The Westin Excelsior

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The Westin Excelsior Florence dominates the beautiful Piazza Ognissanti, overlooking the Arno River, just a few steps from the central fashion district of Florence.

Renovation and change has been the hallmark of this beautiful property during the years, in its attempt to fulfill every requirement of its guest. Frescoes, coffered ceilings and polychrome marbles perfectly match with the high standards of the service and a comfort without equal. The most modern technical innovations make this hotel the ideal place for business travelers. Satellite Television, high speed Internet access and Wireless Internet connection in the public spaces, together with a brand new Workout Room and a Fitness Area, underline the attention for important details. All the meeting rooms are high tech throughout, as they are equipped with modem, pc and telephones. The Donatello Bar, one of the most exclusive bar in town, features a new open terraces on the Lungarno, which is the ideal place for a cocktail or a romantic dinner in summer. The Cestello Restaurant proposes dishes of the classic Tuscan cuisine re-exanimate from a viewpoint of lightness and calibrated baking, together with a wine cellar which offers guests the opportunity to taste some of the world finest wines. A wealth of historical memories (seven centuries of Florentine history) is associated with the area on which stands the building that is now The Westin Excelsior. Several celebrities stayed in Florence at the two properties owned nowadays by Starwood: the Romanov family, Emperor William II of Prussia, the Dukes of Windsor, the Shah of Persia with his wife Soraya, Princess Margaret of England, Elena of Romania, Queen Sofia of Greece, the King of Yugoslavia, the English Prime Minister W. Churchill and a number of world-wide famous artists such as Johann Strauss, Backhaus, Cortot, Rubinstein, Menuhin, Toscanini, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Françoise Sagan, Emperor Hirohito, Henry Fonda, Queen Juliana of Holland, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Bruno Walter, Furtwangler, Beniamino Gigli, Maria Callas, Josephine Baker, Maurice Béjart, Carla Fracci, Marcello Mastroianni, Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren. In 1997 the Westin Excelsior has entered a new phase in its history when a restoration and renovation was completed. The renovation was a prime example of the Luxury Collection philosophy in such matters, which aims to highlight those historical and architectural features of its hotels that best enhance their affinity with the atmosphere and style of their host cities. A philosophy which considers the hotel as an integral part of the city, and a reference point in its artistic, cultural and business life.

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