B&B-style hotel in downtown Florence, near the Duomo

Hotel Medici, Florence

This comfortable B&B-style two-star hotel in Florence offers a comfortable base in an excellent location, close to the Duomo, the Piazza della Signoria and all the city's most popular attractions. The business district with the Exhibition Centre and International Trade Fair building is within easy reach, as is the mainline railway station at Santa Maria Novella. There are plenty of lively trattorias and bars in this area, as well as a wide selection of restaurants serving traditional Tuscan cuisine, in addition to plenty of shops, markets, cinemas and theatres. The hotel is spread over six floors with a delightful roof terrace on the sixth floor where guests can enjoy splendid panoramic views of the city.

There are 40 simply furnished, attractively presented rooms at Florence's Hotel Medici, all with en-suite shower facilities, a WC and direct-dial telephone line, and a continental breakfast served between 7.30 and 10am daily. Small, well-behaved pets are welcome to join their owners here and there is also a wake-up service. There is 24-hour service on the Hotel Medici's front desk, where staff speak English, French, German and Spanish, as well as Italian. Guests will also find a left luggage room, an internet point, photocopying facilities and secretarial services here, and staff will be only too happy to help with tourist information, train schedules, flight confirmations and transfers to and from the airport. A selection of excursions and guided tours are on offer and reservations for museums, taxis, theatre tickets and restaurants may be made on your behalf. There is a trusted garage with a valet parking service nearby and the hotel has a welcoming bar/cafeteria serving a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as coffee.

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Double room from €31