[Idyllchat] getting around in Florence

[Terry Baraldi]

T.R.

I'm planning my second visit to Florence next spring, and will definitely return to La Scaletta on the Via Guicciardini, located on the Altrarno, or the "other side of the Arno", very near to the Ponte Vecchio, and backing up to the Pitti Palace and Boboli gardens.  You can't get any better location!  This 2-star pensione occupies the top floors of the original Guicciardini palazzo, so the rooms are all different, and kind of quirky, which is what happens when you start carving up old palazzi.  But the best feature is a small rooftop deck offering a 360 degree view of the city.  So spectacular that it made me cry!  Go to www.hotellascaletta.it and see for yourself.  

Although the hotel is now under different management since my visit, Rick Steves still recommends it in his books.  Also, ask them (or whatever hotel you choose) to make your reservations for L'Accademia and save several hours of waiting in line to see David.

Buon viaggi!

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T. R. Maines 
  To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com 
  Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:00 PM
  Subject: [Idyllchat] getting around in Florence


  Hello, fellow travelers - My husband and I are excitedly preparing for our first Untours trip.  We will be staying at La Famiglia in Montelcino the first two weeks of September.  We are planning a 3 day stay in Florence preceding our two weeks in Montelcino and are trying to decide on a hotel.  I found great rates online for Hotel Ritz , but am concerned re: its distance from everything except the Uffizi.  Is bus service reliable and readily available?  Does it run latish in the evening?  Or will we be fine just walking to everything?  We are "fair to middling" walkers, but don't want to be exhausted when we reach Montelcino.  Any other suggestions for hotels beyond what is suggested in the Untours pamphlet?  Thanks to all of you for all your helpful hints.  We have been perusing trip logs and archived emails.  My head is swimming!!   Marie Maines





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