The Piazza Santa Croce is an elegant and generously proportioned piazza surrounded by restaurants, cafes, market stalls and boutiques. This area, with its artisan workshops and very Florentine feeling cafes and bars, is a great place to stay if you want to get a feel for the Florence the locals know. While still being really well located for the city’s main sights. Our Guru’s recommendations for the best hotels near the Piazza Santa Croce reflects this, and includes some small hotels and family-run B&Bs.
As far as sight seeing goes the place to start has to be the Basilica of Santa Croce itself, in which you’ll find the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Rossini, Dante and Machiavelli, the Bargello Museum and the 16 beautiful chapels with frescoes by Giotti and his pupils. Across the piazza from the basilica is the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori, rebuilt for a Medici in the 15th century.
Of an evening this can be a lively place to be.
N4U is a five room B&B occupying a beautiful tower which is over a thousand years old. The location is excellent and the rooms are quite spacious, with their frescoes, Art Deco touches and eclectic antiques.
Le Stanze de Santa Croce is a cheerful B&B with four rooms - or you can book out the whole place. Brightly coloured rooms and a lovely breakfast terrace make this a warm, comfortable place to stay, just steps away from the Piazza Santa Croce.
The Residenza d’Epoca in Piazza Della Signoria has just ten rooms - but they’re quite something, with frescoed ceilings and parquet floors. The communal breakfast is highly regarded and this is a great option for families or groups.
Florence (Tuscany)
Imagine waking up in Piazza della Signoria surrounded by history, comfort, frescoed ceilings, stonewalls, and parquet floors. Highly popular, family run B&B offers the true 'Florence' experience from classic rooms to delicious communal breakfast. A great choice for couples, families and groups.
Florence (Tuscany)
Centrally located family-friendly B&B in a historic tower over 1,000 years old. Art deco touches with eclectic antiques add character to the rooms. Breakfast is served in-room. This spacious, quirky B&B is great value and offers its own history with some large frescoed rooms.
Florence
A cheerful boutique B&B set in the heart of Florence. Brightly coloured rooms have a chic contemporary feel. Start your day on the lovely breakfast terrace. With just four rooms and the option of renting out the whole property, this is a great option for groups.
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