Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione vs Riva Lofts Florence
Both Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione and Riva Lofts Florence are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione ranks significantly higher than Riva Lofts Florence. Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione comes in at 90 with accolades from 11 reviews like DK Eyewitness, Frommer's and Travel + Leisure.
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."
Riva Lofts Florence
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Via Baccio Bandinelli 98, 50142 Florence
From $81 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"This former factory on the southern bank of the Arno was Nardi's private studio until he decided to turn it into one of Italy's most original design hotels."
Travel + Leisure
"Take a Tuscan country house that just happens to be at the gates of Florence, renovate it with post-modern minimalist chic into eight studio apartments, and you have Riva Lofts."
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DK Eyewitness
"This collection of self-contained suites overlooks the river on one side and the Cascine park on the other."
Condé Nast Traveler
"Designed by Florentine architect Claudio Nardi, this striking eight-room property... is a fresh counterpart to the city’s more prevalent traditional design."
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The Telegraph
7.0
"A hip, laid-back home-from-home with a house-party feel and a location that is as off-beat as the hotel itself."
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