Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels CollezionevsHotel Degli Orafi
Both properties are recommended by professionals. On balance, Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione scores significantly better than Hotel Degli Orafi. Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione is ranked #4 in Florence with recommendations from 11 sources like Oyster, Michelin Guide and Star Service.
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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
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
Oyster
Luxury
"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.
Hotel Degli Orafi
Lungarno degli Archibusieri, 4, 50121 Florence
From $167/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"Low off-season rates are a bargain, but even in high season the optimistic prices manage to eke out a sense of value. This old-school Italian inn is more engaging than it is elegant." Full review
Fodor's
"A key scene in A Room with a View was shot in this pensione, which is today a luxury hotel adorned with chintz and marble." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Overlooking the Ponte Vecchio, the 42-room Hotel Degli Orafi offers a prime location for travelers seeking easy access to Florence’s prime attractions." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"There’s something warm and reassuring about the hotel’s slightly cluttered antique décor and it has a couple of ace cards up its sleeve." Full review