HotelChatter - Tag: Florence Hotel Guide http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:14:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Florence%20Hotel%20Guide Florence: Budget Stays in Florence: Johanna &amp; Johlea http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/8/22256/83067 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/johlea.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>[Antica Johlea]</i><p>We warned you that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Florence%20Hotel%20Guide">Florence hotel scene</a> is pricey, whatever you do and wherever you stay. Blame the tourists and the forces of economics.<p> <p>Your best bet for a budget stay in style and comfort near the centre of town is probably a <em>residenza</em>, a B&amp;B-style hotel run by private owners. Don't sniff - it's a great way (the only way) to get a friendly welcome, super service and a reasonable bill at the end of the trip.<p> One of the best, or rather five of the best, of the <em>residenze</em> is the <a href="http://www.johanna.it"><b>Johanna &amp; Johlea</b></a> chain of mini-hotels owned by Lea Gulmanelli and Johanan Vitta, a Florentine couple who've been in the business femmefatale 2008-04-14T12:55:01-05:00 Florence: Designer Label Hotels: Gallery Hotel Art, Florence http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/05725/76692

It's not just celebrity chefs that are getting in on the hotel scene. Fashion designers, too and they've been doing it a lot longer than the chefs.

Like in the fashion capital of Italy, Florence. The Gallery Hotel Art, one of Florence's first real design boutique hotels, is owned by the son of the Italian fashion designer Salvatore Ferragamo. If you like the hotel and have a lot of money, you can buy the clothes to match, in the Salvatore Ferragamo shop on via Tornabuoni (aka shopping street). ]]> femmefatale 2008-04-08T11:13:34-05:00 Florence: Florence Hotel Scene in a Pistachio Shell http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/04917/76575

While we're on the subject of expensive Italian cities, let's talk about Florence.

Florence attracts two types of tourist and both tend to have money to spend: a) middle-aged lovers of history, churches and dusty nth-century religious art; b) fashionistas after the designer outlets and exclusive boutiques. It also attracts tourist type c - those who visit Florence simply because everyone else does.

As we know, hotels follow demand and an ample supply of money, and the Florence hotel scene is no exception. Here are the essential issues to look out for:
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