Suites at bed and breakfasts are spacious and bright, decorated in a characteristic style of the tradition of the ancient houses of Florence and Tuscany. The size of the rooms are very generous: the areas vary from 22 to 26 sqm (bathrooms excluded), the height is about 3.50 m, thus obtaining rooms with volumes from 75 to 95 cubic meters, lit with large windows that let all the light of a fourth floor.

Each room is furnished in a different way (while keeping the same services) and has the name of a very important historical character who left his mark in Florence (as in Italy and the world): Leonardo, Michelangelo, Dante, Etc...

Every suite is equipped with digital lcd TV, telephone, Internet (Wi-Fi and LAN), in-room safe to store valuables (even a laptop) and a private bathroom. Linen, towels and courtesy service are provided. The air conditioning and heating are adjustable and there are double glazing windows to improve the thermal and acoustic insulation.

The bathrooms are modern and comfortable, tiles are in light botticino stone with darker details. Besides all the normal services, they are equipped with large shower and hairdryer.

The bed and breakfast is in the historical centre of Florence (down town), in the monumental Peruzzi palace complex. It is located in Via De Benci, between Volta de Peruzzi and Piazza Santa Croce, very close to Teatro Verdi and Biblioteca Nazionale.

This building is part of an ancient area called "Prima Cerchia Comunale" formed by the end of the twelfth century and mainly made up of defensive walls against which there was a defensive moat.

In the XIV century the moat was changed into a street. In the same period the basis of Peruzzi palace was built instead of defensive walls. The name of this road is due to the Bencis, a noble family that established in this part of Florence in XV century, buying the properties from another family: the Albertis, who had given their name to the road before.

From this period the entire neighbourhood became very important for its architecture, because noble families of the period ordered many projects of sumptuous palaces.

Clicking on the "To here" text on the bubble below in the interactive map, you may fill the form with your start address to get the directions to reach the De Benci b&b.

We highly recomend to get directions and to find the location to plan the way before coming.

Use the Street View interactive box (on the left side) to see the location of the De Benci b&b: in the picture on the left the main entrance (big wooden door) of the palace where the bed and breakfast is placed, Florence Via De Benci 19.

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The bed and breakfast is located in a very strategic place right in the old town of the city of Florence. Whether for business or vacation, our suites can be the right place. Here a short list about what you can reach by feet from the b&b during your stay:

Although it is nice "getting lost" in the streets of the city, we recommend you keep a map of Florence with you.

Prices are refered to the room per overnight stay (example: 100 euros for a double room means 50 euros per person) breakfast and taxes are included. Prices are indicative and they may change for special events or particular promotions.

Please contact us to get the best extimation: please call during business hours only (from 8 am to 7 pm).

Please contact us to get the best extimation: please call during business hours only (from 8 am to 7 pm).

Check-in must be between 10 am and 7:00 pm (arrivals later than 7 pm are not accepted), after the check-in you will have the keys and you will be free to go in and out anytime. Check-out at 11 am.

No kitchen use, in the common area there are a fridge and drinks machines.

There is a workstation PC avaible where you can browse Internet, check your email, or simply download photos from your digital camera.

Small and polite (quiet) pets (dogs, cats, Etc.) are welcome.

In each room:
- private bathroom with large shower and hair-drier
- linens and towels provided
- adjustable air conditioning / heating system
- free DSL internet connection (Wi-Fi and LAN)
- digital terrestrial color TV (DTV) and phone (direct line in the suite)
- large safe in suite (also for laptop)
- daily cleaning/room resetting
- double glazing for improved thermal and acoustic insulation
- cot / cradle for small children or babies available on request

We can also book your visits to the museums in the city and give all kind of tourist info (restaurants, events, attractions, country and/or nearby cities sightseeing, guides, Etc.).

air conditioning | lift | credit card accepted | bancomat accepted | large safe in room | down town location | historical building | tourist info | free internet connection | workstation PC for guests | extra bed avaible | no-smoking rooms | parking service nearby on payment | hair-drier | daily cleaning | heating | recentrly ristructured (2005) | romantic ambient | Wi-Fi | small pets accepted | lcd color TV and satellite in room

"A bed and breakfast (or B&B) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Typically, bed and breakfasts are private homes with fewer than 10 bedrooms available for commercial use."

"Generally, guests are accommodated in private bedrooms with private bathrooms, or in a suite of rooms including an en suite bathroom. Some homes have private bedrooms with a bathroom which is shared with other guests. Breakfast is served in the bedroom, a dining room, or the host's kitchen.
B&Bs and guest houses may be operated either as a secondary source of income or a primary occupation. Usually the owners themselves prepare the breakfast and clean the room Etc., but some bed and breakfasts hire staff for cleaning or cooking.
Although some bed and breakfast owners hire professional staff, a property which hires professional management is usually no longer considered a bed and breakfast, but enters the category of inn or hotel."
(from Wikipedia.org)

The Italians have discovered relatively late compared to other countries this way of traveling using bed and breakfast (both for tourism, work or whatever), but they seem to appreciate it most because they are often accommodated in very well kept, "warm" and cosy rooms, sometimes with better prices and often characterized by the culture of the places where they are, adding value to the stay. For example, the De Benci b&b is an apartment located in an old palace in the historic heart of the city but it has been completely renovated a few years ago, the Florentine style was kept, with wooden beamed ceilings and original and ancient furniture.