The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Florence

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Florence

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Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Florence, Italy? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Florence, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Florence to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Florence, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Florence for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Florence for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Orto de' Medici

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $82 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Via San Gallo 30, Hotel Orto de' Medici has great rooms from $82 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and mountain views. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, city views, cooking classes, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Brunelleschi

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $209 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Florence
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Brunelleschi which has nice rooms starting at $209. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Piazza Santa Elisabetta, 3 (Via Calzai0li). This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and cooking classes which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Villa Tolomei Hotel & Resort

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Villa Tolomei Hotel & Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $126. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Via Santa Maria a Marignolle 10. You'll also find a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Hotel Sempione Florence

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $106 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Florence
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $106, Hotel Sempione Florence, at Via Nazionale 15 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, and city views. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Lungarno Vespucci 50

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Lungarno Vespucci 50 has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. The great rooms here start at $141 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Lungarno A. Vespucci 50. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, cooking classes, kids meals, and car rentals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Palazzo Castri 1874

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Palazzo Castri 1874 is 9.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $93, and it's located at Piazza dell'Indipendenza 7. We also love the parking, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Plaza Hotel Lucchesi

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Florence
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Plaza Hotel Lucchesi because it has great rooms that start at $112. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia 38. Only 1.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this convenient hotel. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Orcagna

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Orcagna offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $72 (before taxes). It's located at Via Orcagna 57 and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2 km from the city center. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $404 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Florence
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Via Ghibellina 87, Relais Santa Croce by Baglioni Hotels has great rooms from $404 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and cooking classes which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.1 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Villa Cora Florence

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $402 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Villa Cora Florence which has nice rooms starting at $402. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Viale Machiavelli 18. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Bologna, Lucca, Montecatini Terme, and Siena.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Florence?

Florence Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$109

Travelers to Florence, Italy will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 317 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $109. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Florence.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $319
  • 4-star hotels: $108
  • 3-star hotels: $89
  • 2-star hotels: $82


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