The Hotel Bernini Palace in Florence is situated in a 15th century building in the heart of the city, behind Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery. It is also just six minutes from Via Tornabuoni, the most famous shopping street, and approximately one hour away by car, it is possible to reach outlets for major Italian labels such as Prada and Gucci.

The Chiostrina, the new hotel’s Restaurant, offers a menu of exquisite, innovative regional dishes. In addition to this, in the surrounding area are situated the most exclusive restaurants in the city, such as the Enoteca Pinchiorri, as well as a selection of typical Florentine trattorie.

Overlooking Palazzo Vecchio – at the centre of Florentine as well as Italian art and history – and just a stone’s throw from the Arno river, the Bernini Palace is now one of the most exclusive lounges of the city.

The Bernini Palace offers 74 rooms. They are all equipped with modern comforts, such as soft linen sheets, exclusive Simmons’ mattresses, anti-allergy duvets and soft, cotton satin duvet covers.

The first floor is furnished in a picturesque Tuscan style, combining Renaissance and Oriental styles, with terracotta tile floors, warm-toned furnishings and textiles (red, amaranth, orange, gold), antique arrases, precious curtains and tapestries.
All of them are unique pieces, which are in tone with the beamed ceilings and four-poster beds. All rooms overlook the inner yards, alleys and paths of Medieval Florence.

DINING
The restaurant area, with an entrance dedicated also to external customers, is divided into versatile spaces to always savor innovative menus.
From a drink at the Lounge Bar, in a charming setting where the traditional Tuscan furniture blends harmoniously with contemporary design, to a dinner in the renowned La Chiostrina Restaurant, inside a historic 1500-year-old restored porch that make it a place of unique refreshment in the center of Florence.

• RESTAURANT LA CHIOSTRINA
The Restaurant La Chiostrina is at the ground floor of the hotel, nearby the hall, in an internal renovated courtyard of the XVI century. Its light, its colors and its atmosphere make La Chiostrina an unique and exclusive quite space in the heart of the city.
It’s the perfect solution for dinner, business meeting, light lunch and ideal to taste delicious gastronomic specialities in Florence.
The versatility of the the Chiostrina makes it an excellent restaurant offering an innovative menu, that is updated on monthly basis.
• LOUNGE BAR
Lounge Bar is an exclusive meeting place where people can sample tasty dishes, creative cocktails and fine wines but also enjoy a moment of relaxation in a warm, welcoming atmosphere which recalls the luxury of a private sitting room. It is a charming atmosphere in which traditional Tuscan furnishings blend harmoniously with contemporary design.
• SALA PARLAMENTO
A rich buffet breakfast is served in the historical Sala Parlamento. Featuring a splendid frescoed ceiling, it was once the meeting place for members of Parliament and the Senators of the Kingdom of Italy.
This amazing room is available also for Special Events, Dinner gala, Private Events, Weddings.

ROOMS & SUITES
All the rooms in the hotel are spacious, sumptuously furnished with magnificent antiques, parquet floor, fitted with all modern conveniences.
In our Suites, you will find warmth and intimacy, an area dedicated to you, in which you can relax and rediscover yourself, far from everyday concerns.
For a pleasant and fresh nap you could sleep wrapped up in pure linen bed sheets under hypoallergenic duvet and white, light cotton satin quilt cover.
The intimate atmosphere is welcoming. The ceilings with their wooden beams, four-poster beds, period decoration, precious textiles and magnificent tapestries all help to create a truly unique atmosphere.

HISTORY
Overlooking the Palazzo Vecchio, a few steps from the banks of the Arno, the Hotel was a protagonist of the events that transformed Florence, into the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, from 1865 to 1870. Attended by the Parliament members, it was at the center of national political intrigue: that era is now represented by round frescoes that adorn the current Hall of Breakfast.
In the heart of antique Florence, just outside the walls of the first circle of the Roman city and the medieval circle: the so-called Borgo dei Greci, squeezed between the Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza Santa Croce, where by just walking you can "breathe" with the city history.
The oldest building dates back to the fourteenth century, when the building was owned by the famous family Pera, ancestors of the historic family Peruzzi, who took over the Greeks after they had fallen into ruin: they were powerful financiers with enormous interest all over Europe.
For centuries, the building has devoted to hospitality: in the seventeenth century it was the only hotel in Florence with running water and a shelter for animals. Already in the mid-nineteenth century the palace was an elegant hotel, known as Hotel of the Shield of France.
Thanks to its convenient location, it was a place to meet for the members of the House of Parliament, who gathered at Palazzo Vecchio, and the senators, who gathered at Palazzo Pitti.
Some members chose it as their permanent residence, others came here especially at mealtimes, for long informal discussions by establishing alliances and making agreements that marked the destinies of the first convulsive years of the Kingdom. The transformations of that time led to its current look: the architectural styles of Renaissance were opposed to the luxurious interiors, including velvets and damasks, up to the high standards of the rich Italian and European bourgeoisie. These special guests were treated with first-class service.
With the capital transfered to Rome the hotel lost fame, until the 80s of the twentieth century, when major renovation was initiated.
On the ground floor, during the restoration of the late eighties, a sixteenth-century open gallery was discovered, which had been almost completely hidden from view before. Another discovery was a series of niches decorated with female heads coiffed with curious hats, in memory of a former exhibition in the lobby of the hotel in the early 1900s.