A stone's throw from Piazza della Repubblica, one of Florence's most quietly distinguished Renaissance palazzi has been transformed into a twelve-suite residence hotel that keeps its civic identity fully intact. The heraldic cartouche visible on the corner facade, the pietra serena window surrounds, and the deep-bracketed cornice all date from the sixteenth century, when the Vecchietti family — Florentine merchants and patrons of some consequence — commissioned a building whose corner position on Via degli Strozzi announced their ambitions to the whole city. Palazzo Vecchietti opened as a hotel in 2012 under the direction of designer Michele Bönan, who treated the conversion less as a hospitality project than as the careful furnishing of a private Florentine home. Bönan's interiors balance the palazzo's monumental bones — stone-flagged entrance hall, massive pietra serena chimneypiece crowned with a family crest, double-height ceiling volumes — against a contemporary palette that refuses pastiche. The lobby draws the eye toward a Baroque gilt console alongside a clean-lined linen sofa, the pairing entirely unselfconscious. Guestrooms carry the same composed tension: deep velvet curtains in aubergine or navy pooling onto oak floors, framed figurative drawings hung like a private collection, upholstered headboards in muted tones that let the architecture speak. The breakfast room introduces red-striped silk drapes, tobacco leather chairs, and gilt-framed portraits against white coffered ceilings — a room that carries the atmosphere of a Florentine scholar's dining salon rather than a hotel amenity.

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Palazzo Vecchietti is a prestigious luxury residence where attention is paid to every singular detail. Ideal for spending memorable days directly in the centre of the city of Florence, in the heart of Tuscany. Located in a charming historical building, This luxury "home" offers top class comforts, in order to make you feel relaxed in a unique and refined environment, giving you the sensation of being "at home" thanks to the professional hospitality that you will be granted. Peaceful and quiet, Palazzo Vecchietti will be the setting for an unforgettable holiday in Florence: here our Staff will assist you and will become a fundamental part in the organisation of your days of relaxation with us. Thanks to all the staff at Palazzo Vecchietti you will be able to experience the suggestive atmosphere of our hotel. 14 Individual spaces honouring some of the most important Italian artistic figures, of which 5 suites and 2 apartments, on various levels. A unique location rendered by this historical palace in which it is located. Restructured by Giambologna in 1578 and finished off by the splendid work of the architect Michele Bonan, who was in part responsible for the furnishings and decor.