Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione vs Hotel Degli Orafi
Both properties are recommended by professionals. On balance, Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione scores significantly better than Hotel Degli Orafi. Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione is ranked #4 in Florence with recommendations from 11 sources like Oyster, Michelin Guide and Star Service.
Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione
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Via Dei Pescioni 2, 50123 Florence
From $235 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"This elegant 19C hotel evokes the charm of bygone days."
Concierge
"One of central Florence's best small hotels, the Helvetia & Bristol has had a distinguished history, with Stravinsky, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Pirandello, and Bertrand Russell among its past guests."
Fodor's
"Painstaking care has gone into making this hotel one of the prettiest and most intimate in town."
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Travel + Leisure
"The views are the trump card at Florence’s Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, where all 67 rooms and suites look onto the Renaissance city."
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DK Eyewitness
"With five-star traditions but a more boutique feel, this hotel is full of pieces from the owner’s art collection – you might find a 17th- or 18th-century painting above your bed."
Hotel Degli Orafi
Lungarno degli Archibusieri, 4, 50121 Florence
From $167 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"Low off-season rates are a bargain, but even in high season the optimistic prices manage to eke out a sense of value. This old-school Italian inn is more engaging than it is elegant."
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Fodor's
"A key scene in A Room with a View was shot in this pensione, which is today a luxury hotel adorned with chintz and marble."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Overlooking the Ponte Vecchio, the 42-room Hotel Degli Orafi offers a prime location for travelers seeking easy access to Florence’s prime attractions."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"There’s something warm and reassuring about the hotel’s slightly cluttered antique décor and it has a couple of ace cards up its sleeve."
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