The Best Western Select Hotel is housed in a converted 19th century villa located one kilometre north of Santa Maria Novella station and two kilometres from the Cathedral Square. The 40 wheelchair accessible guestrooms feature traditional decor in turquoise and pink with period frescoes, paintings and antique porcelain. All are equipped with cable television, dial up Internet connections, coffee/tea makers, minibars, safes, desks and sewing kits. Bathrooms include showers and robes.
Guests of the hotel enjoy a buffet breakfast in the hotel's old cellar, and then browse the complimentary newspapers in the lounge. Those with laptops can check their e mail or surf the web via wireless Internet access. The hotel's meeting room features audio visual equipment and can accommodate up to 30 people, and secretarial and translation services are available. Babysitting and childcare services can be arranged on request. Multilingual staff at the 24 hour front desk can advise on sightseeing opportunities, exchange currency and provide room service. Those arriving by car will find parking facilities on site, and the hotel can arrange transportation to and from the airport on request (surcharge). The hotel's location means guests are less than two kilometres away from Florence's historic sites, including the Piazza Santa Croce, the Duomo (cathedral square), the Medici Palace, the Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio. Florence Vespucci Airport is 4.5 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of ten minutes. [less]