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Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels CollezionevsBrunelleschi Hotel
Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione and Hotel Brunelleschi are both highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Brunelleschi. Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione has a TripExpert Score of 90 with accolades from 11 sources including Forbes Travel Guide, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione
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Via Dei Pescioni 2, 50123 Florence
From $235/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"This elegant 19C hotel evokes the charm of bygone days."
"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."
"Painstaking care has gone into making this hotel one of the prettiest and most intimate in town." Full review
"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
"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."
"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.
"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."
"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
Luxury
"The luxury Helvetia & Bristol Hotel is a late 19th-century, palazzo-style hotel with an Old World, aristocratic air." Full review
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.
Brunelleschi Hotel
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Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, Via De Calzaioli, 50122 Florence
From $220/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
"This hotel with welcoming guestrooms boasts a small museum with Roman remains."
"While it may lack the sophistication of some of Florence's other upscale sleeps, this hotel has two outstanding features." Full review
Upscale
"The Hotel Brunelleschi is a historic boutique property that's on the higher end of the price scale -- for good reason." Full review
"Named for the Italian Renaissance architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi, this historic property in the heart of Florence occupies the Byzantine Pagliazza Tower." Full review
"In short, this is one of the loveliest design hotels in Florence, and views of the Duomo from the best rooms are nothing short of spectacular." Full review
"Chic boutique meets archaeologic treasure trove, just steps from the scene-stealing Duomo cathedral." Full review
8.0
"Occupying a storybook stone tower and medieval church built over ancient Roman baths, the Hotel Brunelleschi simply oozes history." Full review
"This centrally located hotel, with its medieval stone building and gorgeous tower, is a place that drips with history and has excellent views of the Duomo." Full review
"A luxury property only steps away from Filippo’s world-famous architectural masterpiece...inside, you’ll discover an intense dedication to service, an unmatched attention to detail." Full review
4 Stars
"Hotel Brunelleschi is about as a unique as luxury boutique hotels get, whether in Florence or some other far-flung locale." Full review