Hotel Demidoff

Via della Lupaia 1556

Florence Pratolino, IT

Rating: 4 Stars

Ancient trees, silence, on the hills just 12 km far from the center of Florence. You are not in a small garden maybe bordering a large noisy thoroughfare. You are immersed in 15 hectares of greenery. Nature is all around you, near to Florence but far away from stress. The Hotel Demidoff, with its 110 rooms (44 of which with a panoramic terrace), offers the perfect location for your holiday. At the Demidoff Hotel you are in Tuscany, in the Mugello area, near Florence. And you can feel it. Because Tuscan Tradition is at the heart of the Demidoff Hotel. You will find it at breakfast, at the table, in the furnishings. All aroud the Demidoff Hotel you will find Tuscan Quality that we have carefully sought out, in order to give you something more. Like our fully equipped gym, our indoor swimming pool or our sauna. Like our Restaurant Il Pievano Arlotto, with is freshness and simplicity, with its dishes cooked with the best ingredients that the Mugello Area and Tuscany can offer. Like our American Bar, and the Piano Bar available during high season. There are three lifts in the hotel.

Room Information

Doubleroom

Comfortable room with one double bed Large finely decorated in delicate colours Luminous elegantly furnished modern rooms with private bathroom, air condition with temperature control, safe, mini bar, satellite TV with remote control, hairdryer. Some rooms with panoramic terrace and some with internet access.

Fourbedded room

Comfortable room for four persons Large finely decorated in delicate colours Luminous elegantly furnished modern rooms with private bathroom, air condition with temperature control, safe, mini bar, satellite TV with remote control, hairdryer. Some rooms with panoramic terrace and some with internet access.

Singleroom

Comfortable room with one single bed Large finely decorated in delicate colours Luminous elegantly furnished modern rooms with private bathroom, air condition with temperature control, safe, mini bar, satellite TV with remote control, hairdryer. Some rooms with panoramic terrace and some with internet access.

Tripleroom

Comfortable room for three persons Large finely decorated in delicate colours Luminous elegantly furnished modern rooms with private bathroom, air condition with temperature control, safe, mini bar, satellite TV with remote control, hairdryer. Some rooms with panoramic terrace and some with internet access.

Twinroom

Comfortable room with 2 twin beds Large finely decorated in delicate colours Luminous elegantly furnished modern rooms with private bathroom, air condition with temperature control, safe, mini bar, satellite TV with remote control, hairdryer. Some rooms with panoramic terrace and some with internet access.

Directions

By Plane; from Florence airport by taxi (40 minutes, approx. Euro 35) By Train; from Florence Central station by taxi (30 minutes approx. Euro 30) or by our shuttle bus (free of charge, 2/4 times a day) By Car arriving from the South (Rome, Naples, Chianti area, etc.); we recommend taking the Firenze Sud Highway Exit. Follow the directions for Centro/Vialidi Circonvallazione. After crossing the Ponte S. Niccolo bridge (over the river Arno), continue along the main Boulevards as far as Piazza della Liberta, then take the Via Bolognese (SS 5) for 12 kms. until you reach Pratolino. Take the right turn towards Bivigliano. The Demidoff Hotel is situated around 2 kms. along this road on the right side of the street. By Car arriving from the North (Milan, Venice, Bologna, etc.); we recommend taking the Barberino di Mugello Highway Exit. Follow the directions for Borgo San Lorenzo and the Mugello Autodromo Internazionale until you reach the junction in the location of Novoli. Take the right turn towards Florence until you reach Vaglia and, after 4 kms., at Pratolino, turn left towards Bivigliano. The Demidoff Hotel is situated around 2 kms. along this road on the right side of the street. By Car arriving from the West (Genova, Versilia, France, etc.); we recommend taking the Firenze Nord Highway Exit. Follow the highway slip road to the Amerigo Vespucci Florence Airport. Follow the directions for the Centro/Viali di Circonvallazione. When you reach Piazza della Liberta take the Via Bolognese (SS 5) for 12 kms. until you reach Pratolino. Take the right turn towards Bivigliano. The Demidoff Hotel is situated around 2 kms. along this road on the right side of the street.

Restaurants

Restaurant / Dining Information

Il Pievano Arlotto Restaurant of the Hotel presents with his freshness and simplicity, the dishes cooked with the best ingredients that the Mugello Area and Tuscany can offer.

Area Attractions

Centre of Florence 12 kms. The main art and culture spots in Florence: The Duomo, The Baptistry, The Academy, Church Santa Maria Novella, Piazza della Signoria, The Medici Chapels, Uffizi Museum. VILLA DEMIDOFF E PRATOLINO PARK : 2 km In the territory of Vaglia is situated one of the most celebrated but at the same time unlucky countryside residence of Medici: The Villa di Pratolino. The Villa Demidoff park at Pratolino is located about fifteen kilometres north of Florence, along the N 65 at the La Futa pass. The building, created by Buontalenti, has a sober spatial planning based on three buildings without courtyard. It was located on a sort of basis, which should have included the caves, but it did not have the exceptional features that the park has. Grand Duke Francesco I de' Medici bought it in 1569 and then commissioned Ferdinando Buontalenti to design the villa that was unfortunately destroyed some time later. Little remains of the complex built by Buontalenti for Francesco I de' Medici as the fabulous residence for his beloved Bianca Cappello. Nowadays Villa Demidoff is famous above all for its immense park (over thirty hectares crossed by various well-marked routes). The park was sold to the Lorena family and to the Russian prince Demidoff, whom we have to thank for restoring the park and transforming the former paggeria into what is now the villa. The colossal 'Apennine', a cyclopic sculpture rising from a lake, by Giambologna, the flight of steps with the fountain of the god Pan, and Buontalenri's octagonal chapel are some of what remains of the sixteenth-century layout.

Recreation

Recreation Information

Indoor Swimming Pool, Sauna, Equipped Gym available at the hotel. A tennis court is going to be made within 2003 at the hotel. A Golf Court is available near the Hotel.

Meeting Facilities

Meeting / Conference Information

A huge hall seating 600 people, which can be divided up, if required, into two separate halls, with 350 and 200 seats. Plus, six halls with marble flooring, overlooking the greenery, with views of the hills around Florence. Sala Appennino (mt. 8,70 x mt. 6,70) The splendid view of Florence is perhaps this venues most prominent feature. The large French window also provides plenty of natural light to the Sala Appennino which is characterized by its beautiful marble flooring. Curtains can be used to darken the room in order to guarantee perfect viewing for film and slide presentation. Theater style capacity: 60 people. Sala Buontalenti (mt 7,50 x mt 4,50) One of the smallest conference rooms in the Demidoff Hotel complex. It has a maximum capacity of 20 seats in the theatre style, brand new marble flooring and an abundance of natural light from the large French window. Curtains can be used to darken the room in order to guarantee perfect viewing for film and slide presentations. Sala Giambologna (mt. 7,00 x mt. 16,00) Almost like an open air meeting room: this is the sensation experienced in the luminous Sala Giambologna, thanks to its large French window and numerous other windows. There is also a beautiful view of the Florentine Hills. The hall can, of course, be darkened in order to guarantee perfect viewing during slide and film presentations. Equipped with an amplification System. Marble flooring. Theatre style capacity: 100 seats. Sala Nettuno (mt. 11,60 x mt. 6,90) This hall also has a magnificent view of the hills around Florence and, of course, plenty of natural light, which is much appreciated during meetings. Marble flooring. Theater style capacity: 90 seats. Sala Ninfee (mt. 6,90 x mt, 7,40) Natural light, marble flooring, a large French window which can be screened in order to ensure perfect viewings for film and slide presentations. Maximum theatre style capacity: 40 seats. Sala Corolla (mt. 6,50 x mt. 4,50) This is the newest conference hall in the Demidoff Hotel. It has a maximum capacity of 15 sats, and plenty of natural light from the large French window which can be darkened. Mugello Auditorium (mt. 14,20 x mt. 36,00) A truly integrated conference system: a large Auditorium, one of the biggest in Florence, capable of seating up to 600 people in the theter style. There is a foyer and a Bar, wardrobe, reception desk and secretariat: the ideal complement to a prestigious conference. The Auditorium is also equipped with a control room. This room is best suited to big conferences, thanks to the large areas which can offer very flexible seating arrangements. This hall can be divided into two large halls, Sala Mugello 1 and Sala Mugello 2, seating 350 and 200 people respectively in the theatre style.