This summer we traveled through Europe for a month and stayed at wonderful hotels, however, we have voted Hotel Santa Maria Novella as being one of the best hotels. Everything about Hotel Santa Maria Novella was beautiful. The entire staff is friendly, and extremely accommodating. The rooms are elegant. You truly feel you are on vacation. It's centrally located. The train station is literally across the street. The best part is that you can walk to Florence's main attractions from here. And given that the train station is just steps from the hotel, we decided to take a day trip to Pisa (another awesome addition to our itinerary).
We stayed six nights at Hotel Santa Maria Novella. The breakfast's staff was warm, friendly and in my opinion, just wanted us to have a wonderful stay. They were just lovely. We happened to be there for St. John's Day (a religious holiday). The coolest thing was to go to the roof top after returning from dinner and enjoying the fireworks!!! As far as places to eat, the hotel staff will give you the best restaurant recommendations.
We will definitely return to Hotel Santa Maria Novella!!!













