HOTEL LUGARNO

The hotel offers 65 rooms and suites, each an elegant blend of times past and present, furnished with antique and contemporary pieces and subtle nautical references. Much of the accommodation overlooks the River Arno and the Ponte Vecchio, while rooms at the back of the hotel have views over the Oltrarno quarter, towards the Boboli Gardens and the Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito. The most spectacular vistas are from the two-bedroom Rooftop Terrace Suite, which boasts a 360-degree panorama of Florence, though for a real flavour of this historic city, there’s the Studio Torre Suite, housed in the 12th-century Barbadori Tower, with exposed brick walls and floor-to-ceiling windows.

SUITABLE FOR

• Couples / romantics
• Art lovers

THINGS TO DO AT THE HOTEL

• Marvel at the views over Florence with a Negroni from La Terraza rooftop bar
• Take a themed tour of the hotel's extensive art collection, featuring over 450 pieces
• Feast on Michelin-star cuisine at the riverfront Borgo San Jacopo
• Sooth tired limbs with an in-room massage treatment

THINGS TO DO NEARBY​

• Take a painting lesson with local artist Robert Guarnieri
• Slow the pace with some urban river rafting on the Arno
• Immerse yourself in haute couture at the nearby Salvatore Ferragamo museum
• Arrange a visit to the historic atelier of Florentine jewellers Frantelli Piccini
• Hop on a bike to explore the city's atmospheric streets from a different perspective