Residence La Contessina

This family-friendly city hotel is located in the heart of Florence, near the Santa Maria Novella Station, 500 m from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral) and 100 m from the congress building. The business hotel is located in the city centre yet away from the noise of traffic and people. Peretola Airport is approximately 8 km from the conference hotel and Galileo Galilei Airport is around 100 km away. The entire floor of the large 19th century building, standing away from the road, has been completely refurbished in order to offer 20 apartments with harmonious architectural lines, fitted out with rare and tasteful simplicity, and offering guests quiet relaxation as they return from an action-packed day. The reception is open 24 hours a day and offers all kinds of tourist information. The residence is also equipped with a meeting room fitted with facilities for video projections and audio installations, monitored by the event organisation office. Built in 1800, the aparthotel also offers a lobby with 24-hour check-out service, a hotel safe, lift access, a TV lounge and a car park. For an additional fee, guests may also make use of the WLAN Internet access and both the room and laundry services. The traditional Florentine-style rooms are quiet and elegant, and all are equipped with an en suite bathroom with shower and hairdryer, a double or king-size bed, a kitchen with fridge, cooker and microwave, and a private balcony or terrace. Other in-room amenities include a direct dial telephone, satellite TV, Internet access, a safe, a washing machine, ironing set and individually regulated air conditioning and heating. A breakfast buffet featuring typical dishes is served in the large subterranean dining room. From the A1 motorway: exit at Certosa and follow signs to the Santa Maria Novella station. From the A11: exit at Firenze Nord and follow signs to the Santa Maria Novella station. The hotel is 50 m from the main train station where all the city buses stop.