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Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels & Resorts vs Villa Cora
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Relais Santa Croce scores significantly better than Villa Cora. Relais Santa Croce ranks #6 in Florence with accolades from 13 publications like Jetsetter, Gayot and Concierge.
Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels & Resorts
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Condé Nast Traveler
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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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Villa Cora
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Star Service
Travel + Leisure
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Viale Niccolo Machiavelli 18, 50125 Florence
From $468 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Elegant late-19C villa surrounded by century-old gardens."
Afar Magazine
"Since its construction in 1870 by architect Pietro Comparini Villa Cora has been known as the most beautiful residence in Florence."
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Star Service
"Built in 1860, it is a stunning example of neoclassical architecture and design, with exceptional restored mid-19th-century murals and frescoes. "
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Travel + Leisure
"A former house of Napoleon III’s widow, Empress Eugénie, now a boutique hotel that overlooks the city center."
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Condé Nast Traveler
95.2
"Old-world opulence is ingrained in this restored nineteenth-century mansion overlooking the Boboli Gardens."
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