Florence, Italy, See and Sleep

Favorite Hotel's In FlorenceFour Seasons Florence

Santa Maria Novella Hotel

www.whythebesthotels.com

 This Florence Chain of Hotels are absolutely the best!! You must stay in one of them

Must See Tips

The David - Just see it, or people will ask forever why you didn't

Pitti Palace - beautiful gardens for a lunch or to roam around and pretend you live in the 14 th century

Ponte Vechio - breathtaking and fun drop a few euros on some beautiful jewelry 

Santa Croce Church - beautiful and Michaelangelo is burried there.  Duomo = disappointing on the inside

San lorenzo market - leather and scarves a shoppers paradise

The Uffizi - really, hmmm not worth the long wait 

Fiesole - Adorable town on the hillside of Florence. You can see old Roman ruins there.

Florence, Italy Eat, Drink and Be Florentine

Florence Restaurants

Typical tuscan 
- TRATTORIA DA MARIO Via Rosina, 2/R, near Piazza Mercato Centrale +39 (055) 218550 (very very busy, very tradional, very cheap) only for lunch, closed on sunday along the Arno
- DA SERGIO piazza san lorenzo (very busy, very tradional, very cheap) only for lunch, closed on sunday 
- MAMMAGINA borgo san jacopo - closed on sunday you can taste one of the best florentine steak in the city center http://www.mammagina.it/UK/index_uk.htm 
- CIBREINO (via de macci - sant'ambrogio, very close to the food market) is the place where you can try the high level quality of Fabio Picchi, owner of the well known Cibreo: cheaper that the famous one, same level food quality - closed on Sunday and Monday WWW.CIBREO.COM 
- TEATRO DEL SALE (via de macci - sant'ambrogio, very close to the food market) it is a reastaurant and a private club where you can try the high level quality of Fabio Picchi cuisine, owner of the well known Cibreo: plus you'll get a theatrical show at night; closed on Sunday and Monday http://www.teatrodelsale.com/start_e.html 
- FAGIOLI via delle conce (close to santa croce): cheap, very typical 
- OSTERIA BOCCANEGRA via ghibellina (close to santa croce): elegant, intimate, typical (closed at lunchtime) http://www.boccanegra.com/web/index.php?lang=eng

COOL RESTAURANTS

NOVE Lungarno Guicciardini, 10 (open air terrace, the river Arno at a glance) 

CAVALLI CLUB piazza del carmine, close to the Curch

Chic-romantic 

- BSJ borgo san jacopo very elegant, good food level, a couple of tables in the terrace over the river arno (closed at lunchtime) http://www.lungarnohotels.com/ 
- ALLE MURATE a restaurant in a real museum: expensive but it is worth it (closed at lunchtime) http://www.allemurate.it/home.html 
- BOCCANEGRA an elegant restaurant close to santa croce (closed at lunchtime) http://www.boccanegra.com/web/index.php?lang=eng 
- ENOTECA PINCHIORRI (simply the best

Rome SLEEP

 Appartments

Sleep In Italy

- a great apartment rental agency for all of Italy. Its actually costs less to rent one than a hotel room. Ask for Sabrina, she is great to work with

and they will let you stay for a few nights to months. Depends on how many coins you toss, you may end up years in Italy

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Apartments Pluses

• Your own little home in Rome, act like a local
• More space for your buck, the apartments are usually larger than a hotel room
• location sleep next to the pantheon or the trevi fountian
• privacy no maids walking into your room = security
• check in and check out anytime
• come home at midnight or not at all, you don't have to wake a bellman

Hotels

When looking for hotels on your own, you want to stay in the Center of Rome (Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi, Piazza Navona, Campo Di Fiori or Trastevere

When booking a room:

Ask if there is an elevator in the building and what floor your hotel room will be on (not fun dragging heavy luggage up lots of stairs)

Ask for a room that has a window facing an inner courtyard if there is one, some times the noise

on the streets can keep you awake if your a light sleeper

Aldrovandi Palace Hotel

Via ulisse Adrovandi, 15 00197 Roma, italy

www.aldrovandi.com

- stunning palace hotel of a good friend of mine located near Villa Borghese.

 Ask For Ugo Ossanni

THE BEST IN ROMA!!!

Hotel Abruzzi

Piazza della Rotonda 69, 00186 Rome, Italy

http://www.hotelabruzzi.it/

Great location.. right at the steps of The Pantheon. Ask for the abruzzi apartments if you can, they are more modern

and spacious. The older rooms are smaller but charming.

Hotel Adriano - Near the Pantheon great street

00186 Roma (Lazio), Italy

066 8802451

Via d'Ascanio, 13

www.hoteladriano.com

B and B Fontana Di Trevi - Near the trevi Fountain, looks cute

Via dei Crociferi, 41

- 00187 - Rome

www.bbfontanaditrevi.com

Hotel Julia

Via Rasella, 29

00187 Roma (RM), Italy

06 488 1637

http://www.residenzafrattina.it/index.php

- Near Trevi Fountain Standard Ikea type bedroom set

Hotel Campo de Fiori

www.hotelcampodefiori.com

Via del Biscione, 6 00186 Roma, Italy 06 6880 6865

EAT ROMA

ITALIA....

Oh Italy you are truly my love, my geographical soulmate. When Im with you music plays into my ears and Im walking in a cobblestone dream.

Rome...... as they say Do as the Romans.. Well I have.. many many many times so

Here are some of my favorite restaurants of all time in ROMA.

Eat your heart out...

Hotel De Russie - 5 star good location in center of ROme..

Its a beautiful hotel although pricey, Its a gorgeous hotel to go for a drink in the courtyard

www.hotelderussie.it

Via del Babuino, 9

00187 Rome (RM), Italy

06 328 881

ANTICA BIBLIOTECA VALLE - near Piazza Pantheon and Navona The owner is a dear friend of mine ask for Ugo.

Best food and service!! Late night in the grotto/ruins under his restaurant there is jazz and dancing. During the day

he offers cooking classes as well.

L.go Del Teatro Valle, 9

Roma -3906-68136830

www.anticabibliotecavalle.com

MACORINI - My Favorite place to eat near the pantheon

Piazza Della Copella

the Best pasta in town!!

ask for Giancarlo tell him I sent you..

HOSTERIA MARGUTTA - near stanish steps

This is a famous street and an adorable restaurant

that looks like a gypsy den but is really good food

and soo italain. I love this area, near the spanish

steps

http://www.osteriamargutta.it/ 39063231025

lunch 12 30 to 2 30

dinner 7 30 to 11

Taverna De Mercanti - A must see... Pizza restaurant that is an old tuscan villa you feel like your on a film set or Pirates of the Carribean

Piazza de' Mercanti, 3a. Trastevere - Roma. Tel. 06-5881693

http://tavernademercanti.blogspot.com/

AFTER DINNER

AFTER DINNER YOU MUST WALK TO LA PALMA.. It is a

gelateria (ice cream shop) near the restaurant and

near the Pantheon. It is the largest in Rome and it

has GREAT Italian Ice creams.

One of the Best Flavors is (Healthy

and good) MANGO E PESCA

Which is Mango and Peach mixed together.. you will get it every day!