Hotel Villa Betania

With a stay at Hotel Villa Betania in Florence (Oltrarno), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Boboli Gardens and Pitti Palace. This hotel is 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from Gallery of the Academy of Florence and 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Ponte Vecchio.

Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.

Boboli Gardens (Giardini Boboli) - 0.5 mi
Roman Gate (Porta Romana) - 0.5 mi
Museo Zoologico La Specola - 0.8 mi
Pitti Palace (Palazzo Pitti) - 0.9 mi
Piazza de' Pitti - 0.9 mi
Palatine Gallery (Galleria Palatina) - 0.9 mi
Pitti Vintage - 0.9 mi
Santo Spirito - 1.0 mi
Church of Santa Felicita (Chiesa di Santa Felicita) - 1.0 mi
Uffizi Palace (Palazzo degli Uffizi/ Ponte Vecchio) - 1.1 mi
Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) - 1.1 mi
Santa Maria della Carmine - 1.1 mi
San Miniato al Monte (San Salvatore al Monte) - 1.1 mi
Science Museum (Museo di Storia della Scienza) - 1.1 mi
Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi) - 1.1 mi
Salvatore Ferragamo Museum - 1.2 mi
Piazza Michelangelo (Michelangiolo) - 1.2 mi
Museo Degli Uffizi - 1.2 mi
Chiesa di Santa Trínita - 1.2 mi
Palazzo Vecchio - 1.2 mi
Florence Fountain of Neptune - 1.2 mi
Piazza della Signoria - 1.2 mi
Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio) - 1.3 mi
Palazzo Rucellai - 1.3 mi
Orsanmichele - 1.3 mi
Piazza San Firenze - 1.3 mi
Palazzo Strozzi - 1.3 mi
Museo Marino Marini - 1.3 mi
Chiesa di Ognissanti - 1.3 mi
Chiesa di Santa Croce - 1.3 mi
Badia Fiorentina - 1.3 mi
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce - 1.3 mi
Bargello Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello) - 1.4 mi
Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori (Duomo) - 1.4 mi
Piazza di San Giovanni - 1.4 mi
Giotto's Bell Tower (Campanile di Giotto) - 1.4 mi
Baptistry (Battistero) - 1.4 mi
Church of Santa Maria Novella - 1.5 mi
Museo di Santa Maria Novella - 1.5 mi
Duomo Works Museum (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo) - 1.5 mi

Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.

The nine self-catered apartments are situated inside a villa built in 1860 by the ancestors of the present owners. The building's beautiful wide terrace faces Porta Romana which is situated near the entrance of Boboli Gardens and the medieval walls. The building has been completely renovated in 2005 and divided into nine single independent units. The high quality of the restoration, using only ecological and traditional materials such as terra-cotta, wood, marble and warm colored honey bee wax and limestone plasters for the walls combined with family furniture, offers a charming atmosphere while maintaining the building's original antique character. All our apartments are fully equipped, completely independent with their own private entrance, bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom with shower. We do not serve meals. The apartments' kitchens are fully equipped. A wide variety of restaurants, wine shops, pizzerias, groceries, coffee shops, bakeries, Ice creme shops are available around the building. Our terrace is equipped with tables and chairs and it overlooks the Roman Gate square (piazzale di Porta Romana). The area: The villa is located along the prestigious viale Poggio Imperiale, the ancient boulevard that runs from Porta Romana to the Medici's Villa of Poggio Imperiale. Poggio Imperiale apartments are nestled in the historical district "Oltrarno", an area located on the left bank of the Arno river renowned for art, Florentine life, small artisans and commerce. The closest and most famous touristic sites and monuments are Porta Romana and Viale dei Colli, one of Italy's finest promenades, which runs from Porta Romana and winds its way up to Piazzale Michelangelo and offers a spectacular view of Florence and the Arno valley. Also nearby, are the churches Santo Spirito, Santa Maria del Carmine, San Miniato, Forte Belvedere, Florence's oldest bridge Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. We are right outside the "limited traffic zone" defined by medieval walls. If you plan on renting a car while visiting Florence for daily excursions in and around the lovely hills of Tuscany, underground parking is available for an additional fee. You can stroll into town or take advantage of the numerous bus lines that depart from and return to Porta Romana. Taxis are also located in the square of Porta Romana.