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  Neighboring the famous Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery and Pitti Palace, The Westin Excelsior in Florence combines a modern luxury hotel setting with seven centuries of Florentine history. The 12th-century Westin Excelsior's presence on Piazza Ognissanti is impressive, with the hotel featuring newly refurbished guest rooms, a professional staff dedicated to impeccable service and a state-of-the-art business center.

  Sitting high on the banks of the Arno River, this luxury hotel also offers spectacular panoramic views of the Tuscan countryside, terracotta city rooftops and the landmarks of Florence.

  The facilities

  The Westin Excelsior’s ORVM Restaurant is presided over by head chef Giuseppe Dalla Rosa, who serves up delicious contemporary Mediterranean fare. Seasonal ingredients are used to prepare light, balanced dishes at this health-conscious luxury hotel. ORVM Bar provides the cocktails and a more informal atmosphere, with an impressive black-and-white marble floor, wooden tables and leather-covered walls and chairs.

  This five star hotel boasts five multi-functional rooms, equipped with the most cutting-edge audiovisual technology. These accommodate meetings, fashion shows, cocktail parties, banquets and more.

  Guests also have access to the amenities at Grand Hotel Florence (across the street), including a small gym and business centre.

  The rooms

  This luxury hotel offers 171 air-conditioned guestrooms on six floors. All come with the amazing Westin Heavenly Beds to provide the best nights' sleep guests have ever had. Rooms are beautifully decorated with dark-rose diamond-patterned carpeting, red velvet curtains, antique-style furnishings and Grecian-urn prints. Marble bathrooms have combination or separate tub/shower. All rooms have high-speed internet access

  A unique feature of the Westin Excelsior are its much in-demand Wellness Guestrooms. These offer the perfect accomodation for health conscious guests, offering workout facilities as well as much-deserved Westin Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Baths for relaxation.

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  The hotel Excelsior, on the banks of the Arno River, in the heart of Renaissance Florence, is a patrician palace with lovely views of the Ponte Vecchio and the Tuscan countryside, which meticulous renovation by expert craftsmen has restored its inimitable charm: splendid furnishings, inlaid marble, columns, coffered ceilings, frescoes and brocades and light filtered through stained glass windows. Professional staff dedicated to impeccable service, conference and banquet rooms featuring state-of-the-art business facilities, the wellness room, the one and only guestroom in town that integrates wellness amenities and the Vitality meeting package for the maximum efficiency of business guests, are just some of the distinctive services offered by the hotel.

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  Location. The palatial Westin Excelsior hotel in central Florence, Italy, is located on the banks of the Arno River, within one kilometre of the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio bridge, Santa Croce church and the Uffizi gallery. Florence Vespucci Airport (FLR) is 10 kilometres away.

  Hotel Features. Set in a renovated 12th century mansion, The Westin Excelsior hotel has a grand lobby featuring marble pillars and floors, stone staircase and stained glass windows. Neo classical frescoes and Asian rugs adorn the lobby, and the hotel has views of the Ponte Vecchio and surrounding Tuscan countryside.

  ORVM Bar is an informal yet smart venue, with black and white marble floors, wooden tables and leather covered walls and chairs. ORVM restaurant serves contemporary Mediterranean cuisine made from vice seasonal ingredients.

  The Westin Excelsior hotel offers five flexible conference rooms, business centre and wireless Internet access (surcharge).

  The hotel has a hi tech fitness Centre and offers massages.

  Guestrooms. Red velvet drapes, antique furniture and Grecian urn art prints decorate The Westin Excelsior's 171 climate controlled guestrooms. Rooms have minibars, Internet access (surcharge), laptop safes, satellite television and complimentary newspapers. Beds have down blankets and feather pillows. Dual sink marble bathrooms feature telephones, bathrobes, slippers and complimentary toiletries.

  Expert Tip. The Westin Excelsior hotel in Florence was once part owned by Napoleon's sister. @

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