Hotel Lungarno | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Hotel Lungarno

Tastefully understated medieval tower and addition, steps from the Ponte Vecchio.

Score 83.65
Stats 73 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge An unparalleled location on the Arno.
Rooms to Book Sacrifice river views for the antiques-filled Deluxes in the stone-walled tower.
Don't Miss A romantic candlelit dinner on the riverfront balcony of the hotel restaurant, Borgo San Jacopo.
Cost Doubles from $514.
Contact 14 Borgo San Jacopo
39-055-27261
www.lungarnohotels.com

Icon Key

New to the T+L 500 High-Speed Internet Gym Pool
Spa Tennis Golf Outdoor Activities
Water Activities Fishing Kids' Program    

“When we walked into our suite at the Lungarno, our hotel along the Arno, I thoughtI was seeing heaven on earth. The bathroom had this big marble Jacuzzi.In my room there was a giant television, so I could watch the Italian version of MTV....” MORE»

—James Traub
“Florence=Fun?” in Travel + Leisure, Apr 2005

“Lifestyle can be segmented, however, and that's what the Ferragamos have done in Florence, where their hotels are almost as visible as their billboards. Lungarno Hotels, a nine-year-old subsidiary run separately from the fashion empire, has hedged its bets in a way the label has not. Two of its four hotels are relentlessly modern. The family also owns the Hotel Lungarno, which is as comfortable and classic as a pair of Ferragamo shoes....” MORE»

—Michael Gross
“Hotel Couture” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004

“All of the city's riverside hotels have streets separating them from the Arno—except the genteel, 73-room Hotel Lungarno (; ), which is poised directly on the embankment....” MORE»


“Overnight Sensations” in Travel + Leisure, Aug 2003