Villa Olmi Resort

Address:
Via Degli Olmi 4/8


Bagno A Ripoli
50012

Hotel Location: near center

This 18th-century villa is set on a six-hectare estate on the outskirts of Florence, 5km from the cathedral square, and is well placed for explorations into beautiful Florence and the surrounding area. Attractions such as the Bargello National Museum and Ponte Vecchio Bridge are both within 5km of the hotel, and the Florence Vespucci Airport is approximatly 20 minutes drive away.

The resort features 50 air-conditioned guestrooms, spread over two floors, all with fine antique artworks, wooden beams and terracotta floors. Each room offers a separate sitting area, minibar, satellite plasma- screen television, direct-dial telephones, wireless Internet access and safes. The ensuite marble bathrooms feature hot tubs, hair dryers, robes and telephones.

The onsite gourmet Villa Olmi Restaurant, with its vaulted ceilings and wrought iron chandeliers, serves traditional Tuscan dishes with an extensive wine list, and guests can also order light snacks and sandwiches from the poolside garden area. The Osteria Colonica, with a more intimate, rural atmosphere, offers light meals and freshly baked pizzas.

During leisure guests can enjoy the hotel's landscaped gardens, soak up the sun by the poolside, unwind with a drink in the bar, and appreciate the elegant 18th-century architecture and collection of fine paintings and sculptures. Staff at the 24-hour front desk and concierge desk can offer help booking tours and tickets, and there is all-hours room service, babysitting services, airport transfers, ample free parking, a business centre and wireless Internet access throughout.