Grand Hotel Cavour ★★

A room at the Hotel Abaco, Florence
A room at the Grand Hotel Cavour, Florence

Contemporary comfort in a great location between the Duomo and Uffizi in Florence

This is a refined hotel with contemporary styling, four-star amenities, and a well-regarded restaurant—though not as much class as the others in this price category.

The Cavour is an address of some refinement, and about as central as you can get. It boasts an unbeatable location halfway between the Uffizi and the Duomo—next-door to the Badia, just down the block from Dante's old house and around the corner from the Bargello.

The plush chairs in the large vaulted lobby focus around an antique stone pillar, and the roof terrace has a positively spectacular view of the Duomo, the Palazzo Vecchio, and other Florentine landmarks.

The rooms, carpeted and furnished with contemporary good taste, tend to be on the small side, though a few enjoy brick arches and other 10th-century holdovers.

The bathrooms are new, and the firm beds are spread with patterned quilts.

Accommodations along the front and side get a view of the towers sprouting from the Bargello and the Badia, but be warned: The double-glazed windows are no match for the clamorous buses that grumble down the busy street in front (this is road on which they route traffic through the historic center), so for quiet request something on the interior.

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Via del Proconsolo 3
(Duomo / /Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-266-271
www.hotelcavour.com
€€

Bus: C2; 14, 23, C1
Hop-on/hop-off: Teatro Verdi (A)

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Grand Hotel Cavour
★★ Via del Proconsolo 3
(Duomo / /Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-266-271
www.hotelcavour.com
€€

Bus: C2; 14, 23, C1
Hop-on/hop-off: Teatro Verdi (A)

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