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VIA IL PRATO 22R
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Florence,
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| Rates: |
136 - 201 |
| Description: |
THE ALBION HOTEL IS PART OF THE PALAZZO VILLA DESIGNED BY
THE MILANESE SCULPTOR IGNAZIO VILLA, AND BUILT IN THE 19TH
CENTURY. WITH ITS UNUSUAL DOORS, ARCH RIBBED OGIVAL
ARCHES, THE PALAZZO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST
INTERESTING EXAMPLES OF NEOGOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE CITY
AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF ENGLISH NEOGOTHIC. THE SAME FAMILY
HAS RUN HOTEL ALBION FOR FOUR GENERATIONS, GUARANTEEING A
LONG-LASTING FRIENDSHIP TO ITS GUESTS. THIS CHARMING AND
COMFORTABLE HOTEL NOT FAR FROM THE STATION OF SANTA MARIA
NOVELLA IS CLOSE TO THE TEATRO COMUNALE, THE ARNO RIVER,
THE EXPOSITION CENTRE, AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE
DUOMO AND PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA, EASILY REACHED BY CAR.
THE HOTEL HAS A PRIVATE GARAGE AND PROVIDES FREE BICYCLES
FOR GUESTS. THE ROOMS ARE SUNNY AND SPACIOUS, MANY HAVE
BALCONIES AND PANORAMIC VIEWS, PRIVATE BATHS, COLOR AND
SATELLITE TV, DIRECT DIALING, REFRIGERATOR BARS AND AIR
CONDITIONING, ALL PROVIDED FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE STAY. A
PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY AND MODERN ART FILLS
THE PUBLIC ROOMS.
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