Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Borgo Pinti 99, Florence, Italy
Location
Central Florence
On Borgo Pinti in central Florence, a ten- to fifteen-minute walk from the Duomo, the Uffizi and the Accademia, and around fifteen minutes from the airport — wrapped around the city's largest private garden.
Transfer
A short transfer
Around fifteen minutes from Florence airport, set so centrally that the Duomo, the Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio are all an easy walk once you arrive.
Villas
116 rooms & suites
116 rooms and suites, no two alike, across the 1473 Palazzo della Gherardesca and a reimagined sixteenth-century former convent — Renaissance frescoes and reliefs, period furniture and marble bathrooms.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners, art and culture travellers, families and anyone wanting a garden oasis in the heart of Florence — a Renaissance palazzo with the city's largest private garden, Michelin-starred dining and the Duomo a short walk away.
Board Basis
Room only
Room only or bed-and-breakfast, with Michelin-starred Il Palagio, the seafood of Onde and a summer garden trattoria, plus the garden spa and pool.
About the Resort
A Renaissance palazzo with a private garden
The Four Seasons Firenze is the Renaissance-palazzo Florence hotel with something the city almost never offers: space. Set in the 1473 Palazzo della Gherardesca, it wraps around the Giardino della Gherardesca, Florence's largest private garden — around eleven acres of centuries-old trees, lawns and sculpture, an urban oasis a ten-minute walk from the Duomo, the Uffizi and Michelangelo's David. Its 116 rooms and suites, no two alike, span the Renaissance palazzo and a reimagined sixteenth-century former convent, with original frescoes and reliefs, period furniture and marble bathrooms. Michelin-starred Il Palagio anchors the dining, joined by the Mediterranean seafood of Onde and a summer garden trattoria, while a garden spa and a seasonal outdoor pool set among the trees handle the wellness, and the hotel sits among the World's 50 Best Hotels. Florence rewards a base this central: Brunelleschi's Duomo, the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Ponte Vecchio and the artisan Oltrarno are all within a short walk, with Siena, San Gimignano and the Chianti hills an easy day out. It is the art capital with a green retreat at its heart.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
116 rooms and suites, no two alike, span the 1473 Palazzo della Gherardesca and a reimagined sixteenth-century former convent, carrying Renaissance frescoes and reliefs, period furniture and marble bathrooms. They make the hotel a rare thing in Florence — grand, historic rooms with garden calm at the city's centre, the former convent wing arranged around its own cloister, where loggias and frescoed ceilings survive intact.
Entry
Four Seasons Room
Sleeps two. A king with Renaissance detail and a garden or courtyard view.
Renaissance detailGarden outlook
Reimagined
Palazzo del Nero Room
Sleeps two. A king reimagined in 2024 with vibrant Italian fabrics, over the garden or city.
Reimagined 2024Garden/city view
Signature
Duomo Suite
Sleeps two to three. A king with sweeping Duomo and rooftop views.
Duomo viewsDuomo outlook
Top
Royal Suite
Sleeps two to four. A top-tier suite with original frescoes, over the garden.
Original frescoesGarden outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
Michelin-starred Il Palagio anchors the table with refined Italian cooking, joined by the Mediterranean seafood of Onde and Al Fresco, a summer trattoria set out in the garden. It is serious Florentine dining, taken among frescoes or beneath the centuries-old trees of the garden, with a kitchen rooted in Tuscan produce. Il Palagio holds the Michelin star, while the summer garden trattoria sets tables among the centuries-old trees of the park.
Signature
Il Palagio
Il Palagio, Michelin-starred Italian.
Seafood
Onde
Onde, Mediterranean seafood.
Garden
Al Fresco
Al Fresco, a summer garden trattoria.
Wellbeing
Spa & pool
The Spa overlooks the pool and the gardens, with a whirlpool and a pietra serena soaking tub, and a seasonal outdoor pool is set among the centuries-old trees of the eleven-acre park. Wellness here is the garden itself, a green retreat a few minutes from the Uffizi and the Duomo, the garden once part of a Medici estate and still the largest of its kind in the city. The garden spa and the seasonal pool sit among the eleven acres of the Giardino della Gherardesca, once part of a Medici estate.
The Spa
The Spa, over the gardens.
A garden pool
A garden pool, seasonal and outdoor.
The private garden
The private garden, eleven acres.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The garden, the palazzo and the city define a stay — wander the eleven-acre Giardino della Gherardesca, take in the Renaissance frescoes and reliefs of the palazzo, and walk out to the Duomo, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Ponte Vecchio. Across the river the Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens and the artisan workshops of the Oltrarno reward a wander, while Fiesole, Siena, San Gimignano and the Chianti hills are easy day trips. The Accademia, the Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens and the artisan Oltrarno reward a wander, with Siena and the Chianti hills an easy day out.
Florence's largest garden
Florence's largest garden, an eleven-acre oasis.
The Renaissance palazzo
The Renaissance palazzo, frescoes and reliefs.
Michelin-starred dining
Michelin-starred dining, at Il Palagio.
The Duomo & Uffizi
The Duomo and the Uffizi, a ten-minute walk.
Tuscan hill towns
Tuscan hill towns, day excursions.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Florence
Around fifteen minutes from Florence airport by car.
In the city
Central Florence
On Borgo Pinti in central Florence, a short walk from the Duomo and the Uffizi.
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Four Seasons Hotel Firenze. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Room only or bed-and-breakfast.
Year-round
- Year-round; the garden pool is seasonal.
Made for couples
- Made for couples, art lovers and families.
Getting there
- Around fifteen minutes from the airport.
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