Palazzetto dei Nobili apartment

The historical centre – Via delle Terme, a few steps from the Ponte Vecchio, a very quiet street with little traffic. Apartment of 110 sqm in a historical 15th century building, 1st floor with no lift /elevator, 2 double rooms; 1 living room with sofa bed and chair bed, 1 room/living room with sofa bed, 2 bathrooms.

Very quiet apartment on one level, spacious entrance, kitchen complete with appliances (fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, American coffee machine, toaster). Dining room with table and chairs. Spacious living room with queen size sofa, armchair and chair bed (single). Utility room with washing machine/tumble dryer. Living room/bedroom with queen size sofa bed. Two bedrooms with double bed. Two bathrooms with a shower.
FACILITIES: air conditioning, free wi-fi, independent heating, TV, stereo, hairdryer, iron, sheets and towels and high chair.
Child’s cot on request (30€).

Garage delle Terme, for a fee, under the apartment (please contact them to book).
Garage Lungarno, for a fee ((please contact them to book).
Europcar, Hertz and Avis 5-10 minutes on foot.
Bus stops 2 minutes on foot (C1, C2, C3).


HISTORICAL NOTE
In the Renaissance, Via delle Terme was full of painters’ workshops. The apartment is situated in a former nobleman’s palace and is protected as a historical building by the Commune of Florence. The property originates from the early 1400s and became property of the Altoviti family from 1448.
It was acquired by Uberto di Francesco De’ Nobili in 1485.
The entrance of the building is large and spacious with a lovely staircase that gives access to the first floor. The interior is furnished with antique furniture: from the 1600s there is the church pew situated in the entrance, the kneeler in the bedroom and the pear wood dresser in the dining room. The bedroom door has a precious Turinese glass window from the 1800s; the small glass cabinet is English. The refectory table from the 1500s, in the living room, is the oldest piece of furniture.

Garage delle Terme, for a fee, under the apartment (please contact them to book).
Garage Lungarno, for a fee ((please contact them to book).
Europcar, Hertz and Avis 5-10 minutes on foot.
Bus stops 2 minutes on foot (C1, C2, C3).


HOUSE RULES

⮚ GUESTS ACCESS
Free check-in from 2pm until 7.30pm.
Supplements for check-in outside regular hours:
 €25 for check-in after 7.30pm
 €40 for check-in after 10.00pm
 €80 for check-in from midnight until 2.00am
Please note that as the accommodation is not a hotel we kindly ask you to arrange an appointment with Cecilia or Isabella for your check-in.
Once you've made an appointment, if you arrive more than 1 hour late without proper notice (notice must be at least 1 and a half hours prior to arranged arrival time at the apartment), you will have to pay a 25€ supplement. The amount of 25€ shall apply also even if the delay is not due to a default attributable or referable to your person.

Check-out from 8.30am to 10am.

For check-ins and check-outs on special days (December 25th and 26th, January 1st, Easter, August 15th) there is a 40€ supplement.

⮚ PAPERWORK AND LOCAL TAXES
At check-in, guests will be asked for their documents for notification to the authorities and to sign a lease contract, as required by Italian law.
Also required is payment of € 6.00 per person per night (up to 7 nights and for those starting from 12 years old) which is paid to the Commune of Florence. Those who are attending relatives in hospital are excluded from the payment.

⮚ CAR ACCESS: The apartment is situated in a pedestrian zone, accessible by car only by booking with the next-door garage
⮚ Complete care of the furniture, respect for others living nearby and punctuality are essential
⮚ Don’t scratch the kitchen top with abrasive sponges
⮚ Please don’t put wet objects on the furniture
⮚ Don’t lean against the sinks
⮚ The consumptions of electricity, AC, gas and heating are included but we kindly ask you to pay attention to their consumption otherwise there could be an extra fee to be paid at your check-out
⮚ There is an extra cleaning fee of €50 if the apartment is left very dirty and with rubbish/garbage
⮚ If you lose the keys you will have to pay 30 € for each new set
⮚ No smoking
⮚ No parties or events
⮚ Pets are allowed provided that they are used to being in apartments.
⮚ Host can cancel the reservation and hold a deposit if the rules are not respected
⮚ Silence for respect for peace and quiet and people's rest from 10pm to 8am and from 12pm to 3pm
⮚ Maintenance of cleanliness and decorum in common condominium areas such as stairs, elevators, and entrance halls; use of these spaces without causing disturbance;
⮚ Prohibition of discarding polluting substances into drains;
⮚ Proper execution of separate waste collection and correct disposal of waste;
⮚ Correct use of Local Public Transport, public parking, and the Limited Traffic Zone;
⮚ Good behavioral norms for a virtuous and respectful enjoyment of the city
⮚ For any intervention for issues not caused by a malfunction of the property there will be a 30€ extra fee for the first hour, then 20€ each hour. From 19.30 to 22.30 there will be a 50€ extra fee for the first hour, then 30€ each hour

Host can cancel the reservation and hold a deposit if the rules are not respected

LANDMARKS
The apartment, with historical value (15th to 16th century) is situated in the historical centre in a privileged position, from which you can reach many artistic sites and some of the most famous places of interest in a few minutes walking:
- Train station FS Santa Maria Novella: 10 min
-Ponte Vecchio (Arno river landscape, jewelries): 3 min
-Loggia del Porcellino ( leather and straw-craft market), Porcellino statue (P.Tacca): 3 min
-Piazza della Repubblica (ancient Roman “castrum”): 3 min
-P.zza Santa Trinita, via Tornabuoni (boutiques: Gucci, Armani, Versace, Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, I. Saint Laurent, Valentino, Chanel, Cartier, Dior ecc.): 2-3 min.
-Palazzo Davanzati (Palazzo della Casa Fiorentina Antica (XIVth cent.): 2-3 min
-Galleria degli Uffizi: 4 min
-Piazza della Signoria-Palazzo Vecchio(Arnolfo, 1299), Loggia dei Lanzi: 4 min
-Palazzo Strozzi (B. Da Maiano, 1489): 5 min
-Orsanmichele (1337), external Donatello, Brunelleschi, Verrocchio, Giambologna's statues, ceramic tondo by Luca della Robbia, gothyc interior: 5 min
-Palagio dell’Arte della Lana (sec XIII): 5 min
-Museo Nazionale (Palazzo del Bargello, 1255): famous sculptures by Donatello, Michelangelo, GiamBologna, Cellini, Ammannati… Byzantine, Etruscan, Roman, European art: 7 min
-Oratorio di San Filippo Neri (sec XVII-XVIII), P.zza San Firenze: 7 min
-Duomo, Cupola del Brunelleschi, Campanile di Giotto, Battistero, Nuovo Museo Opera del Duomo: 6 min
-Palazzo Pitti (Galleria Palatina, Galleria Arte Moderna, Galleria del Costume, Museo delle Carrozze, Museo degli Argenti, Museo delle Porcellane) - Giardino di Boboli: 8 min
-P.zza e Basilica S. Maria Novella (L.B. Alberti) - Museo del Novecento: 8 min
-P.zza e Basilica di Santo Spirito (Brunelleschi): 9 min
-Basilica del Carmine (ciclo di affreschi di Masaccio): 14 min
-Basilica San Lorenzo-Biblioteca Laurenziana-Cappelle Medicee (Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Donatello): 9 min
-Mercato Di San Lorenzo (food shops, restaurants, leather market, clothes, souvenirs...): 10 min
-Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (Michelozzo, 1445, modern palace prototype): 10 min
-Basilica Santa Croce (Arnolfo: big Italians Pantheon, Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, L. B. Alberti, Foscolo, Alfieri, Rossini's tombs), frescos by Giotto, Cappella dei Pazzi (Brunelleschi), Cenacolo…9 min
-Galleria dell’Accademia (David and Prigioni by Michelangelo, Ratto Sabine Giambologna, Pinacoteca, Gipsoteca, Museo degli Strumenti Musicali…): 14 min
-Museo di San Marco: (Beato Angelico, Convento di Michelozzo…) 15 min
-P.zza SS: Annunziata (Brunelleschi, 1419 prototype of renaissance and modern architecture), Basilica SS: Annunziata: 15-20 min
-Museo Archeologico Nazionale (2nd Egyptian collection after Torino, cultures Villanoviana, Paleoveneta, Greek, Etruscan, Roman)

Other famous places reachable 30- 60 min walking or by bus:
- Piazzale Michelangelo-Basilica di San Miniato (Romanic style, 1013): wonderful panorama
- Villa e Giardino Bardini (panorama)
- Forte di Belvedere (Buontalenti, 1590), exhibitions, panorama- via San Leonardo
- Parco della Musica (Nuovo Teatro dell’Opera) - Parco delle Cascine – Stazione Leopolda
- Fortezza da Basso (Congress center, exhibitions, expos), 1534, Antonio da Sangallo
- Fiesole , wonderful panorama, Etruscan tombs, Teatro Romano (summer shows), Roman baths, archeological museum - Villa Medici (1451, Michelozzo o L.B. Alberti, Renaissance villas prototype, other villas spread in the hills.
- Settignano: panorama, Renaissance villas and gardens – Villa Medicea della Gamberaia (italian garden)
- Itinerario Ville Medicee (UNESCO heritage)