Detailed Review
Neighboring the famous Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery and Pitti Palace, The Westin Excelsior in Florence combines a modern luxury hotel setting with seven centuries of Florentine history. The 12th-century Westin Excelsior’s presence on Piazza Ognissanti is impressive, with the hotel featuring newly refurbished guest rooms, a professional staff dedicated to impeccable service and a state-of-the-art business center.
Sitting high on the banks of the Arno River, this luxury hotel also offers spectacular panoramic views of the Tuscan countryside, terracotta city rooftops and the landmarks of Florence.
The facilities
The Westin Excelsior’s ORVM Restaurant is presided over by head chef Giuseppe Dalla Rosa, who serves up delicious contemporary Mediterranean fare. Seasonal ingredients are used to prepare light, balanced dishes at this health-conscious luxury hotel. ORVM Bar provides the cocktails and a more informal atmosphere, with an impressive black-and-white marble floor, wooden tables and leather-covered walls and chairs.
This five star hotel boasts five multi-functional rooms, equipped with the most cutting-edge audiovisual technology. These accommodate meetings, fashion shows, cocktail parties, banquets and more.
Guests also have access to the amenities at Grand Hotel Florence (across the street), including a small gym and business centre.
The rooms
This luxury hotel offers 171 air-conditioned guestrooms on six floors. All come with the amazing Westin Heavenly Beds to provide the best nights’ sleep guests have ever had. Rooms are beautifully decorated with dark-rose diamond-patterned carpeting, red velvet curtains, antique-style furnishings and Grecian-urn prints. Marble bathrooms have combination or separate tub/shower. All rooms have high-speed internet access
A unique feature of the Westin Excelsior are its much in-demand Wellness Guestrooms. These offer the perfect accomodation for health conscious guests, offering workout facilities as well as much-deserved Westin Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Baths for relaxation.
Press Quotes
"Florentine hotels do not get much more exquisite or expensive than this" Fodors
"If you've got upward of $1,000 to drop on a room, check in here and spend your vacation on the balcony" Frommer's 07
Condé Nast Traveller 2008 & 2007 Gold List
