... plays in the hotel's modern Arizona Bar, where guests can enjoy Italian wines. Complimentary breakfast is served in the dining room, which has a peach interior and dark wood furnishings. The hotel offers 24-hour room service.

Massage treatments are available at the Arizona Hotel. The hotel offers discounted use of a nearby fitness centre.

Guestrooms. The Arizona Hotel's 21 climate-controlled guestrooms feature original artwork, dark wood and cream furnishings. All rooms have satellite television, desks, minibars, safes, opening windows and wireless Internet access (surcharge). Bathrooms feature tub/shower combinations.

Room Types:

Quad Superior Room:   One king bed and two twin beds or four twin beds. Desk. Dial-up Internet connection (surcharge). Cable/satellite TV. Minibar. Refrigerator on request. Hair dryer. In-room safe.

Triple Standard Room:   One king bed and one twin bed or three twin beds. Desk. Dial-up Internet connection (surcharge). Cable/satellite TV. Minibar. Refrigerator on request. Hair dryer. In-room safe.

Double Superior Room:   One king bed or two twin beds. Desk. Dial-up Internet connection (surcharge). Cable/satellite TV. Minibar. Refrigerator on request. Hair dryer. In-room safe.

Standard Single:   One twin bed. Traditional style decor in cream with dark wood panelling and furniture and antique paintings. Bathroom with hair dryer. Work desk with Internet connection. Cable television, minibar, direct-dial phone, safe. Wireless Internet (surcharge).

Driving Directions: From Florence Vespucci Airport (FLR): Distance to Arizona Hotel is 12 kilometres, approximately 30 minutes' drive.

Getting there. The Arizona Hotel is on Via Luigi Carlo Farini. Taxis into the city centre cost approximately 15 EUR-16 EUR, and the journey time is 15 minutes. An airport bus departs for Florence's Santa Maria Novella Station every 30 minutes. Single tickets cost 6 EUR. Guests can then take a taxi to the hotel or the number 31 or 32 bus and get off at Via della Colonna, 200 metres from the hotel. Terravision coaches travel to central Florence and Pisa Airport. Tickets cost 12 EUR, and the price includes a one-day pass for Florence's city buses. Prices are all subject to change.

Getting around. The Arizona Hotel is located on Via Luigi Carlo Farini, 800 metres from the Duomo. Florence is compact and easily explored on foot. There are traffic restrictions in the city centre, and parking is expensive. Bright orange buses operate throughout the city centre. Tickets are available at vending machines or from tobacconists. Tickets are sold based on length of time, and are available for one, two or 24 hours. There is a taxi rank in front of Santa Maria Novella Station. The hotel offers a limited amount of free parking. Garage parking is also available (surcharge)

Room Amenities:

• Cable/satellite TV • Iron/ironing board (on request • Rollaway beds • Cribs (infant beds) available • Window opens • Climate control • Welcome amenities • Child care (in room, surcharge • Bidet • Direct-dial phone • Sewing kit • Refrigerator (on request) 

Accademia Gallery - 500 metres | Santa Croce building - 800 metres | Duomo Cathedral - 800 metres | Uffizi Gallery - 1.5 kilometres | Ponte Vecchio bridge - 1.5 kilometres