Guesthouse Relais Stibbert is a family-run bed and breakfast on Via Lambruschini, north of the Fortezza da Basso. According to the property, it faces the park of the Stibbert Museum. It stands out for its breakfast, which can be continental, gluten-free or kosher. It suits you if you have dietary needs and do not mind being outside the old town.
Location and getting around
The address is 39 Via Lambruschini. The Fortezza da Basso is about a 15-minute walk away. Santa Maria Novella station, the Mercato Centrale at San Lorenzo and the Galleria dell’Accademia are about 25 minutes, and the cathedral about 30.
According to the property, a bus reaches the station in about 5 minutes. For Piazza della Signoria or Ponte Vecchio, about 2.3 km away, a bus or taxi saves a long walk.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms are spacious, with air conditioning, an LCD TV with Sky channels and a kettle with herbal teas. Wi-Fi is free. On arrival, according to the property, you are given a guide to Tuscany in English and Italian. Breakfast is served continental, gluten-free or kosher.
Who it suits
- Guests with coeliac disease or on a kosher diet.
- Visitors to a fair at the Fortezza da Basso.
- Travellers comfortable with the bus.
Good to know
- Arrivals are from 14:30 to 00:00, with photo ID and a credit card.
- Check-out is from 07:00 to 10:30.
- The monumental centre is half an hour on foot.
More guesthouses and bed and breakfasts in Florence are in the guide.