Set within the coronary heart of one of the romantic cities in Europe, W Florence — featured on our listing of the most exciting hotel openings for 2025 — formally opened its doorways on Tuesday.
The historic property, previously the Grand Lodge Majestic, now boasts 119 visitor rooms, together with 16 suites and a penthouse, in line with Marriott. The highly-anticipated addition to Florence’s resort scene sits on Piazza dell’Unità Italiana, only a brief stroll from most of the metropolis’s most well-known landmarks, together with its Duomo, the Uffizi Galleries and the Ponte Vecchio.
The property is the second W Lodge in Italy, becoming a member of the W Rome. The model plans to open a 3rd property, the W Sardinia – Poltu Quatu, later this summer time.
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“The opening of W Florence marks one other vital milestone in W Inns journey, deepening our presence in Italy and strengthening our footprint throughout the area,” George Fleck, the senior vp and world model chief for W Inns, stated in a press release. “As we proceed to evolve globally, this newest addition to our model embodies our dedication to delivering daring, immersive experiences that redefine luxurious life-style hospitality. W Inns has all the time been a model rooted in creativity and tradition, and W Florence completely captures the spirit of this dynamic, fashion-forward metropolis.”
Housed in a historic constructing initially designed by native architect Lando Bartoli in 1968, the W Florence incorporates a partially-covered courtyard that after functioned because the mezzanine of a former financial institution. The distinctive area now welcomes visitors with retro-inspired seating, daring checkered flooring and luxurious greenery, and serves as a central space the place visitors can entry a number of of the resort’s eating venues, together with the lounge (which is full with an aperitivo desk).
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As well as, visitors will be capable to feast on up to date Italian bites at Tratto, the second outpost of the Michelin-starred Trattoria contemporanea collective, in addition to get pleasure from cocktails with a view on the Zefiro Rooftop (which is slated to open later this summer time). The property can even welcome an Asian restaurant from chef Akira Again in late summer time centered on mixing “conventional Korean flavours with world influences.”
The resort’s historical past shines by way of in every of its rooms due to 1960’s and ’70’s-inspired design parts like marble and brass accents, whereas the town itself is well known all through the property with a daring shade palette of Medici purple and royal blues. The resort’s piece de resistance is the Penthouse suite, which wows with a greater than 1,500-square-foot personal terrace and a moody aesthetic for the proper metropolis escape.
Charges for the W Florence begin at €431 ($507.48) per night time or 70,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors, in line with a search on the resort’s web site.
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