Villa Cora

Villa Cora is a 19th-century building surrounded by a park with outdoor swimming pool. Just over 1 mile from the center of Florence and Santa Maria Novella Train Station, it provides free parking. Wi-Fi is also free. All the air-conditioned rooms at Villa Cora are decorated in classical style with antique furniture. They feature a minibar and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The spa area includes a sauna and a Turkish bath, along with a fitness center. Massages and beauty treatments are also available. The hotel’s restaurant serves Italian cuisine and dishes and wines from Tuscany. Drinks and hot and cold snacks are available from the bar. Villa Cora is a 20-minute walk from the Uffizi Gallery. The bus stop a quarter mile away provides services with the center of the city in 10 minutes. The spacious suites feature a seating area with sofa. Some have original parquet floors, original frescoed ceilings and four-poster beds, some have rose-themed boudoirs and canopy beds. Historic figures such as the Japanese Emperor and Princess Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III, have stayed here.