Casa Howard in Florence 

CASA HOWARD Guest houses – Rome and Florence. Suave and surprising, the Casa Howard in Florence is located close to the Santa Maria Novella – an ideal spot for accessing the city’s profusion of architectural treasures.

It is an intriguing mix of grand mansion and hip hotel, providing guest accommodation in stylish apartments such as the Fireplace Room with its ornate living room and bathroom fireplaces; the Hidden Room – deep red and decidedly sensual - and the Drawing Room – a stunning black and white enclave with mosaic marble floors and old Chinese furniture.

All the original floors and ceilings have been maintained in the recent refurb, there are flourishes of pure silk taffeta at the windows, and we loved the chic designer touches such as the occasional black silk sofa, sunken marble bath, full-wall padded bed head, mosaic inlay or 18th century French writing desk.
For relaxation after a day’s exploration along the Via Tornabuoni, unwind in the hammam.

Casa Howard Guest house – Rome and Florence is not a hotel. Each Casa is a beautiful private house whether an apartment, palazzo or farmhouse, which gives personal service, and where some typically hotel ideas, methods and services have been borrowed.

It''''s like staying in a very well located friend’s house – as guests you get the keys of the house, you enjoy the original furniture and objects, you feel the atmosphere of the bursting hearth of the town.

Services include a large Turkish Hammam Bath, a Music/TV room (available when owners are away), a library with fashionable personal belongings, a room specially for dogs owners, another one for children, etc...