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Via Cavour 29 min price single:
120 min price double:
160 | Opened in 1989 in a sixteenth-century ancient residence, Il Guelfo Bianco is a hotel full of charm, where age-old tradition is elaborated with the recent, loving restoration work, which brought to life the ancient fifteenth century-structures, and the widespread use of contemporary paintings and works of art from the Luisa and Alessandro Bargiacchi Collection, who are also the proprietors of the hotel. As soon as you enter the hotel, the hall with brick arches and antique furniture pleasantly contrasts with the modern paintings, creating a warm and particular atmosphere which continues in the other common areas of the hotel.The bar, redesigned and enlarged with a lounge, offers guests the chance to relax while sipping an aperitif or a coffee. the reading room or quiet room of Il Guelfo Bianco was created to provide tranquility while reading newspapers, magazines and books or checking out the guides to Florence. Our guests can also avail of our 24-hour Internet point. The large, bright breakfast room with its characteristic brick ceilings was especially designed to help you pleasantly begin your day. One of our little gems is the internal garden, a fabulous oasis where we also serve breakfast during the spring and summer mornings. But most of all, what makes Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco so pleasant is the attention we pay our guests. You are central to our philosophy of warmth, allowing guests to feel at home even if far away and to ensure your holiday in Florence is truly unforgettable, with us playing our part. Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco is located at no. 29 on historic Via Cavour, one of the most ancient streets in the city and once known as Via Larga due to its width. It was also the famous residence in the 1400s of the most important noble families in the city. These families included that of the fabric merchant Agnolo di Ghezzo Della Casa who built no. 2, the current Palazzo Panciatichi, with its seventeenth-century restoration, but originally dating from the fourteen hundreds. Agnolo Tani, the director of the highly important branch of the Medici Bank in Brugge, resided at no.4 Via Cavour in what is now Palazzo Capponi Covoni which dates from the seventeenth-century. The most renowned building of all on Via Cavour is most definitely Palazzo Medici ? Riccardi, at no. 1. Built for Cosimo de? Medici il Vecchio, the project and building was entrusted to the architect Michelozzo in 1445 who defined the undertaking as the prototype of Renaissance civil architecture. It was presented as a proud and austere cube to express the solidity and wealth of the Medici family. After the seventeenth-century extensions, the building assumed its present day long shape. It hosts precious frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli in the beautiful Cappella dei Magi (Wizard's Chapel), with the fabulous procession of wizards including paintings of the Medici family and even Benozzo himself in an enchanting atmosphere emphasized by a galaxy of colors enriched with sparkling lapis-lazuli and gold. Rooms:40 |
