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fax 055-239-8577, www.hoteltorreguelfa.com , info@hoteltorreguelfa.com , Sandro and Bar-
bara).
$$$Relais Uffizi isapeaceful little gem,with15classy roomstucked awaydownatiny
alleyway off Piazza della Signoria. The lounge has a huge window overlooking the action
in the square below (Sb-€120, Db-€180, Tb-€220, more for deluxe rooms, buffet breakfast,
air-con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, Chiasso de Baroncelli/Chiasso del Buco 16, tel. 055-267-6239,
fax 055-265-7909, www.relaisuffizi.it , info@relaisuffizi.it , charming Alessandro and Eliza-
betta).
$$HotelAlessandra is16th-century,tranquil,andsprawling,with27big,tastefulrooms
and an old-school, peeling-wallpaper vibe (S-€67-€88, Sb-€110, D-€110, Db-€150, Tb-
€195, Qb-€215, cash discount, air-con, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, Borgo S.S. Apostoli
17,
tel.
055-283-438,
fax
055-210-619,
www.hotelalessandra.com ,
info@hotelalessandra.com , Anna and son Andrea).
Near the Train Station
$ Bellevue House is a third-floor (no elevator) oasis of tranquility, with six spacious, old-
fashioned rooms flanking a long, mellow-yellow lobby. It's a peaceful time warp thought-
fully run by Rosanna and Antonio di Grazia (Db-€70-95, family deals; discount if you stay
two nights, pay cash, and book direct; optional €3 breakfast in street-level bar, air-con,
free Wi-Fi, Via della Scala 21, tel. 055-260-8932, mobile 333-612-5973, fax 055-265-5315,
www.bellevuehouse.it , info@bellevuehouse.it ) .
$AlbergoMargaret, homeyyetminimalist,doesn'thaveapublicloungeorofferbreak-
fast.RunbytheCristantiellifamily,ithassevenpeacefulandsimplerooms(D-€40,Ds-€60,
Db-€75,ask fordiscount if youbookdirect and pay cash, extra bed-€10, air-con, free Wi-Fi,
near Santa Maria Novella at Via della Scala 25, tel. & fax 055-210-138, www.hotel-mar-
garet.it , info@hotel-margaret.it ; Francesco, Anna, and Graziano).
Hostels away from the Center
These two hostels, northeast of downtown, are a bus ride from the action. A far more central
hostel is in the Oltrarno (listed at the end of the next section).
$ Villa Camerata, classy for an IYHF hostel, is in a pretty villa three miles northeast
of the train station, on the outskirts of Florence (€18/bed with breakfast, 4- to 6-bed rooms,
nonmembers pay €3/night more, free Wi-Fi, self-serve laundry, Via Righi 2—take bus #11
from the train station to Salviatino or bus #17 to Via Cento Stelle, tel. 055-601-451, fax
055-610-300, www.aighostels.com , firenze@aighostels.com ).
$ Hostel 7 Santi calls itself a “travelers' haven.” It fills a former convent, but you'll feel
like you're in an old school. Still, it offers some of the best cheap beds in town, is friendly
to older travelers, and comes with the services you'd expect in a big, modern hostel, in-
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