Hotel Orto De Medici Florence

General Information

The Orto de' Medici Hotel in Florence is situated interior an early 19th Century castle along a quiet boulevard in city center Florence, close to the Academy Gallery (Galleria dellAccademia) and only 5 min by foot from the Cathedral and the Basso Fortress (Fortezza da Basso). Guests have access to valet car parking. The hotel's elite position makes it a fine point of departure for cultural visits to the centre of the city of Florence, shopping and participation in fairs and congresses.

The 42 apartments in the Hotel, classic, luxurious or junior room, are attractively and luxuriously furnished. From the windows of plenty of of our suites it's possible to enjoy the grand view of the Medieval roofs of Florence.
The castle lounge is accessed through a suggestive corridor painted with frescoes that leads into the Tuscan "Serena Rock" stairway that connects the 4 floors of the inn.

Continuing along the corridor, you get to the fascinating internal park, guard of a exclusive past: In the late 16th Century, Lorenzo de Medici, "Il Magnifico", set up in Florence a school of sculptors that was recognized as the premier Art Academy in Europe. Amongst its most outstanding students, Michelangelo Buonarroti learned here the artistic techniques that allowed him to organize his masterpieces several years later, which peaceful attract a prime number of travellers to Florence. Today a path paved with pietra serena and covered with an iron and glass structure allows our dear guests to easily reach the recent luxurious apartments, which will follow little paths decorated with geometrical hedges and saplings. At the very heart of the park there is a fountain surmounted by a little bronze angel (copy of Verrocchio).

The Hotels ground floor features 2 large reading suites with frescoed ceilings and parquet floors. The good breakfast room, enhanced with floral sceneries, borders a spacious flowered verandah where visitors able to have dinner in the open and, in summer time, enjoy a drink and a relaxing evening at the La Terrazza dellOrto bar.

Wi-Fi regions and Internet workstations are constantly attainable in our Hotel.

Location Information

The guesthouse is situated in a rural situation in the downtown only several steps away from the Cathedral in Piazza del Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery and only 5 min away from the Fortezza da Basso. Clearly this elite position represents a captivating starting-point for visiting museums, making purchases in the plurality deluxe boutiques of the town and taking part in meetings and seminars.