Julie |
Nov 18th, 2002 10:40 AM |
When I was in Florence I stayed at a convent/hotel that was beautiful;<BR><BR>Istituto Suore di S. Giovanni Battista<BR>Via di Riopoli, 82<BR>50126 Firenze<BR>Italia<BR><BR>tel: 30 055 6802394<BR><BR><BR><BR>The name of the hotel part of the Convent is Villa Merlo Bianca, but the<BR>letters that I sent to them were addressed as mentioned above. If you send<BR>them a letter, ask them to send you a pamphlet so can get an idea of the<BR>rooms. If you have a car, they have space for you to park inside the gates.<BR>It is in the 'suburbs', but still close to city centre - you can take a bus<BR>there, but I often walked (about 15 minutes or so).<BR>The Mother Superior (Madre Superiore) was a wonderful lady, but didn't speak<BR>english. When I arrived, she took us on a mini tour of the convent and it<BR>was beautiful. There are a few rooms behind the library and are smaller and<BR>don't have a great view, if you get one of these just ask to see another on<BR>the other side of the building. They are very accommodating and won't mind.<BR>There is also a continental breakfast offered with the lodging.<BR>If you have any other questions please feel free to email me. This place<BR>was a great find - about 55 CAD per person a night, for the same kind of<BR>room in a Florence hotel you would be paying big bucks. Because it is<BR>walled off from the street it is very peaceful and quiet, nice when you have<BR>been amid throngs of people all day.<BR><BR><BR>In Rome I also stayed at a convent/hotel near the train station and the colossseum<BR>http://www.suorebambinogesu.it/DNB/camere2.html<BR><BR><BR>Good Luck!<BR>Julie
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