The Hotel Olimpia is a historical corner building situated in Florence’s lively Piazza della Repubblica, just 100 meters from the Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery. The 24 air conditioned guestrooms have traditional style with matching wooden furnishings. All guestrooms have climate control, safes, direct dial phones, satellite television and bathrooms with showers and hair dryers. Some rooms overlook the bell tower and church.
Guests can start the day with breakfast in a dining room that overlooks the Piazza della Repubblica or relax with a drink in the small bar. Alternatively, guests can take advantage of room service, or watch television in the lobby. Multilingual staff are on hand at the 24 hour front desk to answer any queries, and the hotel has an express check in and out facility. For a surcharge, parking is available for those arriving by car, and the hotel has a lift for guests’ convenience. Most of the city’s key attractions are within easy reach, with bars, cafes, restaurants, the Duomo, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Cappelle Medicee, S. Lorenzo’s Market, and Santa Croce Church all within 500 meters. Florence Vespucci Airport is approximately seven kilometres and a 25 minute drive from the hotel. The airport is a short taxi ride from town (costing 13 16 EUR) although it is also possible to take the half hourly bus, which transports passengers to Santa Maria Novella Station, in the centre of Florence.