Where to Stay in Florence

There is a variety of accommodation and places to stay in Florence. You will find hotels ranging from high end luxury and deluxe hotels to reasonable mid range and budget hotels. However make sure you book in advance, especially during the peak season.

The high-end hotels are an out and out delight. Plush décor, impeccable service, dignified and elegant, Florence’s best luxury hotels like the Relais Santa Croce, Hotel Regency, Golden Tower Hotel and Grand Hotel Villa Cora are at par with the best in the world. Deluxe accommodation in Florence is easily available as well and some very popular options for 4 star hotels are Hotel Albani Firenze, Grand Hotel Baglioni and Hotel Calzaiuoli.

Florence is teeming with pensioni and private affitta camere and hotels that serve as mid-rung accommodation. Some options for 3 star hotels are Hotel Pendini, Hotel Pitti Palace aL Ponte Vecchio and Hotel City.

For the budget traveler too, there is a wealth of options. De Lanzi, Gioia, Beatrice, and Hotel Club are some good budget hotels that do not relegate you to seamy districts; and are conveniently located near the centre of town, near the train station, around the Piazza Santa Maria Novella and near Piazza San Marco. You can find good, reasonably priced hotels around Via Nazionale as well.