Hotel Martelli Florence

Offering luggage storage, the charming Hotel Martelli Florence lies in Santa Maria Novella, ideal for cheap hotels and budget dining, just 11 minutes' walk from the art museum "Galleria dell'Accademia" and a mere 1 km from the 15th-century convent San Marco Art Museum. Founded in 1870, the 3-star smoke-free hotel showcases such decor elements as original frescoes.

Hotel Martelli welcomes guests to 53 rooms fitted with air conditioning as well as a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. They are appointed with a writing desk, and also feature a mini-fridge-bar. A bidet, a separate toilet, and a rainfall showerhead along with such comforts as a hair dryer and bath sheets are featured in the private bathrooms.

Each day at the Martelli starts with a free continental breakfast. Guests can enjoy healthy dishes served in Ciro and Sons located within 5 minutes' walk of this Florence hotel.

The hotel boasts a private location within a 1-km distance of Florence Santa Maria Novella train station, within a few blocks of the spandrel segmental Ponte Vecchio Arch Bridge. As a plus for business travellers, the Martelli Florence is 450 m from the celebrated marble-clad Gothic monument "Campanile di Giotto". Nature lovers will appreciate the proximity to Fortezza da Basso - Gardens, which is about a 15-minute walk away. There is the Roman Catholic minor Basilica of the Annunciation of Mary only 1.1 km away, while Airport Shuttle bus station is right around the corner from the property. For those travelling from afar, Peretola airport is 15 minutes' drive away.