Hotel Rosary Garden in Florence

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Hotel Rosary Garden is a small, intimate 3-star hotel, located just outside the busy city centre of Florence, in a quiet residential area where the Tuscan countryside begins. The perfect combination for a cultural visit to Florence and a relaxing holiday in natural panoramic surroundings, Hotel Rosary Garden is particularly convenient for those travelling by car. You will be within easy reach of main motorways and the famous wine route leading to the Chianti region. Within a 3 km radius of the hotel you can enjoy the main monuments and sights of Florence. In addition, the immediate surroundings offer a wide choice of shops and restaurants, a horse-riding school and a sports centre where you can play tennis or go swimming. Nearby you can play a few games at the Ugolino Golf Club. At Hotel Rosary Garden you will find a friendly and modern atmosphere. Each room is individually decorated and furnished with typical Tuscan cherry furniture and fine tapestries hand made by Florentine artisans.

Located in a residential area of Florence, just a few steps from the historical centre but very comfortable for those who travel by car and easy reachable from the Highway, the Rosary Garden is the ideal hotel either for leisure or business trips. The hotel makes you feel at home: a warm sensation that Rosary Garden is able to convey to its guests. The hotel has been completely refurbished, creating a charming atmosphere, elegant and friendly at the same time. Adjoining restaurant, private parking.

Situated in a strategic residential area of Florence, the Rosary Garden Hotel is very convenient for those who travel by car (all major highways are easily accessible), and at the same time very close to the historical centre, which can be reached in 10 minutes by taxi or bus or 20 minutes walk. Furthermore, it is also very easy for visiting the Chianti area through the wine road SS222; famous villages like San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, Colle Val d'Elsa, Volterra and Siena, Lucca, Pisa are easy reachable by car, as well as the outlet "The Mall", where you can find the most prestigious fashion designers like Gucci, Ferragamo, Armani, etc., at discounted prices. For golf players, the Ugolino Golf Club, one of the most beautiful and oldest courses in Italy, is a few kilometres far from the Hotel, as well as a horse riding centre, a tennis Club and a swimming pool.

Each room is different from the other and is carefully furnished with cherry wood furniture and fine tapestries hand made by Florentine artisans. The prints on the walls remind the world of golf, or the flower among the flowers, Rose, while frescoes represent panoramas of the Tuscan countryside or views of Florence. All rooms are equipped with self controlling air-conditioning and heating, direct telephone, satellite TV, minibar, electronic safe, make-up mirrors, hairdryers.

Breakfast is served in a typically English-style breakfast room situated on the ground floor and offers a buffet selection of bread, croissants, butter, marmalade and jams, cereals, yoghurts, cold cuts and cheeses.

There are some cozy corners to sit and relax, with comfortable armchairs and tables, and a sitting-room, with sofa, armchairs, carpets, lamps and nice paintings on the walls, where you can read a book, have a drink or an afternoon tea after your busy day discovering the amazing treasures of Florence.

19th century historical building recently renovated, facing a small tree lined square.

The Rosary Garden makes you feel at home: a warm sensation that our hotel is able to convey to its guests. It has been completely refurbished, creating a charming atmosphere, elegant and friendly at the same time. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Languages spoken: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian. D.O
02.2008

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By car: The hotel is 5 minutes from Firenze Sud exit (Florence South) of the A1 Motorway. Take this exit and, once on the main road, follow the indications for Florence. Take the exit Viale Europa and keep the boulevard following the directions to Firenze Centro (Florence Centre); after 5 traffic lights, you will find a shopping mall on your right and a small tree-lined square with a newspaper kiosk on your left, where the hotel is situated. Stay on the boulevard until you reach the first roundabout and come back to the square, keeping to your right to enter Via di Ripoli. You will see the entrance of the Rosary Garden in front of you on the corner at number 169. By train: From Florences central station (Firenze Santa Maria Novella), the Rosary Garden Hotel can be reached in approximately 15 minutes by bus or taxi. By bus, take bus number 31 (direction Grassina), 32 (direction Antella) or 33 (direction Bagno a Ripoli) and get off at the bus stop Il Bandino, in front of the newsstand.