Alessandra
This typical Florentine pensione immediately transports you back to the age of the gentleman and lady traveler. Decor has grown organically since the place opened as a hotel in 1950—Alessandra is a place for evolution, not revolution. A pleasing mix of styles is the end result: some rooms with hefty armoires, terracotta tiling, carved headboards, gilt frames, and gold damask around the place, others with herringbone parquet and eclectic postwar furniture, like something from a period movie set. A couple have views beyond a medieval bell tower to the Arno . . . but then again, Borgo SS. Apostoli, on the front side, is one of the center’s most atmospheric streets. There's a small river-view terrace for everyone to share; grab a glass of wine from the honesty bar and kick back. Added in 2018 in a building across the street, two split-level rooms with mezzanines have contemporary décor.
This typical Florentine pensione immediately transports you back to the age of the gentleman and lady traveler. Decor has grown organically since the place opened as a hotel in 1950—Alessandra is a place for evolution, not revolution. A pleasing mix of styles is the end result: some rooms with hefty armoires, terracotta tiling, carved headboards, gilt frames, and gold damask around the place, others with herringbone parquet and eclectic postwar furniture, like something from a period movie set. A couple have views beyond a medieval bell tower to the Arno . . . but then again, Borgo SS. Apostoli, on the front side, is one of the center’s most atmospheric streets. There's a small river-view terrace for everyone to share; grab a glass of wine from the honesty bar and kick back. Added in 2018 in a building across the street, two split-level rooms with mezzanines have contemporary décor.
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