Porta Rossa
Travellers have been sleeping in Via Porta Rossa since before the dome of the cathedral was built. The hotel that carries the street's name is a palace of the 1500s wrapped round a tower of the 1200s.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1386
- Rooms
- 69 rooms and suites
- Area
- Via Porta Rossa
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What sets Porta Rossa apart
The tower
The tower of the Monaldi family, called La Rognosa, is one of the tallest and best kept in Florence. A suite on three levels has been made in it, with a room at the top that looks over the roofs in every direction.
The hall
The reception is the old courtyard of the palace, roofed over, with carved capitals and stained glass of about 1900.
The Bartolini palace
The Bartolini family bought the houses on the site between about 1350 and 1516 and had them remodelled by the architect Baccio d'Agnolo.
Between the bridge and the square
The Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria are each about 350 metres away, and Via de' Tornabuoni is at the end of the street.
What it has
- Tower suite
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Stained-glass hall
Where Porta Rossa is
Address
Via Porta Rossa 1950123 Florence, Italy
Nearest tram
Unità, on lines T1 and T2, beside Santa Maria Novella station, about 650 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Ponte Vecchio250 m
- Palazzo Vecchio350 m
- Uffizi Galleries350 m
- Florence Cathedral450 m
- Bargello National Museum500 m
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
An inn in the 1300s, a hotel ever since
Among the old houses that the palace swallowed was an inn of Porta Rossa, recorded from the fourteenth century. In the first half of the nineteenth century the whole building was let as a hotel, and it has been one without a break.
It was run by NH Hotels from 2010 and is now part of the Colbert Collection.
Porta Rossa: common questions
- Where is Porta Rossa?
- At Via Porta Rossa 19, in the Santa Maria Novella quarter of Florence. The nearest tram stop is Unità, on lines T1 and T2, beside Santa Maria Novella station, about 650 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near Porta Rossa?
- Ponte Vecchio is 250 m away, Palazzo Vecchio is 350 m away, Uffizi Galleries is 350 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does Porta Rossa have a swimming pool?
- No. Porta Rossa has no swimming pool.
- When did Porta Rossa open?
- In 1386, the date given for the first record of an inn here. It has 69 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about Porta Rossa
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near Porta Rossa
Things to do near Porta Rossa
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 5Cross the Ponte Vecchio at sunset250 m awayWalk, 20 to 45 minutes, free
- 4Walk the halls of the Palazzo Vecchio350 m awayMonument, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, square free, ticket for the palace
- 1Stand in front of Botticelli's Venus at the Uffizi350 m awayMuseum, 2.5 to 4 hours, ticket
- 3Climb Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo450 m awayChurch, 2 to 3 hours, cathedral free, ticket for the dome
Where to eat near Porta Rossa
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Giubbe Rosse4.0Literary café, Piazza della Repubblica200 m away
- Giacosa 18154.7Café and cocktail bar, Via de' Tornabuoni200 m away
- Procacci4.5Wine bar and delicatessen, Via de' Tornabuoni200 m away
- Caffè Paszkowski4.5Café, Piazza della Repubblica250 m away
Artists to see near Porta Rossa
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Palazzo Vecchio, 350 m away
Uffizi Galleries, 350 m away
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