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Hotel Savoy
Florence, Italy · Rocco Forte · Grand Luxury
Hotel Savoy was purpose-built in 1893 by architect Vincenzo Micheli in an eclectic Florentine classical style, on Piazza della Repubblica, a square cleared of its medieval market in 1888 to create the arcaded piazza seen today. The Forte family acquired and reopened the hotel in 2000, and a 2018 refurbishment led by Olga Polizzi added rooms to bring the total to 80 keys. Its position is among the most central in the historic core: the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is three minutes' walk north, and Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Galleries are each about five minutes away.
- 80 rooms
- Opened 1893
- Neighborhood: Duomo
- Rooms from 269 sq ft (25 m²)
- Interiors: Olga Polizzi
About Hotel Savoy
- Irene restaurant, overseen by the group's Fulvio Pierangelini, sits on the piazza below.
- Forbes Five-Star in 2026.
- Entry-level rooms start at 269 sq ft (25 m²).
History
Florence cleared the old market off this square in 1888 and made the arcaded Piazza della Repubblica that stands today, a crossroads since Roman Florentia. Vincenzo Micheli built Hotel Savoy on the west flank in 1893, an eclectic Florentine classical house aimed at the new piazza. The Duomo is three minutes north; the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Vecchio about five minutes south.
The Forte family bought and reopened it in 2000. Olga Polizzi led a major refurbishment in 2018 that brought the house to eighty keys and a Tuscan-modern interior. Irene, Fulvio Pierangelini's trattoria, sits on the piazza.
You sleep in an 1893 purpose-built hotel that never had to pretend a palazzo. It was born on the square.
The setting
Hotel Savoy commands the west flank of Piazza della Repubblica — Florence's central crossroads since Roman Florentia and the city's medieval market square, cleared in 1888 to create the arcaded piazza seen today. Purpose-built in 1893 by Vincenzo Micheli in an eclectic Florentine classical style, this Rocco Forte property holds the most geometrically central address in the historic core: the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is a three-minute walk north, Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Galleries each five minutes south, Palazzo Vecchio five minutes on foot — the full constellation of Renaissance masterpieces encircling a single address.
Restaurants and bars
- Irene — Restaurant · Trattoria · Chef Fulvio Pierangelini
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness centre
- Steam room
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
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