Bed and Breakfast Relais Villa Antea - Florence

villa Antea has lost lustre since a previous visit in 2005.

a very delightful Bed & Breakfast

It was really an enjoyable stay in the Villa Antea. We would choose it again.

This hotel is a unique experience in Florence. Ideally located in a quiet residential area with all main points of interest in the city easily reachable by bus (direct line) or by foot (1 km). Moreover the Villa is a charming historic residence and has only 6 bedrooms all of them nicely decorated (exactly as it shows on the photos). All this in a cosy ambiance from the 19th century. We stayed 3 nights and really enjoyed it!

I travelled as a single dad with my daughter (11). We hade an excellent stay at Villa Antea: very spacious room with a gigantic bathroom in a beautiful villa. Very quite and comfortable. Also very nice and professional attitude from the owner. Be prepared to walk 15 minutes to the city centre, though.

You get an excellent night's sleep in comfortable beds in very quiet surroundings. The air conditioning is quiet and effective, and the bathroom is one of the biggest I've seen! Buffet breakfast is above average. The staff cannot do more to help you from booking museums and restaurants to making you a sandwich for a picnic lunch. The walk into the centre is a 20 minute stroll as advertised. However, if you plan to sit in the garden, make sure you first ask the staff to light the citronella candles to ward off the mosquitoes.

We could not believe our eyes when we walked into the room! The property is stunning, the bathroom is enormous and modern, and the hospitality was A+. Serena was there at the door the moment we knocked at the gate. She and everyone else there was inviting and outgoing, literally eager-to-please. I had to check our rate after we arrived to make sure we weren't paying more than I thought because it was all so magnificent. Book Villa Antea knowing that this experience is everything anyone could imagine (and more) of what 'travelling to Italy' is all about. There should be a wait list for this place. It's a no-brainer. Thank you Serena and Villa Antea for MAKING our visit to Florence unforgettable!

Villa Antea is a a perfect place to stay in a lovely city like Florence. Very romantic with very high standards and very friendly staff.

Extremely accommodating staff and wonderful rooms, particulary the one and only Junior Suite which was very spacious and beautifully furnished - worth the little extra cost. Out of the main area which is great for access and quietness, however taxi needed to get to the action (not expensive). Highly reccomended.

We had a excellent start to our honeymoon at Villa Antea, in luxurious accommodation and withhelpful staff.

Villa Antea is, without a doubt, the best hotel/b&b I have ever stayed in! My wife and I spent three wonderful days and nights here on our Honeymoon. Everything about Villa Antea is perfect; the location, decorations, rooms, breakfasts. It is located within a 20 minute walk of most of the major sites. It is beautifully decorated with tasteful art. Best of all, the rooms are very spacious and very beautiful. The bathroom itself is a work of art. Finally, the breakfasts... what can I say? They were very tasty and filling and the Villa offers many different choices. My wife and I will definitely stay here again on our next visit to Florence!

We had an excellent time in Villa Antea. Te staff is excellent, the two young ladies on the desk did everything to help us and to permit us to feel very comfortable during our stay at Villa Antea. They did an excellent job to give us a marvelous service. A special word deserves the breakfast, it was simply splendid. We will be back to Villa Antea in our next visit to Florence and we will recommend it to our friends.

Stayed in a beautiful room but unfortunately the noise from the very busy street was a major distraction.

1. Very Large Comfortable bed (1.8m or 6 feet) in very large high ceilinged room. Large bathroom with walk in shower with undertile heating. Bedroom floor polished wood with good airconditioning if needed. Big opening windows - but see 4. 2. Room well lit with natural light and good lamps for reading at night. 3. Breakfast of fresh fruit, cereal and freshly made bread, croissants and dainty doughnuts. 4. About 20 minutes stroll from centre of Florence - only problem is that road alongside villa is busy thoroughfare and even at night you will hear traffic noise if you're a light sleeper. (We were on 1st floor) 5. Excellent advice for restaurants and reservations made for major museums by hotel - essential.

This place was as wonderfull as we expected. the staff is just perfect and dedicated to help you during your stay. all accomodations were perfect. nothing else to say except : try this place if you go there. Cet endroit est merveilleux. le personnel est parfait et competent. tout etait a la hauteur de nos espoirs. il faut absolument essayer cet endroit si vous en avez l'occasion

Our stay at Villa Antea was perfect. We loved the villa and our wonderful room, with its antique furniture and lovely bathroom. We did a lot of sightseeing in Florence and it was always so relaxing to come back to the Villa and enjoy the "charme" of our room. The breakfast was really good. You had a choice between ham, cheese, jam, cereals, fresh fruits and croissants. The Villa lies not in the centre of the city, but it was no problem to walk into the centre (about 15 minutes). The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, their restaurant tips were perfect. Altogether we had a great time at Villa Antea and the beautiful city Florence.

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We got to the hotel and from the outside it didn`t look amazing but whent we got to our room it was like a dream, and the service was excellent. We defently recommand this hotel.

Hotel Villa Antea is a well located gem in the hustle and bustle of Florence. Difficult to find under any circumstance; once found it becomes a great refuge. Easy walking distance to most major sites in the old city, although the walk back after a long day seemed to take a while. No dining on site, but good options nearby and the staff made good recommendations. Rooms were spacious, but noise from the lobby reverberates up into the rooms, as does the road noise outside.

Very nice and charming hotel.The staff was really polite

SIMPLEMENTE ESPECTACULAR!!!

This was a a 40th birthday surprise for my wife. A welcoming hotel with a relaxed and calm atmosphere in quite surroundings. Beautifully decorated with class and taseful attention to detail. Friendly and very helpful staff who were nicely discreet. If you are looking for relaxing surroundings, high quality decor and facilities, without the stuffy feel that some of the "main stream" hotels seem to have then this is recommended without hesitation.

We had a very positive experience. You will need a cab to go to most places. Some restaurants are within walking distance. The staff was very helpful and accomodating. Rooms were well appointed. Breakfast was fantastic.

We stayed in Florence as part of a whole Tuscany tour. The Villa Antea was a gem. The room was huge, as was the bathroom. Incredibly spacious and very nice. The location is a bit out of the way in a residential area, and you have to walk about 10-15 minutes to get back into the main district in Florence. It wasn't a bad walk except while dragging some luggage on the rough narrow sidewalks, so we took a cab back to the station. The staff was exceedingly responsive and helped set up a tour and spa visit for us, plus provided a list of restaurants in the area. Breakfast was delicious with an interesting continental breakfast plus made-to-order egg dishes. The units are reasonably quiet, but it's right on a busy residential street, so there is traffic noise most of the time. I highly recommend this site for those who don't mind a short hike to get to anything. It's also a very romantic setting.

A superb experience and would highly recommend to others. Aurora was especially helpful to us in so many ways. All the employees were very courteous!! We would stay again if we should go back to Florence. 4.0 on our scale with 4.0 being the absolute highest mark.

A beautiful hotel and an enjoyable stay

I have to say the bedroom and bathroom was beautiful. Although, it is a walk to all major attractions, I would recommend this hotel to anyone. The only suggestion I would give is to have a better breakfast. The breakfast is lacking from other hotels I have stayed at.

My husband and I traveled throughout Italy and the Villa Antea is far and away our favorite hotel. The hotel is beautiful and the staff is extremely welcoming & helplful. We will definitely return to the Villa Antea the next time we're in Florence.

A great start to our stay in Tuscany. The hotel lived up to expectations and was ideal for a short break. If I'd been staying longer, I'd need a swimming pool out back. Our only negative was that it was a 15 minute walk in to central Florence, but we could have taken taxis! I recommend this hotel to couples and discerning guests.

Great Place!!! Very spacious rooms with huge very nice bathrooms. Great staff (especially Chinzia) who will go the extra mile to help you. A great place to stay while in Florence. Close to center of city (15 minute walk) without being in it. A really good local restaurant nearby for dinner called Il Cavaliere. Great food and prices.

The building and the room are beautiful. The room is very spacious. The staff are very friendly and made great restaurant recommendations. The surrounding area was not the greatest, but no worse than the areas closer to the main attractions. You can definitely hear traffic until the late hours even though the busy street is 2 blocks down. Suggest busing it to the attractions, a bit of a far walk if you plan on doing it multiple days.

I would highly recommend this Villa for its luxury and all that implies. Although it is a little bit of a walk to the sights, it is nice and quiet. It is a little bit of a walk from the train station and the sights so if that is of concern, I might not stay here. However, it is easy to get around by bus or to walk a little bit and worth it for the peace and wonderful environment that Villa Antea provides. Good food, very comfortable bed, large bathroom, friendly guidance and my picture that I left in the room was graciously mailed back to me.

We had a great experience, the hotel is a little out of the way but quiet. The Proprietor was excellent and so helpful. The only complaint I would have is the directions from the train station are in no way helpful, take a taxi!

The owner and staff were very helpful and friendly. It is a 15 minute walk to city but it is worth every step.

Nice old building converted into hotel with only six rooms. Rooms very nice and very spacious. Bathroom is also very spacious and very nice. The bathroom has a very nice shower, but not enough hot water to really enjoy it. There were only two of us and the second in the shower would start to run out of hot water. Breakfast was feeble. Initially they suggested they couldn't take credit cards but fixed that before check-out. Not sure if it was a scam or legit, but it worked out in the end. While this is a nice place in a quite area, it is removed from the action. We walked and didn't find it too far, but we are fairly athletic. There are busses very close if you don't want to walk. The trade-off is quite area versus close promixity to the sites, shops, and restaurants. There is no restaurant on premises, with the nearest being several blocks away.

What a good find! The quality of accomodation and service was excellent and made our short stay in Florence even more enjoyable. The staff were all extremely helpful and polite, particularly Sophie who proved both incredibly efficient with any of our requests and very pleasant and attentive. The location of the hotel is well situated, being only a pleasant 20 min stroll to the historical city centre passing several popular landmarks on the way. We would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a touch of luxury at a reasonable price in Florence.