Il Salviatino

You can have your design hotels. This fifteenth-century villa, on the Fiesole hillside overlooking Florence, has undergone a thorough renovation for the purpose of converting it into a modern boutique hotel — but a look around the place will confirm that it was more a restoration than a redesign. It’s not all Renaissance splendor, though that’s a part of it — Il Salviatino’s influences are drawn from every era of its existence, including frescoes from the nineteenth century and furnishings from the early twentieth, as well as some well-chosen contemporary design pieces.

This is a town that’s sometimes a bit too backwards-looking, but Il Salviatino is proof that modern living and classic style aren’t mutually exclusive. Imagine a carefully edited minimalist take on a classic Tuscan palazzo and you’re most of the way there — one that’s highly theatrical, more romantic than baroque, and in terms of luxury, more plush than opulent.

A place like Il Salviatino is much more about atmosphere than about services and facilities, and a little goes quite a long way. Dinner on the terrace looking down at the rooftops of Florence is an experience that won’t soon be forgotten, and the Deverana spa imports a bit of Thai-style relaxation. We expect to hear a few reports of travelers who never found time for a look at the Florentine galleries.

How to get there:

Il Salviatino is approximately 15 minutes from Santa Maria Novella Train Station, 30 minutes from Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport and an hour and half away from isa Galileo Galilei Airport.

• 45 Rooms
• Style: Contemporary Classic
• Atmosphere: Quiet
• 1 Guest Review

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