldini hotel, situated in the historical Adimari's towers, is located on via Calzaiuoli 13 (at the corner of the Duomo square). All the rooms are soundproof, with private bathroom, direct telephone lines, central air conditioning and color TV. The interior decoration in the '400 Florentine style, sober and simple, gives an elegant touch. A pleasant stay in the heart of Florence.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €124
Breakfast: Included

Viale Machiavelli 25, Florence

The Classic Hotel is located in a 19th-century villa, behind the Boboli Gardens and just 10 minute's walk from the Pitti Palace, the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi. Set in splendid gardens, where breakfast is served during summer, the hotel offers a variety of rooms with antique furniture and modern comforts.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €129
Breakfast: € 6

Viale Fratelli Roselli 44, Florence

This hotel is located in an old Florentine patrician villa, set among lovely gardens. The decor is done with great taste and style, with attractive furniture and green plants, easy chairs and sofas. Breakfast is served with room service on request.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €129
Breakfast: Included

Lungarno Serristori 13, Florence

Dedicated to those travelers in search of more for less. Within a 10 minute walk you can be at the Ponte Vecchio. The dining room is interesting, with its original brick curved ceiling exposed. A sitting room has a fireplace, low leather arm chairs and a long trestle table.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €129
Breakfast: Included

Lungarno degli Archibusieri 4, Florence

The hotel is filled with character and history. Originally, the building was a stable for the Medici horses.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €145
Breakfast: Included

Via della Scala 6, Florence

Quiet position, near the railway station and historic center. Lift, bar, garden. Garage service. Lovingly converted from a 15th century Medici Palace, the Aprile stands on Via della Scala, within sight of the campanile of Santa Maria Novella. The Duomo is about ten minutes walk away. The hotel is preserved by the Commission of Fine Arts as a historic monument and some of the rooms are lovely, with frescoes, high vaulted ceilings and furniture in the Florentine Renaissance style. Amenities include a lounge, bar, breakfast room and quiet courtyard garden where tables and chairs are set out among the prolific greenery. Snacks are available during the day and you will find a number of restaurants in the immediate neighbourhood. Spotlessly kept and furnished in individual style, each of the 30 bedrooms has private bathroom, telephone and minibar.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €155
Breakfast: Included

Via San Gallo 30, Florence

This hotel is completely new, featuring rooms with balconies facing the historic city of Florence, halls with frescos, a terrace and a new entrance directly on the main street. Built in the mid 19th century, the entire structure has maintained its original aspect and style.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €155
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 89, Florence

The hotel has been completely redone, using pieces from a beautiful collection of 16th-century antiques both in the public areas and in the 16 bedrooms.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €160
Breakfast: Included

Via Laura 50, Florence

On the site of the old Crocetta convent, in the centre of Florence, this hotel combines the best of modern comfort with the warmth of antique furniture.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €165
Breakfast: € 10

Via Cavour 57, Florence

This hotel is housed in an elegant 17th-century palace and offers a pleasant atmosphere, tasteful furnishings and a high level of comfort. All the rooms are soundproofed and air conditioned, a true blessing in the summer, when the temperature rises and the mosquitoes arrive. Many overlook characteristic rooftops and gardens. In summer the buffet breakfast is served under umbrellas in an inner courtyard.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €165
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 6, Florence

The hotel Palazzo Benci is in the renovated 16th century mansion of the Benci family of Florence. The tranquil rooms along the back overlook the Medici Chapel. All the rooms in the hotel have double-glazed windows and air-conditioning.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €170
Breakfast: Included

Via Tornabuoni, Florence

Old fashioned appeal. From May to October you are required to take half-board.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €170
Breakfast: Included

Viale Michelangelo 1, Florence

Located on the shady Viale Michelangelo, this hotel is close to the centre of Florence and the major sites, and is well served by public transport. It offers a pleasant location in a nineteenth-century villa with gardens, as well as helpful staff and modern facilities in all rooms.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €170
Breakfast: Included

Via del Proconsolo 3, Florence

The hotel is a former 13th century palace built by the Cherchi Family. The hotel has kept its architectural heritage and is truly magnificent throughout. The old chapel is now the Ristorante Beatrice. The beautifully hand-painted ceilings, original stained-glass windows and gleaming silverware create an air of refined luxury in this fine restaurant. On the sixth floor is the breakfast room and terrace, with a panoramic view of Florence. Parking can be arranged.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €176
Breakfast: Included

Via di Porta Rossa, Florence

This is the oldest hotel in Florence, in operation since the year 1386, a medieval palazzo of three floors, 71 rooms, and two elevators, in a historical setting: lead-framed windows, chandeliers, golden mirrors, antique furniture, huge lounges, and in the guest rooms, beamed ceilings and giant wardrobes. Guests as distinguished as Stendahl, Lord Acton and Balzac stayed here in the 19th century. The location is a two-minute walk from the Piazza Signoria and the Uffizi Galleries. All rooms are with private facilities.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €178
Breakfast: Included

Piazza SS. Annunziata 3, Florence

This hotel occupies one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in the city.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €181
Breakfast: Included

Via delle Ruote 12, Florence

The Hotel Royal is a magnificent turn of the century private villa set off the street in a large well kept garden not far from train station. Its one of the best three star picks in Florence. A lovely sitting room overlooks the back garden. In the spring and summer, breakfast is served in the garden, which is filled with roses and other flowering plants. The rooms are perfectly quiet and have views of the garden. Discounts available for low season.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €186
Breakfast: Included

Via Tornabuoni 3, Florence

The rooms are so inviting that you may want to settle in and stay forever. A wisteria-shaded rooftop terrace for afternoon drinks or a leisurely breakfast offers splendid views of the nearby churches and red tiled rooftops.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €186
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 77, Florence

This charming hotel is one of the newest 3-star hotels in the city centre which reopened in June'99. The hotel is an 18th-century building which has been completely refurbished internally: elevator, air-conditioning, sound-proof rooms, some with rooftop views while others are equipped for the disabled. The reception area has a bar and lots of common space, a pleasant breakfast room where a delicious buffet breakfast is served - juice, fresh fruit, hard-boiled eggs, sliced ham and cheese, yogurt, cereal, all the traditional hot drinks. All the 26 rooms are nicely furnished and with ensuite bathrooms. All have satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, and computer jacks and fax-machine on request. The hotel is conveniently located near the Central Train Station of S.M. Novella and just steps away from the Conference Hall and the Exhibition grounds of the Fortezza da Basso.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €196
Breakfast: Included

Via Taddea 8, Florence

Hotel Botticelli is a patrician home of the 16th century, close to the old market in the heart of downtown Florence, just a short walk to the Cathedral and the principal museums. The three-star hotel reopens its doors to guests after having undergone a complete restoration, the Renaissance architecture and the refined furnishings reflect the Florentine character. Its vaulted public rooms and a delightful covered porch on the second floor add further charm. The 34 rooms, each with private bath and shower, are equipped with double-glazed windows, air-conditioning, direct-dial telephone, colour tv, minibar and individual safe.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €204
Breakfast: Included

Vicolo Marzio 1, Florence

The Hotel Hermitage is the kind of accommodation travelers dream about finding in this magical city. It is a small, well-manicured hotel with efficient service and breathtaking views over the city's most famous monuments. Everything about this charming hotel is appealing, from the top-floor plant-filled terrace with its spectacular views, to the well thought-out bedrooms and sitting areas. The cosy living room has a bar along one side and a fireplace for cool winter evenings. Oriental rugs, tile floors, and comfortable chairs and sofas that are perfect for sinking into and gazing out over Arno. This hotel requires a check or money order as a deposit for your booking.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €212
Breakfast: Included

Via Calzaiuoli 6, Florence

The best central location in Florence. 46 rooms with facilities, air conditioning, direct-dial phone in rooms and baths, private room safes, TV.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €217
Breakfast: Included

Via della Scala 33, Florence

In the heart of Florence, only a stone's throw away from Piazza S. M. Novella. Originally a fifteenth century Franciscan monastery, the general areas and halls have been returned to their ancient splendor with chests of drawers, cross-vaults, stone arches and pillars. The style of the general rooms is combined with the elegant and modern bedrooms, most of which circle the patio and internal garden, where guests can enjoy the extra-large Jacuzzi-style hot tub, all year round. Some rooms have a solarium or private balcony, all are very peaceful and comfortable, with air conditioning, satellite TV, direct telephone, mini bar, radio and electric trouser-press. The large bathrooms are furnished with precious marble, and are supplied with radio, telephone, hair-dryer and towel-warmer. Buffet breakfast service, American Bar and snack service even in the garden. There is a meeting room equipped for up to 100 people. Garage service.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €232
Breakfast: Included

Via Nazionale 22, Florence

The location is within walking distance of the train station, the big Central Market with all its alluring stalls, the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €41
Breakfast: Included

Via dei Serragli 49, Florence

It is part of the Protestant Church of Italy and is home for boys and girls from eight to 18 who cannot live with their own families. On the second floor in the Florence location, the institute operates a type of hostel open to anyone. The rooms are clean and very neat. Five rooms open onto a lovely shared terrace; others overlook the institute's gardens and Fort Belvedere in the distance. The best part about this accommodation is that the money received goes directly to the institute to help the children.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €42
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 58, Florence

The hotel has been owned and operated for two decades by the Noto family. Their approach is friendly but guests must toe the line when it comes to drip-day laundry and room feasts. The large rooms are light, clean and airy with bath.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €54
Breakfast: Included

Borgo degli Abizi 11, Florence

The 12th century building overlooks Gemma's Tower, named after Gemma Donati wife of Dante, Italy's greatest poet. Very well located, this small hotel has seven clean and large rooms, all with shared bathroom along the corridor.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €57 Breakfast

Piazza Ottaviani 1, Florence

Located on the second floor of a building (with elevator), has clean and quiet rooms. Notice: curfew and lockout at 00:30 a.m.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €57
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 56, Florence

Anna Pianigiani serves breakfast to her guests each morning in her large kitchen. The rooms have balconies facing the street or quiet garden. Rooms are very clean with pretty tile floors, Formica furniture, and good beds.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €57
Breakfast: Not Included

Via Faenza 58, Florence

Located near the train station. The rooms are freshly painted, the curtains are clean and the hall facilities are perfectly acceptable.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €62
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 56, Florence

The 15 room third-floor walk-up has a homey atmosphere presided over by a typical Italian family who are happy to share their tv viewing time with guests. There is a sunny glassed in terrace that doubles as a breakfast area during the summer season

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €62
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 56, Florence

Neat, clean and uniform in its plainness, the Albergo Marini is short on charm but very serviceable.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €62
Breakfast: € 4

Piazza S. Spirito 9, Florence

An economic guesthouse well located in a splendid square, with a faded charm. Maintenance and cleanness could be better.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €62
Breakfast: Included

Piazza S. Stefano 1, Florence

Nothing special but very central, and clean enough to be appreciated for the extremely low rate. Only 4 rooms are without private bathroom.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €62
Breakfast: Included

Via Alfieri, Florence

This pensione has eight rooms, adequately furnished, all on the second floor. Its location is a bit off the beaten track, 15 minutes walking to the city centre or less if you take a bus. With friendly and helpful owners, it is recommended to all ages and to women traveling alone. Free parking on a side street. Rooms are without private facilities, but showers down the hall are free and continental breakfast is included in all rates.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €67
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 51, Florence

The rooms are quiet and clean, with antiques tossed in here and there. A sunny terrace and lovely dining room provide nice places for breakfast, which is complemented by assorted teas, cheeses and meats in addition to the usual jam.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €72
Breakfast: Included

Piazza degli Ottaviani, 1, Florence

The best part is the sunny terrace, where either an Italian or American breakfast is served. Bathless room and having breakfast elsewhere make this hotel a real bargain. Rooms have white wipe-off furniture, clean bathrooms.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €72 Breakfast

Via del Corso 1, Florence

Central, each eccentric room is named after one of the last dukes of the Medici and is adorned with one of their portraits. Curfew at midnight.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €74
Breakfast: Included

Via Nazionale 22, Florence

The hotel is on the second floor on the right side of a rather gloomy building. The rooms are pleasing to the eye, with fresh whitewashed walls, royal blue carpets in some and plain but scratch free furniture.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €77
Breakfast: Included

Via Fiume 20, Florence

Best suited for backpackers and family groups, this family run hotel has seven adequately furnished rooms on the second floor of a former apartment house, about a five-minute walk from the train station. A 1 a.m. curfew is enforced. All rooms are with private shower and WC, as well as a balcony.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €77 Breakfast

Piazza Donati 4, 50122, Florence

The house has a famous past. In the 13th century it was home of the powerful Donati family and the birthplace of Gemma Donati, wife of Dante Alighieri. Central location within walking distance of just about everything a tourist might want to see and do in Florence. The rooms are nicely done, with modern walnut furniture consisting of a desk and chair, a bureau, and two bedside chests. The hotel is quiet, despite its central location.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €77
Breakfast: Included

Via San Zanobi 45, Florence

Hotel Enza is a nice little mansion with a domestic administration. This is an ideal place for customers who love a peaceful and clean atmosphere, in a budget category. Rooms are with and without bathroom. Located in an old friary, it has very good, in different styles furnished rooms. Owners speak enough English to welcome you.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €80
Breakfast: Included

Via delle Belle Donne 17, Florence

The hotel is wonderfully located in the heart of the city, although it is in a quiet street next to via Tornabuoni, very close to the Duomo. Mr Luciano runs it in a friendly and nice way and real fresh "cornettos" are served with breakfast. Multiple rooms are available as well as single and double rooms with bathroom along the corridor for budget travelers. Free internet and e-mail facility.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €83
Breakfast: Included

Via Faenza 7, Florence

This hotel is clean, safe and family-run. The Accademia has 16 rooms on three floors of a building on the hotel-studded Via Faenza. The original stained-glass windows dating from 1700 and a painted ceiling create a dramatic entry area. The breakfast room has another frescoed ceiling, a huge gilt mirror and framed photos of Florence mixed with watercolors of Tuscany.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €88
Breakfast: Included

Viale Don Minzoni 25, Florence

The Hotel Meridiana is a modern tourist class hotel located directly within the area of avenues surrounding Florence, just a few minutes from the heart of the old city. Easily reached both from the main railway station and the highway in an ideal position, close to the major sites and the congress centre. Most of the rooms are equipped with private bathroom and all rooms have direct-dial telephone. A large and comfortable self-service restaurant is at the disposal of hotel guests.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €88
Breakfast: Included

Via Panzani 1, Florence

This new little "pensione" is wonderfully located in a street facing the Duomo; it is clean and nice and also can accommodate up to 4 persons in a room. The view from the roof-terrace is unique.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €88
Breakfast: Included

Via Nazionale 24, Florence

A small one star hotel with an excellent quality/price ratio, comfortable and functional. Recently renovated, it is close to the train station of S. Maria Novella, to the convention centre and to the expo site. Friendly and youthful atmosphere.

Rates (per room):
Double room with private bathroom: €93
Breakfast: Not included