Where to stay in Florence & Fiesole
The Renaissance city and the green hills of Fiesole above it
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Florence, Italy
from €1350 / night
Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection
Florence, Italy
from €1150 / night
Specific guides to Florence & Fiesole
Focused comparisons to choose the right area and hotel for the trip you actually want.
Tuscany in autumn: four hotels for the harvest, the olives and the first fires
When summer leaves, Tuscany changes pace: grapes and olives come in, fires are lit in the evenings, and the woods above the hills turn copper. Four places for the season.
14 September 2026 · 7 min read
MICHELIN Key hotels in Italy: the 2026 selection, region by region
Italy has 224 hotels with a MICHELIN Key in 2026, more than any other country in Europe. Where they are, all seventeen with three Keys, the forty-nine with two, and the 43 we rate.
13 October 2026 · 9 min read
Where to stay in Tuscany: the best countryside hotels, castles and villas
An editors' guide to where to stay in Tuscany — how the Val d'Orcia, Chianti, the Maremma and Florence differ, and the restored castles, farms and villas our editors rate in each.
25 July 2026 · 11 min read
Florence & Fiesole: good to know
When is the best time to visit?
Our editors note the ideal windows for weather, light and lower crowds on every destination hub.
How are these stays chosen?
Every stay is scored by the Unlisted Index and carries our verification tier (editor-vetted or ‘we slept here’) — we publish the methodology in full.