Hotel Savoy vs Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Savoy and Relais Santa Croce are both recommended by writers. Overall, Hotel Savoy scores slightly higher than Relais Santa Croce. Hotel Savoy ranks #2 in Florence with recommendations from 14 publications such as Lonely Planet, Oyster and DK Eyewitness.
Hotel Savoy
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Piazza della Repubblica 7, 50123 Florence
From $390 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"This elegant, historic hotel is situated near the Duomo, the city's museums and luxury fashion boutiques. It offers spacious, comfortable guestrooms with mosaic adorned bathrooms."
Frommer's
"This 1893 hotel underwent a complete transformation by Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, who designed the warm, stylishly minimalist modern interiors."
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Concierge
"A stylish, upbeat hotel and one of the city's most popular, attracting both business and leisure clientele plus a fair share of celebs."
Insight Guides
"On one of the city’s grandest squares, the Savoy.. has beautifully restored and modernised it while respecting its traditional look and appeal."
Lonely Planet
"This five-star splurge delivers up a supreme sense of well-being along with the knowledge that you are living, at least temporarily, among the uncompromisingly chic."
Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels & Resorts
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Via Ghibellina 87, 50122 Florence
From $402 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Fascinating atmosphere, frescoed halls and elegantly furnished rooms."
Concierge
"Inaugurated in spring 2005, this 24-room hotel offers luxurious accommodation and contemporary style in the shell of a grand, 18th-century palazzo close to the Duomo."
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When to go: Avoid August (it's hot and full of tourists) and January (cold and damp).
Insight Guides
"Recently restored by the stylish Baglioni group, this is an intimate palazzo for dangerous liaisons, with expansively opulent rooms that are matched by a noted restaurant, Guelfi e Ghibellini."
DK Eyewitness
"This wonderful hotel, in an 18th-century palazzo, is just a short stroll from Michelangelo’s house. Most of its luxurious rooms overlook the street."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"This seventeenth-century residence in Florence’s trendy Santa Croce neighborhood has been deftly converted into an upscale 24-room hotel with a contemporary flair."
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