The Pool at Sina Villa Medici, Autograph Collection

"With its huge bedrooms – some Florentine-ornate, others much more contemporary – roof-garden restaurant and garden swimming pool, this 18th-century villa-hotel offers every kind of comfort, and is in a good location near the station"

"This 18th-century villa conversion is the only hotel within the city limits to have an open-air pool in its own gardens"

"Spa facilities are good and a walled garden with pool is a rarity for a hotel this central"

"A former palazzo and a onetime convent on a quiet, traffic-free square were combined to create a very spacious, comfortable property with many touches that appeal to American tastes (elevators instead of mandatory stairs, huge modern bathrooms, AC, and an outdoor pool in a walled garden—very rare for Florence)"

"However, the top pick is the top-floor Penthouse Suite with its own private whirlpool and panoramic terrace"