Hotel Galileo Florença

An elegant nineteenth-century building in the heart of an ancient city: among the hotels in Florence, Hotel Galileo welcomes guests into a calm and elegant environment, furnished in the best Tuscan-style tradition. You will have a pleasant stay or holiday in the city with all preferred comforts, surrounded by exquisite, authentic Florentine workmanship.

Our hotel offers numerous useful services to our guests, covering everything to allow you to have a more than satisfactory stay in the city. The common spaces have a small, yet adequate Internet Point and if your PC is equipped, you also have the possibility of an on-line wireless connection. To plan the best possible tourist itinerary for you, we can make advanced bookings for admission to the main monuments and museums in the city; we are at your disposition for any questions you may have on tourist information or to assist you in purchasing tickets and excursions in the area. If you wish to dine in the hotel, we can organize your meals to be brought from a local restaurant.

You can park your car in front of the hotel to load or unload baggage and then park it in a nearby special rate garage. However, disabled clients can use parking reserved for them in front of the hotel. Small domestic animals are allowed.

The rooms (single, twin and triple) in our hotel in Florence are fitted according to refined Tuscan style, with painted furniture, fabrics and curtains chosen with care to recreate the harmony of an environment characterized by warm tones and lively colors. You will find yourself immersed in an atmosphere of exquisite Florentine workmanship, truly relaxing and comfortable and also ideal for reading or writing.

As well as being hospitable, comfortable and elegant, the family rooms, which have interlinking rooms, are capable of satisfying all space requirements and guaranteeing peace and quiet. All the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a television and a safety deposit box.

The bathrooms, with hairdryers, are fitted with a bath or shower.

In the morning breakfast is served in one of the ground floor rooms, full of natural light from the many windows; from here you can choose from our savory or sweet buffet, which fully satisfies all tastes and preferences.

During the day, you can take it easy and relax in the comfortable lounge. You can also take advantage of our bar with its precious counter, originally an age-old Tuscan alter which is decorated and painted in lively, characteristic colors.

Our hotel is located in the center of Florence, in the heart of the ancient city, in San Lorenzo, just a few hundred meters from the railway station. The entire areas is very lively: as well as the famous market, there are many ethnic and typical restaurants, some offering a special rate for our hotel guests.

On speaking to reception, you will receive all the assistance necessary to help you organize your holiday and tourist itineraries in the city and surroundings in the easiest and quickest way possible.

We can book trips, excursions and guided tours for you and, on request, we can also make an advanced purchase for admission to the most famous museums and monuments in Florence.

Located just a few minutes from the hotel, Cappelle Medicee and the ancient Basilica di San Lorenzo, consecrated in 393 and reconstructed in the first half of the fifteenth-century by Brunelleschi on behalf of the Medici family.

The greatness and extraordinary wealth of the Cappella dei Principi is on view, octagonal and entirely covered in marble, hard stones, gems and bronze gilt. Another marvelous creation from the late Renaissance period is the New Sacristy in white marble, started by Michelangelo in 1520 for the Medici family and finished some decades later by Vasari.

Continuing your walk in the historic center, you can admire the church and museum of San Marco, where the works of Beato Angelico are preserved, or the Basilica di Santa Croce which hosts works by Giotto, Cimabue and Brunelleschi. A short distance away, you will find the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore), with its impressive dome designed by Brunelleschi and frescoed by Vasari. The splendid Piazza della Signoria hosts the most famous museum in the world, the Uffizi Gallery and, just a short distance ahead, the picturesque Ponte Vecchio or Old Bridge, one of the symbols of Florence.

Informações de viagem

By car

From the Firenze Nord interchange, follow the directions for the city center. Take Via di Novoli and continue until arriving to the end of Viale Francesco Redi. Then turn right along Viale Belfiore. Drive along Viale Belfiore to Piazzale di Porta Prato and turn right for Via Fratelli Rosselli. Passing under the railway line, go straight ahead for Viale Filippo Strozzi and then, after the bend, turn right for Via Dolfi. Once in Piazza Indipendenza, take Via Nazionale, where the hotel is located.

By train

From Santa Maria Novella railway station you can reach our Hotel in Florence on foot in just a few minutes. On leaving the station, take a left for Via Nazionale, where the hotel is located: about 300 meters in total.

By plane

You can take a taxi from the airport; otherwise you can use the direct "Vola in bus" service which takes just 20 minutes to Santa Maria Novella Station. From here, in just 300 meters, you can reach the hotel on foot: on leaving the station, take a left for Via Nazionale, where the hotel is located.