Central Florence Hotels


A bed and breakfast in Florence centre is easy enough to find if you put some advance research and planning into your trip. There are a wide variety of holiday apartments in the centre of Florence, a nice selection of luxury hotels, and other private rentals such as B&Bs and condos. In the centre of Florence, hotels can get quite expensive, especially during the peak travel months of spring and summer. Thus, it is advisable to put as much advance planning into your trip as possible. You will definitely save money and hassle in the long run as a result.

Some of the best accommodations in the city are the hotels near the Duomo in Florence. The entire historic city center of Florence has been given the designation of World Heritage Site by UNESCO, so no matter where you stay in this area, you will be within close proximity of all the most popular attractions. Il Duomo at the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is one such popular attraction in the area, along with others like the Palazzo Vecchio and the Piazza della Signoria. In the centre of Florence hotels range from small and charming boutique hotels to luxurious, 5 star accommodations. You simply need to determine what kind of accommodation you prefer, and then you can get on with the fun part of shaping up the rest of the itinerary for your trip.

The Grand Hotel Cavour is one of the finest centre of Florence hotels. It offers a pleasing variety of amenities, from onsite dining to 24-hour concierge service, and finely appointed guest rooms and suites. The Hotel Bigallo and Hotel Gioia (pictured below) are two more hotels near the Duomo in Florence that are well worth looking into. There are also a range of affordable hotels in central Florence like the Hotel Masaccio, the Allamani Hotel, and the Hotel Rosina, all of them conveniently located in the center of the city.

If you are not so much looking for hotels as holiday apartments in the centre of Florence, there are plenty of options for you as well. Many people who travel to Florence do so needing to save money wherever it is possible to do so. It is not the most inexpensive place in the world, and renting an apartment can help preserve as much of the budget as possible for having fun and enjoying your time on vacation. Many times, the holiday apartments in the centre of Florence are sub-lets and can be locked in for very reasonable rates. Some of the best options for these kinds of apartments can be found in the city itself, where people own apartments but rent them out throughout the year. In many ways you are at the mercy of the time of year. Whether it is a bed and breakfast in Florence centre, a small apartment in the city, or a luxury hotel, you can never go wrong by preparing. In a city that is this popular with tourists the world round, there is always the off chance of getting gouged on prices or left without a room if you push making your reservations too far toward the date of your trip.
The thing to remember is that no matter what kind of accommodation you ultimately decide upon, you are going to be in Florence, and that makes all the difference. You will happy no matter if you go with a bed and breakfast in Florence centre or a more standard hotel.

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