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25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino Florence
Florence, Italy · 25hours Hotels · Accessible Luxury
A 15th-century convent beside San Paolino served nuns until 1860, then the Bank of Italy and a Monte de' Pegni pawnshop until the 1990s. Excavation for the 2021 conversion uncovered Roman remains; GLA restored the core, Paola Navone themed the interiors on Dante, and Dario Cecchini runs Cecchini in Città as 25hours' first Italian flag, opened September 13, 2021.
- 171 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: Santa Maria Novella
- Rooms from 226 sq ft (21 m²)
- Architect: GLA - Genius Loci Architettura
- Interiors: Paola Navone; Studio Otto
About 25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino Florence
- GLA restored the convent fabric. Paola Navone and Studio Otto did Dante-themed interiors. Cecchini in Citta is Dario Cecchini's room.
- Opened 13 September 2021 as 25hours' first Italy hotel. Santa Maria Novella, not the Duomo piazza.
- Entry-level rooms start at 226 sq ft (21 m²).
History
The 25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino occupies a historic building complex in Florence's Santa Maria Novella district, at the western edge of the medieval city along the Via de' Fossi. Its central nucleus is the former convent adjacent to the Church of San Paolino, a monastery built in the early 1400s (with origins tied to a church of medieval, even 11th-century, foundation) that served nuns until it was deconsecrated in 1860. The complex then became a seat of the Bank of Italy and later the Monte de' Pegni pawnshop of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, remaining in banking use until the 1990s.
After Banca Intesa Sanpaolo acquired the parent bank, the complex was purchased in 2018 by Art-Invest Real Estate. A major architectural intervention led by Florentine firm GLA - Genius Loci Architettura carefully restored the historic core while adding a new residential wing, converting the ancient pawn-deposit spaces into a modern hotel. During excavation, Roman-era remains and previously undocumented rooms were uncovered.
Opened on 13 September 2021 as the brand's first Italian property, the hotel offers 171 rooms across three connected volumes arranged around a covered courtyard. Its interiors, conceived by designer Paola Navone and Studio Otto, are eclectically themed on Dante's Divine Comedy, and the courtyard restaurant Cecchini in Città is run by celebrated Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini.
The setting
Beside San Paolino, west of the medieval core on Via de' Fossi. Santa Maria Novella station is the walk. This is not Piazza della Signoria.
Restaurants and bars
- COMPANION Dolceamaro Bar — Bar
- Cinema Paradiso — Bar · Tuscan meats and cheeses, wine and cocktails
Experiences
- Explore Florence's old town by bike — Bike rental with Schindelhauer urban speedsters (Siegfried, Ludwig, Viktor, Lotte) for a relaxed city tour.
Amenities
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Cinema
- Pet-friendly
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