Grand Hotel

The splendour and magnificence of this historic hotel continue proudly into the 21st century, offering 1st class hospitality with sophisticated service and modern facilities.

The Grand Hotel offers refined, elegant rooms and suites that overlook the picturesque river Arno. Richly decorated halls and lounges maintain the integrity of Florence's rich history and Renaissance style.

The hotel continues its own renaissance with the modern, vibrant cafe-restaurant InCanto, which with its open kitchen has become a culinary focal point of the city. The hotel's brand new lobby completes the light and glow of this modern ambience. A brand new fitness centre and butler service are also available. All rooms are supplied with a digital TV and entertainment system with high-speed internet access. Wi-Fi is available in all public spaces.

Rooms: 107
Rate: 250 - 1525 EUR
Hotel chain: The Luxury Collection by Starwood

Centuries of history and tradition have bequeathed to Florence a deeply felt, humanistic attitude to hospitality; a culture which has matured through the centuries, with traditions handed down the generations.

Innumerable famous people have stayed at the Grand Hotel during the 19th and 20th centuries. They include the Indian maharajah Rairan Cottraputti (cremated in 1871 with the Brahmin rite in Le Cascine) or the young American Leland Stanford Jr. who died in 1884 and in whose memory his parents founded the University in California that still today bears his name.

The 107 luxurious guest rooms and suites adorned with coffered ceilings and spacious baths of coloured marble create a fairy tale atmosphere where wrought iron blends with the warmth of wood, and frescoes and brocades delight the eye.

Rooms feature a multimedia system which includes complete, on-demand program selection in multiple language for movies, sports and light entertainment, a digital jukebox, high-speed internet access and a range of other guest services.

Incanto is the place to be for Grand Hotel guests, Florentine residents and anyone looking for style and quality. Our menu is based on an astute selection of ingredients and innovation of cooking techniques that use simple Tuscan and Mediterranean flavours to stimulate the senses. Enjoy an intimate and elegant atmosphere concurrent with this traditional hotel.

From Bologna:
- Take the A1 motorway and exit at Firenze Nord.
- Follow signs for the city centre until you reach the Arno River.
- At the river, follow signs for Ponte Vecchio and then Longarno Vespucci until you come to Piazza Ognissanti.

From Fiesole:
- Follow signs for the city centre and at Piazza Della Liberta follow Viale Lavagnini around the Fortezza da Basso until you reach Viale Rosselli.
- At the Arno River, turn left for Piazza Ognissanti.

From Pisa/Livorno:
- Take the A11 and follow signs for the city centre until you arrive at the Arno River. At the river, follow signs for Ponte Vecchio and then take Lungarno Vespucci until you reach Piazza Ognissanti.

From Rome:
- Take the A1 and exit at Firenze Certosa.
- Follow signs for Florence and the city centre/Via Porta Romana to Petrarca.
- Continue to Ponte Della Vittoria and after you cross the Arno River, turn right onto Piazza Ognissanti.

By plane: The hotel is 8 kilometres from Firenze-Pertola Airport. Transfer from/to the hotel is available upon request.

By train: the hotel is 5 minutes walk from S.Maria Novella railway station.