Hotel The Westin Excelsior - Florence

About Hotel Excelsior, Westin Hotels

hotel front view 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.

Location of Hotel Excelsior, Florence

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  City Area:Santa Maria Novella

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  Position of the zone in the city

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  General map

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.

Rooms at Excelsior (Westin Hotels)

deluxe double room 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
• Baby cots/cribs available
• Desk
• Dial-up Internet access
• Direct dial phone
• Electronic safe
• Facilities for disabled people
• Hairdryer in each room

• Heating
• High speed Internet access
• Individually controlled air conditioning
• Interactive TV
• Mini bar
• Non-smoking rooms
• Non-smoking rooms available upon request
• Pay-Per-View

• PC with internet access in room
• Radio
• Safe
• Satellite TV
• Telephone
• Telephone in bathroom
• TV

Breakfast at The Westin Excelsior

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

How to reach Hotel The Westin Excelsior

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 Hotel Excelsior

• Garage

• Limousine service

Guests are offered discounted parking rates at the nearby private garage.