Hotel Santa Maria Novella is situated very close to Florence's central train station, with views onto the famous Santa Maria Novella square, with its beautiful cathedral. This hotel embodies history, art and culture, dating back to the 1800's, when it started as a stop for businessmen and artists, from all over the world. In the 1940's it was transformed and given its present name. The class, style and warmth have remained the same, in all this time, being the very basic principle of the hotel spirit.