Italian family-owned Grand Hotel Minerva, completed in 2018 a multi-million dollar renovation of all 97 rooms and suites, as well as public areas, in celebration of the property’s 150th Anniversary. One year later the hotel made 1st place among the 4*L Florentine hotels in the 2019 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award.

The main goal throughout the renovation was to restore and enhance every piece discovered to have a historic value and to seamlessly blend it with the new spaces being created. All rooms and public areas display furniture and art inspired by the different eras that define the cultural heritage of the hotel, including many original restored pieces from the 50’s or the 13th or 18th century. Grand Hotel Minerva really offers an authentic, full immersion, art experience.

Located in the heart of the city’s center in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the hotel is just a 5 to 10-minute walk from Florence’s main attractions including the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Uffizi museum, Ponte Vecchio and the luxury shopping street of Via Tornabuoni.

Entry level rooms - Premium Double Rooms - are the largest in its competitive set and feature view over the Cloisters of the Church of Santa Maria Novella or the hotel garden. Most of them are interconnecting and interconnection is guaranteed at the time of booking.
Deluxe Double Rooms are ideal for those travelling for the first time to Florence thanks to their view over the most representative monuments and historical buildings of the city.
Deluxe accommodations include Deluxe Junior Suites, Suites and Frescoed Suites from 40 to 120 sq. meters.
A wide range of family rooms made this hotel a perfect option for families. In addition to the interconnecting rooms the hotel features Suites able to accommodate up to 6 guests.

The sixth floor boasts a rooftop heated pool and bar (both are seasonal) with a breath-taking view of the city.
From April to October La Buona Novella Bistrot extends its doors “al fresco” for snacks, drinks or romantic candle lit dinners.

A fitness center and a seasonal Calidarium – Jacuzzy Hot Tub Mini-Pool - are available to the guests.