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Via dei Banchi, 2 - Florence
HOTEL IN THE CENTER OF FLORENCE
The Hotel Paris is located within the restricted traffic zone between the Santa Maria Novella Square and the Cathedral Square: You can reach the hotel through the gates controlled by camera only by using for staying a garage located within the ZTL that will provide to inform the license plate number of the car to the office of competence.
Street parking in restricted traffic zones is allowed only to residents.
The Paris Hotel offers to its customers a garage which makes a service of pick-up and delivery of the car and takes care to point out the license plate number following the arrival at the hotel.
A few steps from the Duomo, the Baptistery and Giotto's Bell Tower
A few steps from Piazza Santa Maria Novella and the train station
A few steps from Piazza San Lorenzo and the San Lorenzo Market
A few minutes walk from Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio
A few minutes walk from Palazzo dei Congressi and Palazzo degli Affari
Arriving by train
Exit the left side of the station and continue towards Duomo.
In via de 'Panzani, at the second traffic light, turn right and enter via dei Banchi where you will find the hotel after 50 meters on the right.
Arriving by plane
From Florence airport take the taxi or, alternatively, the tram line 2. Go down to Piazza de'Unità and, from there, continue towards Duomo.
In via de 'Panzani, at the second traffic light, turn right and enter via dei Banchi where you will find the hotel after 50 meters on the right.
By car
To get to the hotel we recommend You to reach the train station SMN through the Via Nazionale, at the end of which you need to turn left at the traffic lights and after the roundabout take Via de Panzani (ZTL access via electronic gate).
In Via de 'Panzani, at the second traffic light, turn right and enter in the narrow way of via dei Banchi where you will find the hotel after 50 meters on the right side.
Often maps for navigation systems are not updated, then please follow our itinerary.
HOTEL FLORENCE NEAR CATHEDRAL
450 m / 6 min walk
The Paris Hotel is situated in the centre of Florence, close to the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, opening a view on its dome and the pedestrian square around it, which constitutes one big museum giving access to the Cathedral, the Dome of Brunelleschi, the Bell Tower of Giotto, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the Crypt of Santa Reparata and the Museum of “Opera del Duomo”. The latter one, recently reorganized and reopened to be more magnificent and interesting than before, contains 750 sculptures (such as statues and medieval reliefs) of 720 years of history, among which are hosted masterpieces of the best artists from Florence: Arnolfo di Cambio, Andrea Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Donatello, Luca della Robbia, Antonio Pollaiuolo, Andrea Del Verrocchio, Michelangelo Buonarroti.
HOTEL FLORENCE NEAR PONTE VECCHIO
750 M / 9 MIN WALK
From Hotel Paris, with a short walk it is possible to reach all the crucial artistic places of Florence such as Ponte Vecchio, emblem of Florence, full of ancient shops of goldsmiths with typical wooden doors and showcases, where a romantic view on the city and the river Arno is opened. From the bridge it is possible to admire the beautiful Vasarian Corridor which connected Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti.
HOTEL FLORENCE NEAR UFFIZI GALLERY
950 M / 12 MIN WALK
The Uffizi Gallery, at a short walking distance from our Hotel (our staff can reserve tickets with the priority entrance at fixed time), is one of most famous museum in the world for the exceptional artistic heritage. The gallery hosts artworks by Botticelli, Giotto, Cimabue, Michelangelo, Raffaello and many other artists from XII to XVII century.
Large part of the exposed material, which constitutes the present collection of the Uffizi Gallery, was donated at the Duchy of Tuscany by the last descending member of De Medici family: “So that works remain for the ornament of the State, for the public utilities and for attracting the curiosity of foreigners”.
HOTEL FLORENCE NEAR PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA
800 M / 10 MIN WALK
Situated in the historical centre of Florence, Piazza Signoria, connected to Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery, is reachable from the Paris Hotel with a ten minutes walking. In the square, it is possible to admire the monument representing Cosimo I De Medici by the artist Gianbologna, the fountain picturing the God Neptune by Bertolomeo Ammannati, a copy of the Marzotto by Donatello, one copy of the David by Michelangelo, symbol of the city and a statue from Baccio Bandinelli. Many other crucial sculptures, as the Perseo by Benvenuto Cellini, are exposed in the Loggia dei Lanzi, situated on the le side of Palazzo Vecchio.
HOTEL FLORENCE NEAR ACCADEMIA GALLERY
850 M / 10 MIN WALK
Similarly to Piazza Signoria, at a short walking distance the Accademia gallery is reachable. Famous for including artworks of one of the most important artist of the Renaissance, Michelangelo, such as the Prigioni, the San Matteo and the magni cent sculpture of the David, it hosts also masterpieces by famous Italian artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pontormo, Andrea Del Sarto, Alessandro Allori and the Orcagna. Our staff will be happy to reserve for you the priority entrance for the gallery at fixed time.
Palazzo dei Congressi
550 m / 7 min walk
A few steps from the Palazzo dei Congressi
Palazzo degli Affari
550 m / 7 min walk
A few steps from the Palazzo degli Affari
Piazza San Lorenzo
400 m / 5 min walk
A few minutes from Piazza San Lorenzo
Piazza della Repubblica
450 m / 6 min walk
A few minutes from Piazza della Repubblica