Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Florence

The 5 star luxury hotel Helvetia & Bristol occupies a fabulous position right in the heart of the historic center, directly opposite the grandiose edifice of Palazzo Strozzi, the 15th century renaissance building which houses some of Florence's most important art exhibitions.

The hotel's 67 luxurious guest bedrooms and suites are decorated with swaths of rich drapery, and exquisite silk curtains. The walls are papered in brocade. Two panoramic suites, on the fifth floor of the hotel, afford spectacular bird's eye views of the Duomo. The comfortable drawing rooms, furnished with plush velvet sofas and period furniture, feature magnificent figurative tiled floors and precious 17th century Florentine oil paintings.

The Helvetia & Bristol's highly acclaimed 'Hostaria Bibendum Bar and Restaurant' serves superb Tuscan and Mediterranean cuisine, accompanied by an excellent selection of regional and Italian wines. In the 1920's the hotel was the chosen meeting point of members of the Italian literary circle including Pirandello, De Chirico and D'Annunzio and much frequented venue of the Florentine aristocracy. Today the hotel's, bar continues to attract both local and international celebrities.

Three supremely elegant function rooms are available for meetings and events for up to 60 participants.
The hotel is perfectly situated for those wishing to visit all of the city's most important monuments and museums and just a few steps away from Florences's main shopping street for Italian designer fashion.