LODGING
HOTELS PORTO ERCOLE (above the coastline of Monte Argentario overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.)
Hotel Rivoli Located in Old Town, this 4-star hotel in a restored 14th Century Franciscan convent close to the Duomo, features indoor gardens and a patio, a heated pool and a well-re- garded restaurant, Benedicta. Guests rave about the friend- ly staff and service. Tere is access to a fitness center off the premises. Meeting rooms can accommodate 15–80 people.
Hotel Il Pellicano
Hotel Il Pellicano “Once you stay at this stunning property, there is no reason to leave the grounds” say many guests. Opened in 1964, this magnificent 5-star hotel has been entertaining guests like Jackie Kennedy, Lee Radziwill, Charlie Chaplin, Sophia Loren, Gianni Agnelli and other European and American royalty and celebrities for years. Featuring cottages, suites and deluxe rooms in the main hotel building that can ac- commodate 100 guests, the grounds and gardens, seaside deck, beach for ocean swimming, pool, spa, and gym are spectacular. Te Michelin-starred restaurant dining room is a large veranda overlooking the sea opening onto a ter- race facing the garden. Cooking and cocktail mixing classes are available. Golf, tennis (grass court), boating and water sports are also offered. Check out the hotel app: Il Pellicano Travel Guide, where guests recommend their favorite places around the world.
FLORENCE/FIESOLE Belmond Villa San Michele Located about 20 minutes outside of Florence in Fiesole with spectacular views of the city, this luxurious 5-star ho- tel is considered one of the best in the world. A former 15th Century monastery with landscaped gardens and a facade attributed to Michelangelo, the hotel staff provides every possible need for its guests including personalized silk pillows embroidered with their initials. Te elegant guest rooms, suites, and private villas, restaurant food and service are as good as it gets. Tere is also a fitness center, spa and meeting rooms that can accommodate 10–120 people.
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Grand Hotel Villa Medici Located in the center of the city, this 4-star hotel is the only one in the city with walled gardens and a swim- ming pool. Formerly an 18th Century villa, the hotel has 100 rooms and suites, six penthouse suites, two res- taurants and outside dining by the pool. Tere is also a fitness center and meeting rooms that accommodate from 15–100 people as well as courtesy car service in and around Florence.
Hotel Brunelleschi
Hotel Brunelleschi Right in the heart of the city, this 96 room, 4-star luxury ho- tel has views facing the Duomo and Giotto’s tower. Deluxe rooms, suites and family rooms, a duplex pool suite and pent- house accommodations are offered as well as two restaurants
Belmond Villa San Michele
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