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Plaza Lucchesi Hotel

<b>Location.</b> The riverfront Plaza Lucchesi Hotel is located in Florence, Italy, within 750 metres of the Uffizi Gallery and one kilometre from the Duomo. Florence Vespucci Airport is 10 kilometres away. <br><b>Hotel Features.</b> Housed in a four storey, 19th century building, Plaza Lucchesi Hotel looks across the River Arno towards the hilltop Piazzale Michelangelo. The building is cream and sage with wrought iron window grates and window boxes. Inside, the lobby has wooden floors and a large pastoral mural. <br><br>Plaza Lucchesi Hotel offers guests a complimentary buffet breakfast each day. This is served in La Serra, the hotel's fine dining restaurant, furnished with floral banquettes, cane chairs and crisp linen. The restaurant serves Tuscan specialities for lunch and dinner. Views across the river stretch to the hills in the distance. The Café is a bar/lounge in the lobby, open for drinks and snacks like sandwiches. <br><br>The hotel has meeting rooms for small groups and wireless Internet access. A lobby computer provides complimentary high speed Internet access. <br><br><b>Guestrooms.</b> The 97 guestrooms at the Plaza Lucchesi Hotel are decorated in neutral tones with floral wallpaper, parquet floors , Venetian light fixtures and dark wood furniture. All have televisions, minibars, umbrellas and dial up Internet access. Bathrooms have bath/shower combinations. <br><br><b>Expert Tip.</b> Piazzale Michelangelo is a great place for taking photographs as it offers sweeping views of Florence and the Tuscan countryside.
<b>From Florence Vespucci Airport (FLR):</b><BR> Distance to Plaza Lucchesi Hotel is 10 kilometres, approximately 20 minutes' drive. <br><br><b>Getting there.</b> Taxis into the city centre cost approximately 15 EUR 16 EUR, and the journey time is 15 minutes. An airport bus departs for Florence's Santa Maria Novella Station every 30 minutes. Single tickets cost 6 EUR. Terravision coaches travel to central Florence and Pisa Airport. Tickets cost 12 EUR and the price includes a one day pass for Florence's city buses. Prices are all subject to change. <br><br><b>Getting around.</b> The hotel is on Lungarno Della Zecca Vecchia, within 750 metres of the Uffizi Gallery. Florence is compact and easily explored on foot. There are traffic restrictions in the city centre and parking is expensive. Bright orange buses operate throughout the city centre. Tickets are available at vending machines or from tobacconists. Tickets are sold based on length of time and are available for one, two or 24 hours. There is a taxi rank in front of Santa Maria Novella Station. Parking is available on site (surcharge). <br><br><b>Driving directions.</b> From the motorway:<br> From the A11, take the A1 in the direction of Rome and exit at Firenze Sud.<br> After the motorway toll booth continue straight ahead until you reach a set of traffic lights.<br> At the traffic lights, turn left.<br> Continue on this road until you come across a road sign indicating that the road bears to the right. Turn right here.<br> At the first set of traffic lights, turn left and immediately left again.<br> Keep in the right hand lane and proceed along the road that runs parallel to the river for approximately 300 metres.
Area Attractions:The hotel is ideally located near Santa Croce, Uffizi Palazzo Vecchio, Duome, Ponte Vecchio, Palaza Pitti Boboli, and the Museo Accademia.
Hotel Name: Plaza Lucchesi Hotel
Address: Lungarno Della Zecca Vecchia 38
City: Florence
Country: IT
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