http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:37:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Boutique%20Hotes http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/1551/41177 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jkplaceflorence.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>What did we say about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/04917/76575/hotels/Florence_Hotel_Scene_in_a_Pistachio_Shell">staying away from the centre of Florence?</a> <p> <p>Only if you're on a budget. If you're not and you want to flash your cash in the shops and slap-bang city centre, take a room in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Jk+Place+Florence/ian/211671JK"><b>JK Place</b></a> boutique hotel in Santa Maria Novella square.<p>There are only 20 rooms and the staff like to call it a 'house' rather than a hotel. That's going a bit far - d&#233;cor is stylish and understated but undeniably Italian-design (Michele Bonan, if you're interested). Clean lines, simple colours and cute details everywhere. Breakfast is in an old internal courtyard which has been covered over by a huge glass structure. <p>Yet we're a bit worried femmefatale 2008-04-09T09:15:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/