Villa MangiacaneSet on a hillside just outside Florence, the Villa Mangiacane is the best of both worlds — the sort of Tuscan country-house escape that absolutely sells (...)
Villa La MassaThis kind of haute-luxury Tuscan-villa experience can certainly stand on its own, and probably needs little selling anyway — but all the same, it would (...)
UNA Hotel VittoriaFlorence’s UNA Hotel Vittoria is a masterpiece of ultra-modern hotel design, the handiwork of the improbably named Italian architect Fabio Novembre, and (...)
The Westin Excelsior, FlorenceIf it’s the classic Florentine experience you’re after, you need look no further: this is the definitive downtown Florence grand hotel, a century-old (...)
Residenza Del MoroNowhere else but Florence could you hope to find a meticulously restored Renaissance-era villa turned, with a minimum of modern interference, into a small (...)
Hotel HomeThere’s a lot to look at in Florence, so much that they’ve actually got a name for the city’s particular brand of visual overstimulation: Stendhal (...)
JK PlaceFlorence is home to many old-fashioned palazzo hotels, and more than a few modern-design boutiques; and though JK Place falls closer to the latter (...)
Hotel Villa San MicheleHeat, cathedrals, and German tourists clicking cameras at the Venus de Milo — Florence in the summer has a way of wearing you down. Desperate? Well, a (...)
Helvetia & Bristol HotelOn the outside, this building—despite having been built in the 19th century—blends in comfortably with the surrounding architecture, with its white (...)
Four Seasons Hotel FirenzeOne of the most common complaints about the big luxury chains is that they tend to exhibit a certain sameness of style, no matter the location. But (...)
Castello Del Nero Hotel & SpaSurrounded by world-famous vineyards and within easy day-trip distance of both Florence and Siena, the Chianti region of Tuscany is hardly suffering from (...)
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