Boscolo Astoria Hotel - Florence

The Boscolo Astoria Hotel, Florence is the perfect starting point for visiting the cultural and artistic city centre. It is a stone’s throw away from the beautiful Santa Maria Novella Church and the homonymous railway station. Within a walking distance, the travellers can be found the popular Duomo Museum, Medici Chappels, Piazza San Lorenzo and Via Tornabuoni. This luxury renovated hotel offers a Florentine Baroque style decoration, reflects a truly Italian Renaissance lives in every stone and wall. The impressive guestrooms are spacious, furnished with classical elements such as lavish fresco walls, draperies and various antique hardwood furnishings while an array of modern hospitality are provided to ensure all guests enjoy relaxed comfort. There are a stylish garden restaurant that serves specialties Mediterranean and regional dishes, a selection of Tuscan wines on a rooftop terrace with magnificent views of historic town. In addition, the hotel provides fully equipment Baroque style conference rooms and internet connections.

Number of Rooms: 94

All the rooms are large and contain blue carpets with an orange design. The bedrooms are elegant and well refined, in a typical Florentine style. All rooms are carpeted, with 'fresco' paintings on the wooden headboards. The bedspreads and the curtains are co-ordinated in pastel colours. Every floor has red Tuscan tiles with creamy stucco reach to the high vaulted ceilings.

The restaurant is very elegant, decorated in cream colours, giving a comfortable and quiet atmosphere. During the summer a garden restaurant is also available.

The lobby is large, elegantly furnished and very well decorated. The floor is polished marble covered with ornate Persian rugs. There is a grand piano in the corner and several large gold-leaf chandeliers. There is a large variety of seating, from black leather sofas and armchairs to handmade wooden chairs with wicker backs.

The building has typical Florentine architecture dating from the sixteenth century, with beautiful wood carvings, various flags flying outside and an imposing entrance.