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Florence Map: Hotel AbacoHotel Abaco Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
Via dei Banchi 1
Location Halfway between the station and the Duomo, off Via de' Panzani, Near the Duomo
Transportation Bus: 1, 6, 11, 14, 17, 22, 23, 36, or 37
Phone 055-238-1919
Fax 055-282-2289
Web site www.abaco-hotel.it
Room Information 7 units, 3 with shower and sink, 4 with full bathroom
Prices 82€ ($96) double with shower only; 95€ ($124) double with bathroom. Breakfast 5€ ($6.50), free if you pay for the room with cash
Credit Cards AE, MC, V (they prefer cash)
In Room Amenities A/C (costs an extra 5€/$6.50 to turn on), TV, dataport, hair dryer
Parking Valet parking 25€ ($33) in garage

Frommer's Review

Bruno is a bit of a Calabrian dynamo, running his clean, efficient little hotel in a prime location with gusto, and he's one of the more helpful, advice-proffering hoteliers in town. The Abaco has inherited a few nice touches from its 15th-century palazzo, including high wood ceilings, stone floors (some are parquet), and in tiny no. 5 a carved pietra serena fireplace. And each room is themed after a Renaissance artist, with framed reproductions of the painter's works and a color scheme derived from them. Bruno has replaced the mismatched furnishings with quirky antique-style pieces such as gilded frame mirrors and rich half-testers over the beds. The hotel is at a busy intersection, but the double-paned windows help. Bruno will even do a load of laundry for you for just 7€ ($9.10), wash and dry.

Facilities:
Bike rental; concierge; tour desk; car-rental desk; coin-op laundry; Internet terminal

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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