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Hotel Relais il Cestello is an old structure, used in the past as post office that 'worked' with horses and carrozze.
The Hotel looks on Piazza di Cestello and from the windows you can see the beautiful Church Cestello,
the San Frediano surroundings, Ognisanti Church and the river Arno.San Frediano is a very characteristic old Florentine area where you may still fine wood, leather, glass and jewelery shops.
Close to the hotel are the Piazza del Carmine, Piazza Santo Spirito and the Pitti Palace.
In fact Hotel Relais il Cestello is situated in the heart of Florence; in a few minutes you can walk to the central railway station, the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and of course the beautiful shopping streets (Via della Vigna Nuova, Via Tornabuoni, Via Strozzi and Piazza della Repubblica) where you will find both high-fashion and antique stores.
Hotel Relais il Cestello is an old building in Florence in front of river Arno which, in the past, was used as post office and transportation by horse carriage.
Nowdays it has become a three star hotel and have only 10 elegant rooms with an exclusive view on Piazza del Carmine and very near to one of the most famous bridges in the world, Ponte Vecchio (The Old Bridge).
Every room is well furnished in an old florentine style and equipped with all today's comforts: air conditioning, safe box, mini bar, satellite tv set and high speed wi-fi access to internet.
The windows look at the outstanding Piazza di Cestello and you can admire the beautful Cestello Church, the surrounding area of San Frediano and the church of Ognissanti on the other side of river Arno.
San Frediano is a very characteristic area in Florence where you may find craftsmen dealing with wood, leather, glass, as much as jewelry shops.
Near to the hotel there are Piazza del Carmine, Piazza Santo Spirito and the beautiful Pitti Palace, since Hotel Relais il Cestello lies in the very heart of the city and in a few minute walk you can esasily reach the central railway station, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and, of course, the world known shopping streets as Via della Vigna Vecchia, Via Tornabuoni, Via Strozzi and Piazza della Repubblica.
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