The luxury boutique property Hotel Regency offers a central location, just off the standard tourist path, in a distinct, timeless setting. Formerly the residences of high government officials, Guests will be happy to find the property??s marvellous original character thriving. The 35 total rooms and suites embrace a more traditional d??cor radiating unique warmth throughout the hotel. Naturally, all rooms are furnished with the modern amenities requisite for the discriminating traveller. Here, the common areas take on a living room like air which further exudes the private home atmosphere of this grand hotel. No experience at the Regency is complete without a well-earned retreat to the exquisite ??Relais Le Jardin?? restaurant; the sensational Tuscan cuisine attracts both international and local Florentine diners alike. In short, Guests will relish this property??s enchantment.
.
|
| |
Hotel Regency Property Information:
|
Rooms:
35
Floors:
4
|
| |
|
|
- Breakfast
- Dining
- Pets allowed
- Nonsmoking
- Golf
- Kids allowed
- Fitness facility
- Room service
|
| |
|
More photos
|
Please wait. Loading ... 
Driving Directions
|
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM EAST -
FOLLOW DIRECTION TO THE TOWN CENTRE, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE
TO THE BIG BOULEVARD VIALI DI CIRCONVALLAZIONE
FOLLOWING THE SIGN TO THE PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA. YOU
KEEP STRAIGHT ON THE MAIN BOULEVARD AND YOU REACH
PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA, YOU DRIVE AROUND THE ROMANIC
MEDIEVAL DOOR IN PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA KEEPING STRAIGHT
TOWARD PIAZZA DONATELLO.IN THE MIDDLE IS LOCATED THE
MONUMENTAL ENGLISH CEMETERY, AT THE SECOND TRAFFIC
LIGHT YOU TURN RIGHT, FOLLOWING DIRECTION TO PIAZZA D
AZEGLIO. YOU DRIVE AROUND THE GREEN-PARK, MAKING A
CIRCLE YOU STOP AT THE NUMBER 3, HERE WE ARE, HOTEL
REGENCY.FINALLY AT HOME.
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM NORTH -
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A1 OR A11 EXIT AT FLORENCE NORTH
FIRENZE NORD PERETOLA OR FROM VESPUCCI AIRPORT, YOU
FOLLOW DIRECTION TO THE TOWN CENTRE OF FLORENCE AND
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION S.M.N., WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE
BIG BOULEVARD VIALI DI CIRCONVALLAZIONE YOU TURN LEFT
GOING TOWARDS FLORENCE SOUTH, YOU WILL DRIVE INTO THE
TUNNEL UNDER THE RAILWAY, YOU WILL SEE ON YOUR LEFT THE
OLD FORTRESS FORTEZZA DA BASSO, YOU KEEP STRAIGHT ON
THE MAIN BOULEVARD AND YOU REACH PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTA,
YOU GO ALWAYS STRAIGHT AND YOU ARRIVE IN PIAZZALE
DONATELLO, IN THE MIDDLE IS LOCATED THE MONUMENTAL
ENGLISH CEMETERY, AT THE SECOND TRAFFIC- LIGHT YOU TURN
RIGHT, FOLLOWING DIRECTION TO PIAZZA D AZEGLIO. YOU
DRIVE AROUND THE GREEN-PARK, MAKING A CIRCLE YOU STOP
AT THE NUMBER 3, HERE WE ARE, HOTEL REGENCY.FINALLY AT
HOME.
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM SOUTH -
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A1 EXIT AT FLORENCE SOUTH
FIRENZE SUD , YOU FOLLOW DIRECTION TO THE TOWN CENTRE,
YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE BIG BOULEVARD VIALI DI
CIRCONVALLAZIONE FOLLOWING THE SIGN TO THE CENTRAL
RAILWAY STATION S.M.N. YOU PASS PIAZZA BECCARIA AND THE
NEXT SQUARE IS CALLED PIAZZALE DONATELLO, YOU DRIVE
AROUND THE MONUMENTAL ENGLISH CEMETERY, COMING BACK
TOWARDS A1 TO ROMA GREEN-SIGN, AT THE
|
| |
Nearby Attractions
|
PSA 50
85 Bologna
50 Pistoia
0 Florence
FLR 0
0 Arno River
80 Lucca
0 Florence Historical Ctr
1 Florence Convention Ctr
0 Florence City Center
80 Pisa
0 Florence Airport
68 Siena
|
| |
|
Restaurants
|
Property Has 1 Restaurants On-Site
Meal Plans Included in Rates
Meal Plans Available At Property -
Buffet Breakfast Plan
Half Board Plan 55.00 Eur
Additional Meal Plan Description -
Buffet Breakfast Valid As of 9999 Half Board Eur 55.00
Valid As of 9999 Full Board Eur 100.00 Valid As of 9999
Bar Lounge
Type of Restaurant - Bar/Lounge
Type of Cuisine - Italian
Meals Served - Breakfast - Brunch/Buffet - Lunch - Dinner
- Dessert
Hours -
from 0730hrs To 0000hrs Mon-Sun
Restaurant Description -
the Regency Representing the Ideal Home Away from
Home, For the Connoisseurs. Experience This Unique
Atmosphere in Our Cosy Lounges and Enjoy the Diligent
Service of Our Staff. Favourable Weather May Allure
Guests To Gather Over Breakfast, Candlelight Dinner, or
Simply Relax With a Book in the Beautiful Scenery of
the Private Garden.
Relais Le Jardin - Restaurant
Type of Restaurant - Full Service Restaurant
Type of Cuisine - Italian
Meals Served - Breakfast - Brunch/Buffet - Lunch - Dinner
- Dessert
Hours -
from 1230hrs To 1430hrs Mon-Sat
from 1930hrs To 2230hrs Mon-Sat
Restaurant Description -
Guests May Relax Over Exquisite Gourmet Meals Served At
the Hotel S Longtime World Renowned Restaurant Relais
Le Jardin, in the Main Dining Room Amidst, Grandiose
Mirrors, Boiserie and Antique, Hand-Painted Stained
Glass or in the Delightful Veranda Overlooking the
Oasis-Like Property Garden. As One of Florence S
Preferred Gastronomic Landings, Dishes Are Comprised of
Sensational Combinations That Blend the Strong Flavours
of Tuscan Tradition With a Refined, Light Cuisine.
Inspired by Executive Chef Rino Pennucci, the Cuisine
is Distinctly Italian and Carefully Matched With Rare
Wines Selected by the Experienced Sommelier. A Dining
Experience At Relais Le Jardin is Sure To Be an Utter
Pleasure.
|
Florence Events & Entertainment
|
|
For upcoming events, shows, theater, exhibitions, and other entertainment, look for one of the events magazines, like Events in Florence and Tuscany bimonthly and very good, sometimes at newsstands and Vista. Another free magazine is Concierge Information, full of good bilingual hints and tips. At the Via Cavour tourist office you can also pick up the free Firenze Avventimenti events brochure, giving facts about each major event for the year, including contact 055 numbers. Also the free "Informacittà" monthly pamphlet.
Jan. 5-6:
Epiphany Celebrations. Roman Catholic Epiphany celebrations and decorations are evident throughout the area.
Easter:
The Easter Sunday Scoppio del Carro, or "Explosion of the Cart," is the eruption of a cartful of fireworks in the Cathedral Square, set off by a mechanical dove released from the altar during High Mass.
Late April.-Early July:
The Florence May Music Festival is the oldest and most prestigious Italian festival of the performing arts.
Late June:
Soccer Games in 16th Century Costume, commemorate a match played in 1530. Festivities include fireworks displays.
|
Florence Destination Overview
|
Florence (Firenze in Italian) is the capital of the region of Tuscany, on Italy's northwest coast. Florence is a small city, located in the Arno River valley, and surrounded by olive-planted hills on the north and south. It extends west and slightly east along the Arno valley with suburbs and light industry. The centro storico (historic center), where visitors spend most of their time, is a tight tangle of medieval streets and piazze (squares). Most of Florence, and the majority of the tourist sites, lie north of the river, within a vintage artisan's working-class neighborhood wedged between the Arno and the hills on the south side.
The center is encircled by a traffic ring of wide boulevards, known as the Viali, that were created in the late 1800s by tearing down the city's medieval walls. Since the 14th century the cultural heart of the city has been the Piazza della Signoria with the Palazzo Vecchio (Town Hall), the Uffizi Gallery and a large number of publicly displayed world famous sculptures. In the Renaissance period, Florence was one of the most powerful and influential of the city states. The wealthy and powerful de' Medici family ruled the city almost continuously from 1434 to 1743 and had a great influence on the architecture and arts. They built many palaces and commissioned such artists as Michelangelo to design and decorate them.
In fact, Florence is called the capital of the arts. From the 13th to the 16th century it was a seemingly endless source of creative masterpieces and Italian genius. Both Dante and Michelangelo were born there. Boccaccio wrote his 'Decameron' in Florence. The Italian Renaissance (Europe's richest cultural period ) began in Florence when the artist Brunelleschi finished the Duomo, the cathedral, with the huge dome.
Florence is also a city of incomparable indoor pleasures. Its chapels, galleries and museums are an inexhaustible treasure, capturing the complex, often elusive spirit of the Renaissance more fully than any other place in the country. Florence is a walking city. Visitors can take a leisurely stroll between the two most often visited sights, the Duomo and the Uffizi, in less than five minutes. The walk from the most northerly point, San Marco with its Fra' Angelico frescoes and the Accademia with Michelangelo's David, to the most southerly, the Pitti Palace across the Arno, should take no more than 30 minutes.
From Santa Maria Novella rail station across town to Santa Croce is an easy 20 to 30 minute walk. Most of the streets were designed to handle the moderate pedestrian traffic and occasional horse-drawn cart of a medieval city. Sidewalks, where they exist, are narrow; often less than two feet wide. Though much of the centro storico is supposedly closed to traffic, taxis, residents with parking permits, people without permits who drive there anyway, and the endless stream of noisy motorini (mopeds) still enter, drive and park. Planning is extremely important when visiting Florence.
Most visitors come to the city with a common purpose: to spend hours viewing and absorbing the beauty and wonder of Florentine works of art and architecture. However, trying to pack too much into a single, brief visit can result in cultural overload. Florence is not the choice of those seeking a seaside resort or a holiday with small children. Older children, well disciplined, and well prepared, can benefit from accompanying their parents on a tour of the museums, palaces, and churches, but interest for most youngsters will rapidly wane in the crush of crowds and intense heat of the small city. Adult tempers will fray as well.
Boboli Gardens can provide a respite from the heat and activity, but the landscaped grounds of the Pitti Palace are designed to rest the eyes and delight the imagination. It is not primarily a playground. Festivals, shopping, feasts for the senses along every street, in every square, and in every museum: these are the gifts Florence offers to the visitor. Tuscany is known for its fine culinary traditions - in particular, its olive oil, meat dishes and classic Chianti. Restaurants of every type, offering bills of fare ranging from fast food to world-class cuisine abound, and there are clusters of little cafés in every neighborhood.
Tuscan food is simple and excellent with a variety of bean dishes, soups, pork dishes, grilled meats and vegetables. Fine Tuscan wines accompany the meal. The Tuscan economy is rooted in craft traditions. The top designers of Milan use the textile factories of Florence for the execution of their designs. Gold working has been perfected over the centuries in workshops near the Ponte Vecchio, where jewelry is produced that is sold throughout Europe.
Visitors will find a beautiful assortment of leather goods, including shoes, as well. Marbled paper, handmade perfumes and toiletries, decorative ceramic pieces, and sculpture are also locally produced.
|
|
|
