Hotel Lungarno in Florence | Travel + Leisure
14 Borgo San Jacopo
Florence
www.lungarnohotels.com
39-055/27261

COST: $$$

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From Travel + Leisure, Apr 2005

“When we walked into our suite at the Lungarno, our hotel along the Arno, I thoughtI was seeing heaven on earth. The bathroom had this big marble Jacuzzi.In my room there was a giant television, so I could watch the Italian version of MTV....” MORE>>

–James Traub, “Florence=Fun?”

From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004

“Lifestyle can be segmented, however, and that's what the Ferragamos have done in Florence, where their hotels are almost as visible as their billboards. Lungarno Hotels, a nine-year-old subsidiary run separately from the fashion empire, has hedged its bets in a way the label has not. Two of its four hotels are relentlessly modern. The family also owns the Hotel Lungarno, which is as comfortable and classic as a pair of Ferragamo shoes....” MORE>>

–Michael Gross, “Hotel Couture”

From Travel + Leisure, Aug 2003

“All of the city's riverside hotels have streets separating them from the Arno—except the genteel, 73-room Hotel Lungarno (; ), which is poised directly on the embankment....” MORE>>

“Overnight Sensations”

From the T+L 500

Tastefully understated medieval tower and addition, steps from the Ponte Vecchio.

Stats:
73 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge:
An unparalleled location on the Arno.
Rooms to Book:
Sacrifice river views for the antiques-filled Deluxes in the stone-walled tower.
Don't Miss:
A romantic candlelit dinner on the riverfront balcony of the hotel restaurant, Borgo San Jacopo.

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