Hotel Lungarno | T+L 500 2007 | Travel + Leisure

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Hotel Lungarno

Antiques-filled Medieval tower and later addition, steps from the Ponte Vecchio on the Arno; sister property to Gallery Hotel Art.

Score 81.08
Stats 73 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge The smartest riverside accommodations in Florence.
Rooms to Book Nos. 652–655 have balconies overlooking the river.
Don't Miss A candlelit meal on the balcony at the hotel restaurant, Borgo San Jacopo.
Cost Doubles from $386.
Contact 14 Borgo San Jacopo
39-055/27261
www.lungarnohotels.com

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“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>>

Richard Alleman
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Travel + Leisure, Apr 2005

“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>>

Richard Alleman
“Hotel Couture”

Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004

“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”

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