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In its prime location in a busy piazza, mere steps from the San Lorenzo Market, Hotel Palazzo Benci is a splurge-worthy little treat of a hotel. A fancy, marble-floored lobby and art deco bar and lounge set a glamorous scene, and the professional, formal staff appear to be very hard working. Benci is pricier than most of our Florence listings, but it's well worth it.
Mid-sized rooms come in pleasant shades of teal green, with clean-cut, basic furniture alongside a slightly more modest hotel color scheme. While the lobby and garden are bright and light-filled, rooms are homey. Carpet, bedding, and curtains all follow a green theme. The overarching motif is at times a bit stuffy, though in a sweet grandmotherly way.
Bathrooms feature sparkling blue tiles. Some even have bathtubs, a big plus after days of shuttling across cobblestones.
The inner garden is, hands down, the best thing this three-star has going for it. The garden is a green oasis of lush tranquility in a super-central and thus highly traveled hood.
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