Hotel Principe, Tuscany Italy

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An appealing, high quality family-run option offering plenty of traditional Florentine charm and character in a pleasant – if a little removed – riverside location. The comfortable furnishings, relaxing garden and the intimacy of the communal areas lends more of a private residence-like feel to it.

Exterior

A narrow pleasant building with local-style ornate facade sandwiched between two larger offerings and a few steps up to the entrance.

Property type: Hotel

Storeys: 4

Interior

The welcoming homely interior has quality period furnishings throughout offering an attractive lounge with comfortable seating areas around an ornate marble fireplace. Similarly atmospheric breakfast room boasts eye-catching fresco.

Rooms: 20

Grounds

Attractive well-manicured walled garden with an abundance of potted plants and shrubs is pleasing to the eye as well as offering a relaxing oasis to escape the meandering crowds of the city centre.

Location

Area Type: ¾ ml west of Piazza del Duomo, in the upmarket district of Ognissanti with its classy hotels and handsome residential buildings, overlooking the Arno River which is just across a fairly busy road. The popular shops and sights of Ponte Vecchio are a ¾ ml riverside walk away. Bus stop 250 yds. The train station is ½ mile.

Map Ref: 9