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From Travel + Leisure, Sep 2004
“The most fashionable hotel is the Continentale: it's owned by the Ferragamo family. Live street scenes are projected on the lobby walls; a glass elevator whisks guests to a balcony with a view of the Ponte Vecchio....” MORE>>
From Food & Wine, Sep 2004
“This ultramod hotel is one of three Florence properties in Leo-Andrieu's portfolio....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004
“Ferragamo's fashions are subtle and don't announce themselves. While not a brand statement, the group's Continentale hotel is all about making a statement. It's pretty, and there isn't a Ferragamo logo in the place, but it's still designed to a fault, demonstrating the fashionable folly of valuing form over function. The white-on-white lobby is a crowd-pleaser; a glass elevator furnished like a bedroom takes guests to an enclosed balcony with daybeds overlooking the Ponte Vecchio...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Aug 2003
“The sleek, fifties-flavored 43-room Continentale, at the foot of the Ponte Vecchio, may not be for seekers of calm, but fashion hounds are pronouncing it heaven....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, May 2003
“If Continentale, a cocoon-like urban dwelling overlooking Florence's Ponte Vecchio, suits your style like a pair of kitten heels, there's a reason. The 43-room hotel was recently opened by Lungarno, the hospitality division of the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion empire. Built around an 800-year-old tower, the seven-floor mansion embraces design motifs from every era: Faye Heller prints mimic Pop art of the 1960's; a Michela Bönan L-shaped couch in the elevator is a throwback to seventies' lounges; live street scenes from...” MORE>>
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