Hotel Monna Lisa, Florence

Hotel Monna Lisa is a 4 star Hotel located in the ancient center of Florence. This elegant Renaissance Palace is furnished with fine antique furniture. Old oil paintings and a number of art treasures, these includes the first model Giambologna's "Rapte of Sabines" and neoclassical drawings and statues by Giovanni Duprè (1817-82) the famous sculptor from whom the owner's family is descended. The hotel is an attractive, unusual establishment suitable for a guest who wish to have a pleasant stay in a delightful atmosphere. The Palace was built, in part, before 1300 and it is said to have been a convent or a place of meditation and prayer. The construction continued after that time and in 1439, it was owned by the Ferrantini Family and in the early years of 1500, the building passed to the Neri Family and here in 1515 was born S. Filippo Neri also known as Pippo il Buono. After many changes of property during the centuries, the Palace was bought by the present owners, the Ciardì Duprè Family. In 1956 the building was, in part, transformed in Hotel, but these works were done gradually in order to avoid spoiling the original ancient atmosphere. The floors are original “cotto fiorentino” and are of the 1500’s, as are the wooden ceilings in the sitting-rooms and some of the bed-rooms which are of the same period. The big painting in the sitting room near the staircase represent the “Golden Rain”, painted by Gaetano Spinelli in 1929. Facing the “Golden Rain” there is the statuette “Rape of the Sabines” by Giambologna. That is the rough-marble that won the competition for the awarding of making the sculpture, now placed in Piazza della Signoria in Florence, under the “Orcagna Lodge”. The ceiling of loggia of the Palace was painted by Bernardino Poccetti Barbatelli and has not been restored. The sculptures that we can see in the Hotel are all by the neo-classic sculptor Giovanni Duprè . In the quiet and warm 17th century courtyard we can find the “Orcio” which is of the 1500, as well as the glass doors from the Breakfast room to the Garden... The bar desk is an ancient confessional of 1500, as it is the desk near the staircase and some armchairs and chairs are of the 1400.

The Hotel Monna Lisa has 2 floors and 4 rooms for disabled persons. Those are the services that we will grant to our guests: American Bar, Garden, Gym Room, Solarium, Internet Point (on payment), Private Parking (20 euro per day, please book it in advance), No Smoking rooms, Multilanguage speaking staff, 24 hour concierge, Free daily newspaper, Baby sitting on request, Medical Assistance on request, Rental car with or without driver, Ticket reservations for flights, railways, theatres, excursions and museums.The Monna Lisa Hotel is glad to place at its kind guests’ disposal two meeting rooms equipped up to 30 persons. Small dogs are welcome.