The Place Firenze
The Place has twenty rooms, a library and a terrace on the roof. It is run like a private house, and has been since it opened in 2003.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 2003
- Rooms
- 20 rooms
- Area
- Santa Maria Novella
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What sets The Place Firenze apart
The square
The windows look across Piazza Santa Maria Novella to the green and white façade Leon Battista Alberti finished in 1470.
Twenty rooms
The hotel is small enough for the staff to know every guest.
The roof
A terrace on the top of the house looks over the square to the dome of the cathedral.
Three minutes from the train
Santa Maria Novella station and its tram stops are 300 metres away, and the Duomo is 500.
What it has
- Roof terrace
- Library and lounge
- Restaurant and bar on the square
Where The Place Firenze is
Address
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 750123 Florence, Italy
Nearest tram
Unità, on lines T1 and T2, beside Santa Maria Novella station, about 300 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Medici Chapels400 m
- Florence Cathedral500 m
- Ponte Vecchio600 m
- Palazzo Vecchio650 m
- Bargello National Museum700 m
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
A house on the square since 2003
The hotel opened in 2003 in a town house on the quiet side of Piazza Santa Maria Novella. It has kept the same scale since.
The Place Firenze: common questions
- Where is The Place Firenze?
- At Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 7, 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 300 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near The Place Firenze?
- Medici Chapels is 400 m away, Florence Cathedral is 500 m away, Ponte Vecchio is 600 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Place Firenze have a swimming pool?
- No. The Place Firenze has no swimming pool.
- When did The Place Firenze open?
- In 2003. It has 20 rooms.
What visitors say about The Place Firenze
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near The Place Firenze
Things to do near The Place Firenze
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 13See Masaccio's Trinity in Santa Maria Novella200 m awayChurch, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 10Stand among Michelangelo's tombs in the Medici Chapels400 m awayMonument, 45 to 75 minutes, ticket
- 15Eat your way through the Mercato Centrale450 m awayWalk, 1 to 2 hours, free to enter, pay for what you eat
- 3Climb Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo500 m awayChurch, 2 to 3 hours, cathedral free, ticket for the dome
Where to eat near The Place Firenze
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Buca Mario4.4Restaurant, Santa Maria Novella100 m away
- Cantinetta Antinori4.5Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni100 m away
- Buca Lapi4.5Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni100 m away
- Il Latini4.3Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni150 m away
Artists to see near The Place Firenze
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Medici Chapels, 400 m away
Florence Cathedral, 500 m away
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