Relais Santa Croce — Florence, Italy

An age-old palace from the 1700's, with frescos on the ceilings, high quality comfort and professional staff at your service. Luxury and refinement in the heart of Florence, between Santa Croce Basilica and the Duomo. After a day spent visiting this splendid city, relaxing in a welcoming, refined and elegant environment represents a sensation of intense pleasure for any traveller. Overlooking the Florence skyline, the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) or Santa Croce Basilica, the splendid rooms of Relais Santa Croce offer its guests high quality comfort and luxury services. Each room is equipped with adjustable air conditioning, Internet via TV or on your laptop, satellite and pay TV, clothes closet, mini bar, safe deposit box. The rooms are characterized by great attention to detail: period furniture with design elements, precious fabric and luxury finishings, such as the walls decorated with boiserie panels.

Florence is a city where every alley, road or square preserves a work of art. The city that fascinates and charms, a city to discover little by little, walking through its splendid historic centre to admire churches, monuments and historic buildings, such as the eighteenth-century Ciofi-Jacometti Palace, which hosts Relais Santa Croce. Starting here, you can visit the entire historic centre of Florence on foot: Santa Croce Basilica is 50 meters from the hotel with works of art from Giotto, Cimabue and Brunelleschi. You can arrive in a few minutes from Via Ghibellina to the Bargello, an important National Museum displaying some of the most famous masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance. Continuing in the direction of the Arno, you come to the splendid Piazza della Signoria with the Uffizi Gallery and, a little further ahead, the picturesque Ponte Vecchio, one of the symbols of Florence. About 800 meters from Relais Santa Croce the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) arises, whose grand dome was realized by Brunelleschi with frescos by Vasari and Zuccari. There is also the famous square bell tower designed by Giotto and covered with white, green and red marble. This luxury hotel in Florence is very near Buonarroti House, an interesting museum hosting many of the artist's masterpieces.

Simple, tasty dishes, genuine seasonal ingredients: all the authentic flavours of this splendid land, prepared to perfection by the chef in our restaurant. In a refined, tranquil atmosphere, you can discover and taste the famous Tuscan specialties: age-old recipes that require time, experience and passion, but above all, the highest quality materials. Just like the fresh ones we buy daily from the historic Sant Ambrogio Market, choosing each ingredient one by one, to guarantee a perfect final result and to offer your palate indescribable pleasure. From the many varieties of vegetables in the Tuscan kitchen to the esteemed meat from Chianina cows, necessary for the famous "Fiorentina" steak.

Hotel Address

• Relais Santa Croce
• Via Ghibellina 87
• Florence, 50122
• Italy

Directions to Hotel
By airplane - From Florence airport - with a private taxi you arrive directly to the hotel in about 15 minutes, with the "Vola in bus" shuttle service you arrive at Santa Maria Novella Station in about 20 minutes.

By car - From Rome- take the Florence South highway exit and go in the direction of the center. When you arrive at a traffic light at the end of Lungarno del Tempio, you are obliged to go right- go in the direction of Piazza Beccaria and at the first traffic light turn left for Viale Giovine Italia. Go to the end of the Viale and turn right and drive along Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia. Continue along Corso dei Tintori and at the traffic light turn right, after 100 meters you will find Piazza Santa Croce to the right and after 20 meters there is another traffic light, turn right onto Via Ghibellina and after 100 meters you arrive to Relais Santa Croce.

From Milan: take the Florence North highway exit and go in the direction of the center. Once you arrive near Fortezza da Basso, go around and drive along Viale Spartaco Lavagnini, Piazza della Liberta, Viale Mateotti, Piazza Beccaria and lastly, Viale Giovine Italia. Go to the end of the Viale and turn right and drive along Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia. Continue along Corso dei Tintori and at the traffic light turn right- after 100 meters you will find Piazza Santa Croce to the right and after 20 meters there is another traffic light- turn right onto Via Ghibellina and after 100 meters you arrive to Relais Santa Croce.

By train - From Santa Maria Novella Station you can take a taxi or bus no.14 and get off at stop no.3 on Via Ghibellina. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the hotel from the station.

Child policies vary by hotel. Many hotels are able to provide a rollaway bed or crib, though there may be an extra fee. Such fees will not be included in the quoted rate.

If you are ready to book, our advice is to first make your reservation. Our agents will then be able to more effectively assist you with details regarding your children.

If you require further information before making a reservation, please contact us with the hotel name, your dates, and the number and age of the children. Thank you.

Relais Santa Croce - Highly Recommended

Relais Santa Croce is featured on the following Five Star Alliance recommendation lists:
- The Best Florence Historical Residence Hotels

The Best Luxury Hotels in Florence

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