The hotel Helvetia & Bristol is a magnificent urban palazzo in the centre of Florence, a short walk from the Duomo. Famous as early as the mid-19th century for its charm, service and unrivalled location, it became a favourite haunt of artists such as Gabriele D’Annunzio, Luigi Pirandello, Eugenio Montale and Eleonora Duse. The winter garden has hosted monarchs, aristocrats and Nobel prize winners over the years.
Since it opened its doors for the first time, the Hotel Helvetia & Bristol has charmed its most exacting guests: leading members of the European aristocracy, the Danish Royal family and prominent figures in the arts such as Gabriele D’Annunzio, Eleonora Duse, Igor Stravinsky and Giorgio De Chirico.  The Hotel can claim special distinction as the favoured Florentine residence of Nobel prize winners, many of whom have stayed there, including the writers Pirandello and Montale, the physicist Enrico Fermi and the philosopher Bertrand Russell.  The excellent hospitality of the Helvetia & Bristol comes with the endorsement of the cultural elite. There are many reasons to call in at the Hostaria Bibendum, the famous bar and restaurant of the hotel Helvetia & Bristol, which is the ideal setting for a refined business lunch, a relaxing cocktail after an afternoon’s shopping or a romantic candlelit dinner under the stars. The terrace overlooks Piazza Strozzi, and the comfortable interiors are a satisfying mixture of warm decorative tones, exotic furnishings and art nouveau details
Rooms:Guests at the Hotel Helvetia & Bristol will experience the best of Florentine style. Each room is a private luxury residence, distinctively furnished and decorated.
The period furniture gives each room its atmosphere and individual character: splendid inlaid tables, Chinese and bronze porcelain lamps, antique paintings, silks and brocades create a supremely elegant room.