The St. Regis Florence
Piazza Ognissanti opens onto the river, and the two grand hotels of nineteenth-century Florence face each other across it. This is the older of the two.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 2011
- Rooms
- 80 rooms and 19 suites
- Area
- Piazza Ognissanti
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What sets The St. Regis Florence apart
On the Arno
The long side of the building, eleven windows wide, looks straight over the river to the Oltrarno and the hill of Bellosguardo.
Built to be a hotel
The present building went up about 1855 as the Hotel Royal de la Paix, for the foreign visitors who wintered in Florence. Queen Victoria was among its guests.
The Grand Hotel
In 1897 the Swiss hotelier Gérard Kraft took it over, added a floor and renamed it the Grand Hotel, the name Florentines knew it by for more than a century.
Brunelleschi's ghost
A palace of the Giuntini family stood here before it, and Vasari says it was designed by Brunelleschi. Nothing of it can be seen.
What it has
- Winter Garden restaurant
- Bar
- Spa
- Butler service
- Fitness room
Where The St. Regis Florence is
Address
Piazza Ognissanti 150123 Florence, Italy
Nearest tram
Unità, on lines T1 and T2, beside Santa Maria Novella station, about 500 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Medici Chapels750 m
- Ponte Vecchio800 m
- Pitti Palace900 m
- Florence Cathedral900 m
- Palazzo Vecchio1.0 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
Florence's Grand Hotel, under a new name
When the embankment along the Arno was laid out in the middle of the nineteenth century, the old Giuntini palace on Piazza Ognissanti was rebuilt as a hotel for the international set. Gérard Kraft made it the Grand Hotel in 1897.
The CIGA company bought it in 1957 and restored it at length between 1974 and 1986. Since May 2011 it has been The St. Regis Florence.
The St. Regis Florence: common questions
- Where is The St. Regis Florence?
- At Piazza Ognissanti 1, 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 500 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near The St. Regis Florence?
- Medici Chapels is 750 m away, Ponte Vecchio is 800 m away, Pitti Palace is 900 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The St. Regis Florence have a swimming pool?
- No. The St. Regis Florence has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did The St. Regis Florence open?
- In 2011, under this name: the building has been a hotel since about 1855. It has 80 rooms and 19 suites.
What visitors say about The St. Regis Florence
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Tickets and tours near The St. Regis Florence
Things to do near The St. Regis Florence
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 Novella450 m awayChurch, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 16Cross the river to the Oltrarno and the Brancacci Chapel600 m awayWalk, 2 to 3 hours, free to walk, ticket for the chapel
- 10Stand among Michelangelo's tombs in the Medici Chapels750 m awayMonument, 45 to 75 minutes, ticket
- 15Eat your way through the Mercato Centrale800 m awayWalk, 1 to 2 hours, free to enter, pay for what you eat
Where to eat near The St. Regis Florence
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Trattoria Sostanza4.5Trattoria, Santa Maria Novella150 m away
- Buca Mario4.4Restaurant, Santa Maria Novella350 m away
- Il Latini4.3Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni350 m away
- Trattoria Sabatino4.6Trattoria, San Frediano450 m away
Artists to see near The St. Regis Florence
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Medici Chapels, 750 m away
Pitti Palace, 900 m away
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