The Grand Hotel Minerva in Florence
The Grand Hotel Minerva is located in the historic town centre of Florence, in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, right alongside the beautiful church. All of the city’s most important monuments, the famous shopping boulevards, the Santa Maria Novella Station and the Conference Centre are easily and pleasantly reachable on foot.
For those arriving by train - our hotel is only a three minute walk from Santa Maria Novella Central railway station.
For those arriving by air - the shuttle bus that operates between Florence city centre and the airport takes approximately 20 minutes. An alternative option is a fifteen minute taxi ride that will cost approximately €20 to €25.
For those arriving by car:
You can reach the hotel up to its main entrance: we suggest you to use our map for directions.
Parking is available at a contracted garage which offers valet service. Our staff will contact them and a temporary permit for access to the city center will be issued.
Reservation for parking space is not necessary and you don’t need to communicate your plate number in advance.
Parking fee is 30€ per night (40€ for SUV’s, luxury and sports cars)
More details:
Access to downtown Florence is controlled by cameras and is allowed only to authorized vehicles. Among these are cars driven by guests staying at one of the hotels located within the Traffic Limited Zone as the Grand Hotel Minerva.
A retroactive authorization will be issued by our staff via the Internet once you have already passed under the camera and reached the hotel. This needs to be done within 2 hours and is at no cost for our guests.
Hotel clients are allowed to drive through the Traffic Limited Zone only to reach and leave the hotel. It is necessary to transmit any car plate number also for cars which are not parked at our contracted garage. The retroactive authorization is valid only for one specific access to TLZ: plate number needs to be transmitted every time you reach the hotel. Failing in communicating the plate number leads to traffic fines which are sent also abroad.
You will be able to reach the hotel right in front of its main entrance, but you are not allowed to park the car either in the square of Santa Maria Novella or its neighbourhood. We offer valet parking service by means of a contracted garage. Please allow us 15-20 minutes to have your car back.
Most navigation systems are not up-to-date with the actual circulation system, which is subject to continuous changes: we suggest you to use our dedicated map downloading it shortly before your arrival.
You can reach the hotel with a car also if you don’t stay overnight but only use our meeting rooms or restaurant: in this case your car needs to be parked at our contracted garage in order to have an authorization for accessing the Traffic Limited Zone.
GRAND HOTEL MINERVA
Piazza Santa Maria Novella 16
50123 Florence (Italy)
Tel: +39 055 27230
Fax: +39 055 268281
e-mail: info@grandhotelminerva.com
