Hotel Torre Guelfa Palazzo Acciaiuoli

Location, location, location is the Key and it was great!!! The fact that it is very close to Ponte Vecchio and the Duomo added awesome features to the hotel. Also this Hotel has a Magnificent view of Florence especially at night. They have a tower that opens 24 hours a day with a bar. This make this hotel stands out. Its unique and charming. I would stay to this hotel again. Thanks to Rick Steves to recommend this hotel. The breakfast are wonderful. They have a lot of selections and more than enough for everyone. The Staff are so helpful and friendly. Vivian is so nice and love her scrambled eggs and Cappuccino.

The hotel was centrally located which was super easy to visit the city with the family; 2 young kids (10 & 9). We only had to use a taxi to/from the train station to the hotel. Everything else was literally within walking distance. The room was very spacious for the 4 of us and the hotel was extremely nice. It is a historical landmark and the tower, which is easily accessible, provides fantastic views of the entire city.

Breakfast was amazingly varied. There was something for everyone fresh pastries, fresh eggs, quiche, brie, ham, provolone cheese, fresh olives, delicious coffee, cappuccino, cereals, 4 kinds of juice. the staff was so lovely and went out of their way to make sure everyone was comfortable and had what they needed.

This hotel has a great location for the sites you'll want to see in Florence. We walk as much as we can once we arrive and the train station is a brisk 15 minute walk (without luggage). The Uffizi, Duomo and Pitti Palace are within 5 minutes at most. We found the breakfast here to be the best of our 4 stops, excellent coffee and the staff working the breakfast room were very friendly. There is a small convenience store right across the alley (road), a gelato/sandwich shop 50m up the street. There are two restaurants on either side of this hotel (Toto is the one you want to try!) From the breakfast room there are stairs to a rooftop terrace which is not very big but gives you a fantastic view of the city at night and some great photo ops. The front desk arranged our trip to Cinque Terre and taxi to the train station on the day we left. This was our second time to Florence and have nothing but nice things to say about this place. When staying in older hotels like this you have to look around and understand their history, I think what the signs in the lobby say is that it was once a house and built in 1341.

The location was great for walking to famous sights like the Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery. The Tower Bar, although a bit of a climb, was an excellent vantage point overlooking Florence—spectacular sunset! The included breakfast offered a good variety of food & beverages. The rooms were comfortable and clean. The staff was very friendly and helpful.