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Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels CollezionevsCamping Michelangelo
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Helvetia & Bristol Hotel ranks significantly better than Camping Michelangelo. Helvetia & Bristol Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with approval from 8 reviews including Fodor's, Rough Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Rough Guide
Jetsetter
Oyster
Forbes Travel Guide Show All Reviews
Via Dei Pescioni 2, 50123 Florence
From $235/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide "This elegant 19C hotel evokes the charm of bygone days."
Concierge "One of central Florence's best small hotels, the Helvetia & Bristol has had a distinguished history, with Stravinsky, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Pirandello, and Bertrand Russell among its past guests."
Fodor's "Painstaking care has gone into making this hotel one of the prettiest and most intimate in town." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The views are the trump card at Florence’s Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, where all 67 rooms and suites look onto the Renaissance city." Full review
DK Eyewitness "With five-star traditions but a more boutique feel, this hotel is full of pieces from the owner’s art collection – you might find a 17th- or 18th-century painting above your bed."
Star Service "Around the corner from the more subdued Hotel de la Ville, this is an almost hallowed home-away-from home with a house-proud staff that feels at times like family." Full review
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Guests must request smoke-free digs.
Rough Guide "In business since 1894 and favoured by such luminaries as Pirandello. Stravinsky and Gary Cooper, this is undoubtedly Florence's finest small five-star hotel."
Jetsetter "If you ever dreamed of being a de' Medici princess cavorting in a Botticelli landscape, Florence's Hotel Helvetia & Bristol provides your elegant palazzo away from home. In a great centro..." Full review
OysterLuxury
"The luxury Helvetia & Bristol Hotel is a late 19th-century, palazzo-style hotel with an Old World, aristocratic air." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Exuding endless amounts of Old World charm, Hotel Helvetia & Bristol is located in Florence’s historic center and in one of the city’s prettiest squares." Full review
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The idyllic terrace outside is a superb spot to dine alfresco without the heavy traffic other central areas tend to get — be sure to toast your dinner companion with Italy’s answer to champagne, a glass of Franciacorta Cuvée Satèn.
Camping Michelangelo
Frommer's Rough Guide Oyster
Lonely Planet
Viale Michelangelo 80, 50125 Florence
From $23/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "Here you can sleep with a select 1,000 of your fellow campers and have almost the same vista that the tour buses get up above on Piazzale Michelangiolo." Full review
Rough Guide "A 240-pitch site that’s always crowded, owing to its superb hillside location in an olive grove overlooking the city centre."
OysterBudget
"A super low-budget camping option, with everything that entails. Besides the price, the the spectacular views over Florence are the best thing about this complex." Full review
Lonely Planet "Happy campers roll out of their tents to a panoramic view of Florence at this two-star hilltop campground, equipped with shaded pitches for tents." Full review
