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Four Seasons Hotel FirenzevsCasa Howard Firenze - Residenza d'Epoca
Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Four Seasons Hotel Firenze is preferred by most professionals compared to Casa Howard Guest House. Four Seasons Hotel Firenze is ranked #1 in Florence with accolades from 15 reviews such as Condé Nast Traveler, Insight Guides and Hideaway Report.
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
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Frommer's
Concierge
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
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Gayot
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Borgo Pinti 99, 50121 Florence
From $573/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
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"Extremely elegant... A truly exclusive place to stay."
"Perhaps the finest Four Seasons in Europe." Full review
"From the American doorman in, service is impeccable, and the hotel is good with important little details like the freshly squeezed pineapple juice at breakfast."
"Two Renaissance palazzi – the Gherardesca and the Conventino – have been converted by the Four Seasons group to become a new contender for the title of Florence’s top hotel."
"Frescoes, bas-reliefs and original decorations give it a museum-like gravitas, yet the attentive service makes it feel like home."
"A palpable primer painting Florence's zenith, this hotel is a living museum with human scale and ample human touches." Full review
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Guests can choose Chianti massages with wine fragrance and iris flower treatments for skin.
"The property has 117 uniquely different guest rooms and suites that offer a variety of different views of the city."
"Seven years of restoration have turned this 15th-century palazzo in Florence's center into a luxury hotel where no two guest rooms are alike." Full review
"A bastion of true Renaissance luxury in a bustling city, the Four Seasons treats all guests like they’re the master of the house." Full review
"Following a massive building restoration, Florence’s 116-room Four Seasons hotel opened in June 2008." Full review
Casa Howard Firenze - Residenza d'Epoca
Frommer's
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Via della Scala 18, 50123 Florence
From $78/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Dry Cleaning
"Quirky, midsize, individual rooms in this palazzo turned chic, contemporary guesthouse come with stylized themes." Full review
"Casa Howard... invented the luxury Italian guesthouse... this discreet home-away-from-home exports that winning formula to Florence, offering high standards of comfort and service at great rates."
"With six rooms, this is a delicious retreat near the train station."
"This affordable guesthouse... features 13 themed accommodations in a prime location near Santa Maria Novella church." Full review
"The individual, characterful rooms combine original features with modern furnishings."
"This unassuming little inn has no two rooms alike, and an aura of eclectic funk pervades: one room takes its inspiration from Japan; others are geared to families." Full review
"A guesthouse to its core, Casa Howard continues this Florentine tradition; there is neither lobby nor restaurant, and the husband-and-wife owners live in their own apartment here while in town." Full review
8.0
"A stay at Casa Howard feels a bit like being the house guest of a rather eccentric but very stylish friend who has gone on holiday." Full review