Hotel The Westin Excelsior - Florence

Piazza Ognissanti 3 - 50123 Florence

Double room from (Tax included)
€ 380

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Average guest rating:

8.4

8.4 ( 10 Hotel Reviews )
  • Cleanliness of rooms
  • Quietness of rooms
  • Spaciousness of rooms
  • Quality of service provided
  • Hotel surroundings
  • 9.19.1
  • 8.58.5
  • 8.88.8
  • 8.98.9
  • 8.28.2
Tomasz has stayed here and says:

 ‹‹ excellent hotel location, courteous, assisting and knowledgeable staff, excellent breakfast selection››

17 Apr 2005 read hotel reviews
HOTEL OVERVIEW
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The hotel Excelsior, on the banks of the Arno River, in the heart of Renaissance Florence, is a patrician palace with lovely views of the Ponte Vecchio and the Tuscan countryside, which meticulous renovation by expert craftsmen has restored its inimitable charm: splendid furnishings, inlaid marble, columns, coffered ceilings, frescoes and brocades and light filtered through stained glass windows.

Professional staff dedicated to impeccable service, conference and banquet rooms featuring state-of-the-art business facilities, the wellness room, the one and only guestroom in town that integrates wellness amenities and the Vitality meeting package for the maximum efficiency of business guests, are just some of the distinctive services offered by the hotel.
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LOCATION
Hotel The Westin Excelsior - City Area:Santa Maria Novella
City Area:Santa Maria Novella
Hotel The Westin Excelsior - City Area:Santa Maria Novella
Position of the zone in the city
Hotel The Westin Excelsior - City Area:Santa Maria Novella
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The hotel is located on the splendid Piazza Ognissanti, a few minutes from the railway station, and within easy reach of the Duomo and all the most important monuments and tourist sites in Florence. Shopping areas are within walking distance, including a pharmacy, banks and a post office.
DISTANCES
From Santa Maria Novella train station: 200 metres.
From Ponte Vecchio: 500 metres.
From the Uffizi gallery: 500 metres.
From Pitti palace: 600 metres.
From Piazza Signoria: 600 metres.
From the Duomo: 700 metres.
From Michelangelo's David: 900 metres.
From the Ugolino Golf Club: 13 km.
From the Chianti wine region: 21 km.
From Siena: 48 km.
From San Gimignano: 50 km.
 
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GUEST ROOMS
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double room deluxe
The hotel offers 171 prestigious guestrooms spread over six floors. All accommodations have Westin Heavenly Beds®, the top comfort beds with a full selection of pillows. The rooms feature Multimedia Quadriga System, including complete on-demand program selection in multiple languages for movies, sports and light entertainment, as well as a digital jukebox and a range of other guest services. The guestrooms have spacious marble bathrooms with a combination of bath tub and/or shower.

The rooms are furthermore equipped with individually controlled air conditioning, satellite and pay TV, mini bar, safe, high-speed Internet connection (subject to charges), bathrobe, hairdryer and direct dial telephone.

  • Air conditioning
  • Colour TV
  • Cot available upon request
  • Direct dial phone
  • Electronic safe
  • Facilities for disabled people
  • Hairdryer in room
  • Heating
  • High speed Internet connection
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Interactive TV
  • Internet plug
  • Mini bar
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms available upon request
  • Pay TV
  • PC with internet access in room
  • Radio
  • Safe
  • Satellite TV
  • Telephone
  • Telephone in bathroom
  • Writing desk
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    BREAKFAST

    The continental or American breakfast buffet is served in the breakfast room from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.
     
    HOTEL FACILITIES
  • Access for disabled
  • Credit card accepted
  • Currency exchange
  • Dogs allowed
  • Entire property is air conditioned
  • Groups welcome
  • Historic building
  • Laundry service
  • Lift/elevator
  • Pets accepted
  • Room service - 24 hour
  • Room service - full menu
  • City guide
  • City maps
  • City tour
  • Concierge
  • Front desk - 24 hour
  • Front desk - fax service
  • Front desk - safety deposit box
  • Luggage room
  • Multilingual staff
  • Newspapers
  • Personal newspapers
  • Tourist information
  • Banqueting service
  • Business center
  • Conference room
  • Congress facilities
  • Interpreting service
  • Meals for groups
  • Meeting lounge
  • Meeting room
  • Secretarial service
  • Simultaneous translation
  • Fitness center
  • Fitness room
  • Gym
  • Massages
  • Garage
  • Limousine service
  • Baby sitter
  • Internet/Email services
  • Piano bar
  • Reading lounge
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
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    HOTEL REVIEWS
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 9.7
    Guest type: Family with young children
    stayed in Mar 2008
    It was my second time in The Westin Excelsior. The Hotel has a good location and the staff of Hotel were excelent.
    Guest name: CO, Venezuela
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 7.3
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Sep 2007
    Staff were excellent (bar staff slightly less so). One of our rooms wasn't ready for us when we arrived which was a nuisance. For the rating and price of the room we felt that there was a very slight faded feel (dirty marks around light switches etc). Picky, but at those prices, why not? Overall maybe a bit old-fashioned and stuffy for our taste....
    Guest name: GO, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 6.2
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Aug 2007
    The hotel was nice but really needs an outside area, you could sit out on the road but no where to go read a book in the sunshine.
    Guest name: MD, Australia
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 5.9
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Sep 2006
    For a 5* Luxury hotel we were disappointed that there were no in-room tea/coffee making facilities. In addition, and perhaps because breakfast is not included in the room rate, the choice of food at breakfast was not as good as we had expected and the service was poor.
    Guest name: BG, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 9.2
    Guest type: Single corporate traveller
    stayed in Oct 2005
    By far the best hotel in Florence.
    Guest name: RF, USA
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Family Group
    stayed in Apr 2005
    excellent hotel location, courteous, assisting and knowledgeable staff, excellent breakfast selection
    Guest name: Tomasz Herbich, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 9.6
    Guest type: Heterosexual Couple
    stayed in Feb 2005
    We found the Excelsior to be a charming hotel and would have no qualms in recommending it to anyone.
    Guest name: Susan Crichton, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Single leisure traveller
    stayed in Jul 2004
    As a former high-class hotelier I have very high standards. Not one thing about this hotel was a source of disappointment - a rare thing today. Delighted with stay.
    Guest name: Mark Blandford-Baker, United Kingdom
    HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL
    By car
    From Rome and highway A1, take exit Firenze Certosa and follow the indications to Firenze centro, via Porta Romana to Petrarca. Continue to ponte della Vittoria. After crossing the Arno river, turn right onto Piazza Ognissanti.
    From Fiesole, follow the signs to the city centre of Florence. From piazza della Libertà, follow viale Lavagnini, around Fortezza da Basso, until viale Rosselli. At the Arno river, turn left towards Piazza Ognissanti.
    From Pisa and Livorno, take highway A11 and follow the signs to the city centre of Florence until the Arno river. At the river follow the signs to Ponte Vecchio. Follow Lungarno Vespucci until Piazza Ognissanti.
    From Bologna and highway A1, take exit Firenze nord and follow the signs to the city centre of Florence until the river. At the river, follow the indications to Ponte Vecchio and then follow Lungarno Vespucci until Piazza Ognissanti.

    By train
    The Santa Maria Novella central station is only 200 metres from the hotel and thus easily reachable on foot.

    By airplane
    Florence airport is loacted 5 km from the hotel. Follow the driving directions above, or take a shuttle to the central train station and continue on foot, or by taxi.
     
    TRANSPORT SERVICES
  • Garage
  • Limousine service
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    Guests are offered discounted parking rates at the nearby private garage.
    HOTEL
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    ROOMS
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    HOTEL FACILITIES
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    Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence - Venere.com
    restaurant
    Restored according to preexisting architectural elements and beautifully decorated, ORVM is the Westin Excelsior of Florence's brand new bar-restaurant, offering a warm and relaxing ambiance that combines tradition and bold Art Déco style.

    Menu favourites at ORVM restaurant, created by talented chef, Giuseppe Dalla Rosa, are inspired by the simplicity and versatility of Mediterranean cuisine, a culinary art that utilises and enhances the authentic flavour of fresh, locally grown ingredients.

    ORVM is open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
    HOTEL POLICIES
    METHODS OF PAYMENT
    Venere.com does not debit your credit card for your reservations. You will be asked to insert your credit card details which will be sent to the property only as a guarantee of the reservation. The bill will then have to be settled directly at the hotel. In case your chosen hotel needs a deposit, this information will be included in the "Cancellation policy" section and the deposit will have to be settled directly with the pre-selected property. You cannot cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a non refundable or prepaid rate.
     
    CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
    Check-in:
    the rooms are available at anytime after 3 p.m.
    Check-out: it is necessary to leave the rooms not later than noon.

    INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
    Garage parking is not included in the price; charges range between €45,00 and €55,00 per day, depending on the size of the car.
    Use of the Internet connection is not included. Please contact the hotel for further information.
    Breakfast is not included in the price. The continental breakfast costs €25,00 and the American breakfast buffet costs €39,00.
     
    CANCELLATION POLICY
    For late cancellation and no show, first night stay will be charged on your credit card.
    You may cancel your reservation without penalty up until 2 days before your arrival date, by accessing the Your Reservations page. You cannot cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a non refundable or prepaid rate.