Florence

The prestigious and original Gallery Art Hotel is situated just metres from the Ponte Vecchio in the heart of Florence's historical centre. Inaugurated in March 1999, after a complete renovation lead by architect Michele Bönan, the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion group offers an entirely new urban hotel experience, where you are the protagonist.

The scenery is a constantly alternating art exhibit: Contemporary, Ethnic, Photographic. Art in all its forms. Contemplate the artworks, snuggle up and enjoy over 400 titles in the library, sample a grappa in the Fusion Bar or completely relax in the very comfortable and stylish rooms and suites.

THE GALLERY HOTEL OFFERS AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT TO ART. FROMITS LOCATION RIGHT OFF THE PONTE VECCHIO BRIDGE AND A FEWSTEPS AWAY FROM THE UFFIZI MUSEUM TO ITS INTERIOR OFCOMTEMPORARY ART. THE ALTERNATING ART EXHIBITS WITHIN THEHOTEL VARIES FROM ARTWORKS TO PHOTOGRAPHS INVITING ANDRELAXING THE GUEST ROOMS PROVIDE COMFORT YET BEAUTY FOR OUREDUCATED CONSUMER THAT DEMAND HIGHER STANDARDS. THE HOTEL ISSTRUCTURED WITH EMPHASIS ON DETAIL THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THEUNIQUE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FLORENCE ON THE WALLSTO THE WALL LIGHTS IN THE LUXURIOUS BATHROOMS WITH LIMESTONEFLOORS. IN ADDITION TO THE BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY WHERE MODERNAND OLD BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS ENTERTAIN THE GUEST. THEHOTEL OFFERS AN ON SITE RESTAURANT THE FUSION BAR SHOZANGALLERY AND A LOUNGE BAR.

A distinguished member of design hotelsTM.Florences first contemporary boutique hotel, Gallery Hotel Art is set on a tiny square just steps from the Ponte Vecchio. Public areas are redefined and transformed into multifunctional spaces envisioned to fulfil all the senses. Revolving art exhibits varying from contemporary art to photography, objects and ethnic culture, emphasize this concept. Art and its shapes accent the walls of the lobby, the pin-striped guest rooms are hung with black-and-white studies of Florentine monuments and light fabrics contrast with the sophistication of the dark wenge furniture. The East melts with the West, blending into Mediterranean at The Fusion Bar Shozan · Gallery, where the flavors are of foie gras sushi and ma-cha tiramisu.Rather than a hotel, the Gallery Hotel Art is a place of modern concept, a "project" and "container" of mental suggestions, designed for international travel and open to the public. Through its spaces dedicated to Art, it has become a dynamic engine of cultural exchange. Throughout the year, expositions of contemporary Art take place in the halls and lobby of the Gallery Hotel Art, going beyond its own walls and traditional hotel activities. The modern aspect, the clarity of the lines, the lights, background music, furnishings, colors, materials and the concept of the spaces are all elements chosen to link beauty with well-being.