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I Love Touring Florence, Italy - Santa Maria Novella District Hotels
The Florence main train station is known as the Stazione
Centrale or Stazione Santa Maria Novella. It is named for a
nearby Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century Church on the Piazza
Santa Maria Novella. Very close by is the Via dei Tornabuoni,
Florence's finest shopping street and you can be sure that
there's a lot of competition in this lovely city. We have
personally verified that all hotels listed have an
English-language website where you can obtain more
information.

The Alessandra is located just a block from the Ponte
Vecchio and is quite close to the Via dei Tornabuoni. But if
you are looking for a different sort of shopping experience
you will want to visit the the "Straw Market", known as "Il
Porcellino" (The Little Pig) where local artisans display
their wares including fine leather. The Alessandra is on the
second floor of a palace that was built in the early
Sixteenth Century. There is a continental breakfast. The
hotel has 26 rooms, one suite, and one apartment. Not all
rooms have a private bath. The hotel address is Borgo Santi
Apostoli 17, Santa Maria Novella.

The Hotel Nuova Italia is a family-run hotel near the train
station and the Mercato Centrale (Central Market). Some of
its 20 rooms can sleep four or more. They have a dining room
and a bar. The hotel address is Via Faenza 26, Santa Maria
Novella.

Take a step into the distant past at the Torre Guelfa which
is located in a Palace Tower built entirely from stone in
the Thirteenth Century. You might want to sip some fine
Tuscany wine from the panoramic terrace and enjoy the
spectacular view. There are 24 rooms some of which are
triple and two suites. Unlike many of the other hotels they
do not offer Internet in the rooms. The hotel address is
Borgo Santi Apostoli 8, Santa Maria Novella.

The Beacci Tornabuoni, situated on that great shopping
street, is a four-star hotel found in a two Renaissance
palaces, the Palazzo Minerbetti and the Palazzo Strozzi del
Poeta. There is a beautiful roof garden complete with
restaurant open several nights during the summer, a bar, and
a reading room Each room is uniquely furnished with
century-old antiques. The hotel address is Via Tornabuoni 3,
Santa Maria Novella.

The JK Place Hotel has been named one of the 500 best hotels
in 2010. It's quite pricey. For example, their top of the
line Master Room goes for 1000 Euros a night, which works
out to well over $1300. You do get a buffet breakfast,
organic tea and coffee and lots, lots more. Their standard
room is about one third of that price. The hotel offers 14
doubles and 6 suites. The hotel address is Piazza Santa
Maria Novella 7.

About the Author:

Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers
and the Internet, but he prefers drinking fine Italian or
other wine, accompanied by the right foods and people. He
teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language
community college. Visit his Italian travel website
http://www.travelitalytravel.com which includes information
on Italian wine and food.