In the parts of the convent built in the 15th century, the religious community of the Dominican Friars has made available 11 single rooms and 2 double rooms for men and women who are visiting Florence and Fiesole. The rooms are offered throughout the year. All rooms have a wash basin, and toilets and showers are in common. Sheets and towels are provided. Reservations are required.
Only lodging is offered.
Please, do conform with the following instructions:
on the day of your arrival, you will be so kind
as to present yourself at the entrance of the convent, on Piazza (Square)
San Domenico, at n° 4, according this time-table: from 9:00 AM to 2:00
PM and from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (our house is a
monastery, not a common hotel!);
on the day of your departure, please, leave your
room within 9.00 AM.
Next to the convent there are:
- a coffee and pastry shop
- a coffee shop / tabachinist / convenience store
- a pizzeria / restaurant
- a Post Office.
Cost: € 25,00 per night (the price may vary during the year)
Florence is linked to the major railway lines in
Italy; the main railway station in Florence is Santa Maria Novella (S.M.N.).
For rail travel in Italy there isan
online timetableavailable in a variety of languages.
By Air
Florence airport
Florence (Amerigo Vespucci) airport is at
Peretola; you find Real-time flight information
here.
Located 4 kilometers from the center of Florence,
the "Amerigo Vespucci" Airport occupies an area of approximately 115
hectares between Castello and the Plain of Sesto Fiorentino. The area,
to the north-west of Florence, lies between the "Firenze Nord" exit from
the superhighway and Florence's industrial area near Prato.
The airport can be reached from the center of
Florence, driving the whole length of Viale Guidoni up to the road
leading to the "Firenze Nord/Firenze Mare" superhighway (A1 and A11).
The airport also has good connections to the center of the city, which
can be reached in about fifteen minutes by taxi, and about twenty
minutes by the Sita/Ataf service "Fly by Bus" between the airport and
Santa Maria Novella railway station.
Getting into Florence from the
airport
Car rental
Car rental agencies operate at the airport (arrival terminal).
Taxis
Taxis are stationed in front of the arrival terminal or can be
called by radiotaxi (4499/4242/4798/4390). From the airport to the
center of Florence or vice versa takes about 15 minutes by taxi.
Bus (city lines)
Ataf-Sita "Vola in bus" service
66 buses a day link the center of the city to the airport. It takes
about 15 minutes to reach the bus station situated in front of the
central railway station.
Information Ataf: phone 800.424500
Information Sita: phone 800.373760
Bus (interurban routes)
Stops in the zone of the airport
Cap
(tel. 055.214637)
Prato Railway Station/Airport/Florence SMN railway station
available in a variety of languages. 
