The eternal magic of the city pervades every corner of the Helvetia & Bristol Firenze - Starhotels Collezione, located in the heart of the historic center and within walking distance of Palazzo Strozzi, the Duomo and Via de' Tornabuoni, Florence's most famous shopping street with its luxury boutiques. The first luxury hotel in the heart of Florence since 1885 the Helvetia & Bristol offers travelers from around the world a luxury home in the center of the city. In this historic palace you can breathe in the elegant atmosphere that accompanied the travels to Italy of the international elite during the Grand Tour and the literary meetings of the writers who loved to frequent the Winter Garden. A refined environment that over the centuries has been chosen by such illustrious figures as Enrico Fermi, Eugenio Montale, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Luigi Pirandello and Eleonora Duse, who chose the hotel as her own Florentine residence for a long time.The hotel's recent renovation, which included the restoration of the historic part and the annexation of the adjacent building, has returned one of its most refined and important historic buildings to Florence. Here history, art and great master craftsmen meet and reinterpret the Italian "Great Beauty," giving guests a memorable stay in the cradle of the Renaissance.An unprecedented, surprising and intriguing hotel, to be experienced as a second home by guests who will enjoy 25 fascinating new rooms and suites designed by internationally renowned interior designer Anouska Hempel, along with exclusive interior courtyards, terraces over Florentine rooftops and a marvelous soon-to-open SPA located right where the ancient Capitoline baths once stood.At the Helvetia & Bristol, excellence is also found at the table.The opening of Cibro Caff marks the beginning of an exclusive collaboration with an icon of Italian food and wine that aims to further enrich and strengthen Helvetia & Bristol's local identity and become the new food and wine reference in the historic center of Florence. Cibro's philosophy is to pass down over time the authentic aromas and flavors of Florentine and Tuscan family traditions, as well as the best products that the Italian territory has to offer, with dishes that follow the natural rhythm of the seasons, using local ingredients, the result of eco-sustainable production
