Florence: Where to Stay: Luxury: Continentale

Continentale

Across the street from the Gallery Hotel Art, this property, which is also owned by the Ferragamo family, showcases a witty sense of style. Most of the forty-three rooms and the common spaces are located in a building that dates from the 1950s and 1960s (several of the rooms are situated in an adjacent 14th-century tower). Lollipop pink armchairs in the lobby face a digital screen, which plays classic films from the 1950s. Book a suite with a terrace and views of the Arno River, or splurge on the Consorti Penthouse, which occupies the top floor of the tower, for the ultimate views of the city and surrounding hillside. All rooms have clever touches such as oversize clocks that double as bedside tables, and mood lighting can be tuned to mimic the sunset over the Arno. Rooms from $406.