lived expectations service impeccable booked hotel knew love hotel based website, photos hotel stunning, hoped hotel lived expectations.luckily hotel turned beautiful elegant photos, entrance hotel unassuming archway elegant-looking building no big sign calls hotel simple plaque reads place, sets tone understatedly elegant accomodations, location central major attractions florence duomo uffizi accadamia ponte vecchio train station, 4-minute walk train station convenient.as walk hotel lounges floor resemble beautiful home, furnishings elegant contemporary lots use dark wood, lot attention paid decor, room large communal table sideboard snacks evenings/days breakfast morning.our room classic category expensive 315-euros night including breakfast, room small interior courtyard view, ceilings high four-poster bed room larger, downstairs room tastefully beautifully decorated, reminded new home california, bathroom shower nice, toiletries so-so n't impressed did n't bring home, thing great thing hotel air-conditioned free internet access bring laptop modern amenities e.g. electronic switch let housekeeping staff know not disturb impeccable stay, arrived emailed members staff pre-book activities, admit n't particularly impressed responses hotel did respond email detailed answers, felt answers gave option typically high price range options expensive affordable, caliber hotel guests understand, did notice concierges kept track supposed book, example wanted outlet shopping bus tour caftours initially asked hotel book informed tour company early book, hotel let know follow arrived weeks later confirmation booked, really impressed follow-through, arrival desk staff helpful nothing n't accomodate.the disappointing thing breakfast, quality high selection limited, cornflakes muesli choices ham cheese bread basket fruit salad, felt offered slightly better selection.i highly recommend hotel discriminating tastes does not mind price, definitely prettiest boutique hotel, attention furnishings commended, not nickel-and-dime things free sodas snacks internet access newspaper etc.as florence shopping fabulous city leather goods souvenirs like ceramics gold, outlet shopping tremendous experience retail, looking buy jewelry ponte vecchio wary prices stores e.g. golden river, view, overpriced, like silver petruzzi end bridge recommended friend family business mr.petruzzi nicest man, n't forget bargain stores stalls centrale market got things 20 cheaper quoted.the uffizi accadamia nice make reservations advance, lines long, skip san miniato church hike disappointment, recommended friend fell way expectations little jaded nothing special church, frescoes wall okay nothing spectacular,