Florence: Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco (3 Star Hotel)

0.3 business
executive room
superior room
de luxe room
junior suite
de luxe room

Address: Via cavour 29 , Florence 50129, Italy
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Lonely Planet review

  • Robert Landon
  • Lonely Planet author
Occupying a 15th-century palazzo just up the street from the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the Guelfo Bianco offers some of the grandest digs in Florence at this price range. The owners have decked the place out with a private collection that includes fine antiques as well as genuinely worthy contemporary art.

Like many converted palazzi, this hotel consists of a dizzying array of room types, from small but elegant 'executive' doubles to cavernous suites with vaulted, frescoed ceilings. Some have lovely balconies, a few look out onto an idyllic private garden, and many are graced by the palazzo's original beamed ceilings. Downstairs there's a small but pleasant reading room, a bar that serves up whisky as well as espresso, and two computer terminals with free Internet access. Weather permitting, breakfast is served in a small courtyard with potted olive trees. If you decide to stay here, investigate the various room options, because while all are lovely, you may find one you really fall in love with.

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Atmosphere: Boutique and Low-key

Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 2:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 12:00 AM