16 five-star hotels, rankedBest hotels in Florence
Where to stay in Florence: the 16 grand hotels within reach of the museums, in the order their guests rate them, with what each one has and where it stands.
- 16
- Five-star hotels on the list
- 1386
- The oldest: Porta Rossa
- 5
- Have a swimming pool
- 4.9
- The highest rating: Collegio alla Querce
The ranking for Florence
14.9
Collegio alla Querce
Five-star hotel, Le Cure
A former college on the first hills north of the centre, with its chapel and its theatre kept, gardens, and the city in view.
- Gardens
- Spa
- Two restaurants
- Bar
24.8
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Five-star hotel, Borgo Pinti
A palace of the fifteenth century and a former convent, on either side of the largest private garden in Florence, fifteen minutes' walk from the Duomo.
- Private garden
- Outdoor pool
- Spa
- Restaurant Il Palagio
34.8
The St. Regis Florence
Five-star hotel, Piazza Ognissanti
The old Grand Hotel on the Arno, built as a hotel in the 1850s and long the address of visiting royalty, ten minutes' walk downriver from the Ponte Vecchio.
- Winter Garden restaurant
- Bar
- Spa
- Butler service
44.8
Porta Rossa
Five-star hotel, Via Porta Rossa
Thought to be the oldest hotel in Italy: an inn stood on this street in the fourteenth century, and the building has a medieval tower in the middle of it.
- Tower suite
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Stained-glass hall
54.8
Villa La Massa
Five-star hotel, Candeli, on the Arno
A country villa on a bend of the Arno upstream of Florence, among olive trees and lemon houses, a hotel since 1948.
- Park on the river
- Outdoor pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
64.8
Portrait Firenze
Five-star hotel, Ponte Vecchio
A small hotel of suites on the river embankment, a few steps from the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi, owned by the Ferragamo family.
- Restaurant Caffè dell'Oro, facing the bridge
- Bar
- Kitchens in the suites
74.8
Palazzo Portinari Salviati
Five-star hotel, Via del Corso
The palace of the family of Dante's Beatrice, two hundred metres from the Duomo, with thirteen suites under frescoed ceilings.
- Frescoed suites
- Restaurant in the courtyard
- Spa
- Bar
84.7
The Excelsior
Five-star hotel, Piazza Ognissanti
The other grand hotel of Piazza Ognissanti, on the Arno, known as the Excelsior since the 1920s and for years as the Westin Excelsior.
- Rooftop restaurant and bar
- Bar on the ground floor
- Fitness room
- Meeting rooms
94.7
The city gate ten minutes down the hill, not the hotel. Picture: sailko, CC BY 2.5
Villa Cora
Five-star hotel, Viale Machiavelli
A villa of the 1860s in a park on the hill above the Boboli Gardens, with painted and mirrored rooms, twenty minutes' walk from the Pitti Palace.
- Park
- Outdoor pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
104.7
Helvetia & Bristol
Five-star hotel, Palazzo Strozzi
A hotel of the Grand Tour beside Palazzo Strozzi, founded by a Swiss hotelier in the 1880s, where Stravinsky, Pirandello and D'Annunzio stayed.
- Spa
- Winter garden
- Restaurant
- Bar
114.7
Hotel Savoy
Five-star hotel, Piazza della Repubblica
The hotel on Piazza della Repubblica, two minutes from the Duomo, on the ground where the first houses of the Medici stood.
- Restaurant Irene, with tables on the square
- Bar
- Fitness room
124.7
Hotel Bernini Palace
Five-star hotel, Piazza della Signoria
The hotel behind the Palazzo Vecchio where the deputies of the first Italian parliament lodged and argued, when Florence was the capital.
- The Parliament Hall
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Fitness room
134.7
Hotel Lungarno
Five-star hotel, Oltrarno
The hotel that stands in the Arno itself, on the south bank between the Ponte Vecchio and Ponte Santa Trinita, with terraces over the water.
- Restaurant Borgo San Jacopo, on the river
- Bar and lounge over the water
- Private terraces
144.7
Villa San Michele
Five-star hotel, Fiesole
A Franciscan convent of the fifteenth century on the hillside of Fiesole, with a loggia looking down on the whole of Florence, a hotel since 1952.
- Three restaurants
- Pool with a view
- Terraced gardens
- Bar
154.7
Il Salviatino
Five-star hotel, Fiesole hills
A villa of the Salviati family on the first slope of the Fiesole hills, in its own park, with the city in view from the terrace.
- Park
- Outdoor pool
- Spa
- Restaurant with a terrace
164.5
The square the hotel stands on, not the hotel. Picture: Pierre-Selim Huard, CC BY 4.0
The Place Firenze
Five-star hotel, Santa Maria Novella
A town house of twenty rooms on Piazza Santa Maria Novella, facing Alberti's marble church front, three minutes from the station.
- Roof terrace
- Library and lounge
- Restaurant and bar on the square
Closest to the museums and sights
For each museum and sight this site has a guide to in Florence, the 3 hotels nearest to it. Distances are in a straight line.
- Uffizi Galleries
- Portrait Firenze250 m
- Hotel Bernini Palace250 m
- Hotel Lungarno300 m
- Accademia Gallery
- Florence Cathedral
- Hotel Savoy150 m
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati200 m
- Helvetia & Bristol350 m
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Ponte Vecchio
- Portrait Firenze100 m
- Hotel Lungarno100 m
- Porta Rossa250 m
- Pitti Palace
- Hotel Lungarno350 m
- Portrait Firenze450 m
- Porta Rossa550 m
- Bargello National Museum
- Hotel Bernini Palace150 m
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati150 m
- Hotel Savoy300 m
- Medici Chapels
- Hotel Savoy350 m
- The Place Firenze400 m
- Helvetia & Bristol400 m
- Basilica of Santa Croce
- Hotel Bernini Palace400 m
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati500 m
- Hotel Savoy700 m
By area
Candeli, seven kilometres up the Arno from the city
- Villa La Massa, Candeli, on the Arno
Fiesole, on the hill north of the city
- Villa San Michele, Fiesole
Oltrarno, above the Boboli Gardens
- Villa Cora, Viale Machiavelli
San Giovanni quarter
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Borgo Pinti
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati, Via del Corso
- Hotel Savoy, Piazza della Repubblica
Santa Croce quarter
- Hotel Bernini Palace, Piazza della Signoria
Santa Maria Novella quarter
- The St. Regis Florence, Piazza Ognissanti
- Porta Rossa, Via Porta Rossa
- Portrait Firenze, Ponte Vecchio
- The Excelsior, Piazza Ognissanti
- Helvetia & Bristol, Palazzo Strozzi
- The Place Firenze, Santa Maria Novella
Santo Spirito quarter
- Hotel Lungarno, Oltrarno
the hills north of the centre
- Collegio alla Querce, Le Cure
the Salviatino district, at the foot of the hill of Fiesole
- Il Salviatino, Fiesole hills
Hotels in Florence: common questions
- Which is the best hotel in Florence?
- By what guests say on Google, Collegio alla Querce: 4.9 out of 5 from 190 ratings. Four Seasons Hotel Firenze and The St. Regis Florence come next. The ranking on this page follows that rating and nothing else.
- Which five-star hotels in Florence have a swimming pool?
- 5 of the 16: Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Villa La Massa, Villa Cora, Villa San Michele and Il Salviatino.
- Which five-star hotels are closest to the Uffizi?
- Portrait Firenze, 250 m away; Hotel Bernini Palace, 250 m away; Hotel Lungarno, 300 m away. Distances are in a straight line.
- Which is the oldest grand hotel in Florence?
- Of the hotels on this list, Porta Rossa, which dates itself to 1386.
- How is the ranking made?
- The hotels are chosen by this site: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not chosen. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel pays to be listed or to be higher.
Where to eat in Florence
- Antico Ristorante Paoli4.7Restaurant, Orsanmichele
- Giacosa 18154.7Café and cocktail bar, Via de' Tornabuoni
- Trattoria Mario4.6Trattoria, San Lorenzo
- Perché no!4.6Gelateria, Orsanmichele
How the ranking is made
Which hotels are on the list is this site's choice: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, highest first, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel has paid to be here or to be higher.
The ratings are read from each hotel's entry on Google Maps and change over time, so the order can change too. No room rates are given, because they change by the night. The button on each hotel's page leads to the hotel's own site.