| The Santa Croce neighborhood is southeast of | | | | Convent. Many of its rooms are on two levels but be |
| Florence's historic center. It dates from the Middle | | | | warned, even their website talks about a steep flight |
| Ages and centers on the Gothic Santa Croce Basilica | | | | of stairs to reach the hotel area. You'll find a breakfast |
| which houses the remains of many of the greats such | | | | room and a bar. The hotel includes 21 rooms and 6 |
| as Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, and Niccolo Machiavelli. | | | | suites. The hotel is quite close to the Sinagoga, the |
| Just so you don't get disappointed the monument to | | | | Florence Synagogue that dates back to 1874 and |
| Dante does not contain his remains which repose in | | | | Ruth's an inexpensive kosher-vegetarian restaurant |
| Ravenna. Here are some neighbourhood hotels. For | | | | that is closed for Friday dinner and Saturday lunch. The |
| your convenience we have listed them in approximate | | | | hotel address is Via di Mezzo 20, Santa Croce. |
| order of cost, starting with the least expensive. We | | | | Who wouldn't want to stay in a place called the Monna |
| have personally verified that all hotels listed have an | | | | Lisa Hotel, who occupies a Fifteenth Century palace? |
| English-language website where you can obtain more | | | | This is a four-star hotel with a garden, a gym, a |
| information. | | | | solarium, and more. Just think, the bar was a |
| The Albergo Losanna is a bed and breakfast with | | | | confessional way back when. There are 45 rooms, |
| prices to match. There are only 8 rooms of which 3 | | | | each of which is individually decorated. The hotel |
| have a private bath but the price is right and the | | | | address is Borgo Pinti 27, Santa Croce. |
| location is central. I'm told the street is noisy. Did I | | | | If money is no object you may want to stay in the |
| mention that there is no TV? The hotel address is Via | | | | Four Seasons Hotel, the top of the line for Florence. |
| V. Alfieri 9, Santa Croce. | | | | Their garden is eleven acres of sheer beauty; it's the |
| The Hotel Morandi alla Crocetta is a former convent | | | | largest private garden in the city. The hotel includes |
| dating back to the early Sixteenth Century. It has a | | | | lounges and several restaurants. The Four Seasons |
| long history that can be found on the hotel website. | | | | claims to be the only hotel in all Florence with an |
| This a three star hotel next to the Archaeological | | | | on-site spa using products from Officina Profumo - |
| Museum and a few steps from the Academy of Fine | | | | Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, one of the |
| Arts. There are only ten rooms and unlike many other | | | | world's oldest pharmacies applying the traditional |
| hotels, breakfast is not included. The hotel address is | | | | recipes of monks from the Thirteenth Century. There |
| Via Laura 50, Santissima Annunziata. | | | | are 117 rooms, many of which have original frescoes. |
| The J&J Hotel is also a converted Sixteenth Century | | | | The hotel address is Borgo Pinti 99e, Santa Croce. |