Ville SullArno Hotel

One of the few hotels in the city center of Firenze with a swimming pool, Ville Sull'Arno is a charming group of villas offering a friendly atmosphere with the combination of old world Florentine charm accompanied with modern facilities for an unforgettable stay in Italy.

The first historical news of the "Villa di Bellariva" dates back to the 1400s, when Alighieri's family gave it to a group of painters who, guided by Giuliano di Jacopo, turned it into an art workshop. The villa is located on the right bank of the Arno river, along the old path where the Florentines used to go for a relaxing stroll in the country.

Towards the end of the 19th century it was rented by the Tommasi, a family of painters from Leghorn, who turned the villa into a center for art studies. Here the main Italian Impressionists and Post-Impressionists could find a place to get together and exchange ideas in a friendly environment. Among others, Giuseppe Abbate, Silvestro Lega, and Telemaco Signorini stayed there, finding the inspiration for their work in the peaceful place that surrounded them.

The four star Hotel Ville sull'Arno Florence, is located directly on the right bank of the Arno River and harmoniously connected to the main antique Florentine Villa maintaining the atmosphere of a past époque.

Its marvellous position is only 20 minutes from the historical center and the many stately monuments of Florence like Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Palace, the Florence Cathedral, Pitti Palace and many more.

How to reach the Relais Dell'Olmo:

From the Pisa Airport "Galileo Galilei"... take the highway A11 heading South (direction: Rome), and take the "Firenze Sud" exit.

From the Florence Airport "Amerigo Vespucci"... reach the "Viali di circonvallazione" (a ring road around the center of Florence), and head South towards Piazza della Libertà. Stay on the ring road, passing Piazzale Donatello, then Piazza Beccaria, until you reach the river Arno. Then take a left running along the river, the Lungarno Pecori Giraldi, and drive on, until you see the name of the street changing first to Lungarno del Tempio, and then to Lungarno Cristoforo Colombo.

The Hotel Ville sull'Arno will be on your right, close to the Da Verrazzano Bridge. From either Northern or Southern Italy, you can take the "Firenze Sud" exit of the highway A1.

From the "Firenze Sud" exit... after the toll gate, go straight and follow the signs for "centro città". When you get on the bridge on the river Arno, take a left at the streetlight and keep driving on the Lungarno, the street running along the river, which is there called Lungarno Aldo Moro. After the second streetlight the Lungarno's name becomes Lungarno Cristoforo Colombo. The hotel will be on your left (on the river side), just before the streetlight at the crossing with the Da Verrazzano Bridge.

Restaurant Enjoy your first meal of the day in the charming and well-lit restaurant with a complimentary and abundant Breakfast Buffet that includes pastries, cereals, toasts and jams, fresh fruits and yogurt, cold cuts and cheeses, coffee, tea, milk and juice. Made to order scrambled eggs are also available.

From 12 midday to 2:00 pm the Restaurant is open for lunch offering a special daily menu as well as a menu a la carte.

Dinner is served from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm with an evening chef's selection or an a la carte menu.

The restaurant is always open for light snacks, salads and sandwiches and special food items can be ordered on request in advance.