Helvetia & Bristol Firenze -Starhotels Collezione vs NH Collection Firenze Porta Rossa
Both hotels are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Helvetia & Bristol Hotel ranks significantly higher than NH Collection Firenze Porta Rossa. Helvetia & Bristol Hotel comes in at #4 in Florence with praise from 11 sources like Jetsetter, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
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."
NH Collection Firenze Porta Rossa
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Via Porta Rossa 19, 50123 Florence
From $183 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"A takeover by Spanish hotel group NH has brought the place up to international standards, forfeiting some of its individuality in the process."
DK Eyewitness
"While the current building dates from 1500, documents confirm that a hotel stood here as early as 1386, making this one of Italy’s oldest hotels."
Rough Guide
"It retains something of its old ambience while the rooms have been fitted out in crisp but luxuriously modern style."
Oyster
Upscale
"Most guests consider it a good value for a four-pearl property in a central location near most of the sights,."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"The Porta Rossa spans five floors and eight centuries and is thought to be Italy’s oldest hotel."
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