Brunelleschi Hotel, Florence

Brunelleschi Hotel provides rooms with air conditioning, an iPod docking station, and a laptop-size safe with a power socket. Rooms feature views of the Duomo and red rooftops. There are Single, Double, and Twin rooms available. Bathrooms feature travertine marble; approximately half include bathtubs in addition to showers. The rooms have soundproofing. Suites offer extra services, such as limo pick-ups from the airport or train station, and a packing and unpacking service. Certain rooms overlook the square of Giglio.

The Brunelleschi Hotel features two restaurants: the Santa Elisabetta, a two-Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant with seven tables in the Byzantine Pagliazza Tower, and the Osteria della Pagliazza, serving local cuisine. The breakfast buffet includes homemade cakes and pastries, fresh-squeezed juice, bacon and eggs, and pancakes with maple syrup.

Guests can visit a small archaeological museum in the basement, which features Roman artifacts and a Renaissance collection of Montelupo ceramics. Visitors can view ceramic objects and historical fragments from Rome, as well as Medieval artifacts. The hotel incorporates an ancient round stone tower. A vertiginous glass and steel staircase is installed. The hotel provides water in the room during the evening room-keeping service.

Located near Piazza Duomo, the Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, and the main shopping district, the Brunelleschi Hotel is 2 km from Florence Santa Maria Novella and 5 km from Peretola Airport. The hotel incorporates the Byzantine walls of the Torre della Pagliazza, built between 541 and 544 A.D. The hotel is within walking distance of the Duomo.

The hotel features members of the 'Clefs d'Or', the world association of the best hotel concierge staff. Mr Sergio Iannotta and Mr Raffaele Biagiotti, with their front-office colleagues, can assist with visits to museums, events, and nearby areas. An olfactory imprint is available. Excursions to Fiesole can be arranged. The Antica Erboristeria di Santa Maria Novella, the oldest pharmacy in Europe, is nearby.