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Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels CollezionevsHotel Morandi Alla Crocetta
Both hotels are praised by expert reviewers. Overall, Helvetia & Bristol Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Hotel Morandi Alla Crocetta. Helvetia & Bristol Hotel scores 90 with approval from 11 reviews including DK Eyewitness, Forbes Travel Guide and Concierge.
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
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"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.
Hotel Morandi Alla Crocetta
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Via Laura 50, 50121 Florence
From $78/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"You're made to feel like privileged friends of the family at this charming and distinguished residence, furnished comfortably in the classic style of a gracious Florentine home." Full review
"This medieval convent-turned-hotel away from the madding crowd in San Marco is a stunner." Full review
"Once a convent, this small hotel has many admirers. Rooms are furnished in different styles, but all are equally delightful."
"An intimate three-star gem. whose small size and friendly welcome ensure a home-from-home atmosphere."
"This subtly elegant hotel belongs to a different era, when travelers stayed in private homes filled with family heirlooms and well-kept antiques." Full review