Helvetia and Bristol Hotel
Florence, Italy.
If your aim is to see the sights and most famous historic buildings of Florence on foor, then the Helvetia and Bristol is certainly one of the city’s best accommodation options. The Duomo and Ponte Vecchio are both just a few minutes stroll away, as is the renowned shopping street of the Via de Tornabuoni.
Although it certainly isn’t Florence’s oldest hotel – that accolade goes to the famous Porta Rossa – it certainly boasts a first-rate heritage when it comes to notable former guests. These include the pioneering nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi; the Nobel Prize-winning Italian author Luigi Pirandello; and the British polymath Bertrand Russell. Igor Stravinsky, and the artist Giorgio di Chirico were also patrons, while it is also reputed to have been the location for romantic trysts between Eleonora Duse and Gabriele d’Annunzio .
Today, the Helvetia and Bristol features 67 guest rooms including Royal Suites on the top floors of the building. Five star rated, it also features a notable restaurant, the Hostaria Bibendum.
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Although it certainly isn’t Florence’s oldest hotel – that accolade goes to the famous Porta Rossa – it certainly boasts a first-rate heritage when it comes to notable former guests. These include the pioneering nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi; the Nobel Prize-winning Italian author Luigi Pirandello; and the British polymath Bertrand Russell. Igor Stravinsky, and the artist Giorgio di Chirico were also patrons, while it is also reputed to have been the location for romantic trysts between Eleonora Duse and Gabriele d’Annunzio .
Today, the Helvetia and Bristol features 67 guest rooms including Royal Suites on the top floors of the building. Five star rated, it also features a notable restaurant, the Hostaria Bibendum.
See the Historic Hotels in Florence index
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