“Wonderful boutique hotel with a great Italian restaurant right next to it - will definitely go back!”
Hotel Ambrosina is a wonderful boutique hotel located just on the southern edge of Florence. It is situated within 15 mins driving distance to Florence center, and both 60 kms to Siena (further South) and Pisa (further West). The hotel desk was very helpful - they made telephone reservations for us for the Uffizi museum and for the Accademia (both are must see), potentially saving us couple hours in wait time for each. They also told us about good streets to park the car right outside of historic Florence to make it an easy walk for a family with young kids.
As far as the hotel itself is concerned, the rooms in the main building are beautifully decorated (unlike those of a chain hotel), extremely well kept, and are of a fairly decent size for a family of four (we had 2 young kids who slept comfortably on the sofa bed).
Most importantly, the Italian restaurant right next to the hotel is simply great - the chef is very friendly and will gladly customize his already scrumptious cooking to your taste, propose an excellent Italian wine to go with the food, and most of all, is fairly priced. We just absolutely loved this restaurant, and when combined with the hotel experience, it made for a wonderful stay!