Location. Adjacent to its namesake piazza, Hotel Santa Maria Novella is located in Florence, Italy, within 200 meters of Duomo, one kilometer of Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery, and two kilometers of Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens. The Florence Amerigo Vespucci International Airport is seven kilometers away. Hotel Features. The on-site lounge, L'Obelisco, serves cocktails and snacks. Complimentary buffet-style breakfasts are provided each morning in a mirrored drawing room under a glass rotunda ceiling. Conference space is available for events and meetings. The multilingual staff offers concierge assistance, currency exchange and translation services.

Guestrooms. Individually decorated guestrooms feature antique furnishings. Fabric-covered walls and canopy beds grace many rooms. Flat-screen satellite television and high-speed Internet access is provided. Marble bathrooms boast slippers and heated towel rails.

Expert Tip. The first Florentine basilica, Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, boasts famous works of art, Renaissance chapels and funerary monuments.

Room Types:

Standard room:   One king bed or two twin beds. Individually decorated in a range of rich colours and featuring traditional, antique-style furniture. Flatscreen satellite television, direct-dial telephone, high-speed Internet connection, minibar. Marble bathroom with slippers and heated towel rail.

Superior room:   One king bed or two twin beds. View over the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. Individually decorated in a range of rich colours and featuring traditional, antique-style furniture. Flatscreen satellite television, direct-dial telephone, high-speed Internet connection, minibar. Marble bathroom with slippers and heated towel rail.

Driving Directions: The airport is a short taxi ride from town (costing 25) although it is also possible to take the half-hourly bus, which transports passengers to Santa Maria Novella Station, 200 metres from the hotel. From Florence Amerigo Vespucci International Airport: Approximate distance to the hotel is seven kilometres.

Follow the signs to the Centre. Go to Via della Scala/Santa Maria Novella. Arrive at hotel.