Instead of staying in a soulless hotel, imagine coming home from a day's sightseeing or shopping to your own cool, private apartment and relaxing in the dappled shade of a spreading tree in a sleepy garden, sipping a glass of chianti and feeling the warm, scented breeze on your skin and hearing the songbirds and the church bells chiming melodiously... More

I stayed at 'Residenza il Carmine' in the Domus apartment in June of 2011. I found it to be safe, clean, spacious, and conveniently located in Firenze. The apartment and the wonderful walled-in garden were beautiful places to relax and enjoy the ambience of Italian city life. The owners are on-site and very hospitable. Marg, Ottawa, ON, Canada More

You walk through a door off a side street and you are in an oasis. We and our friends had the Oro and Incenso apartments for 5 nights in October. Awesome is the only word to describe the apartments, garden, amenities and the owners. Caterina met us on arrival and showed us around as well as giving us a map... More

Of course, there are many gorgeous and wonderful places to stay in Florence. The Four Seasons and the Westin and the Hotel Lungarno come to mind. But if you would prefer to spend your money on outstanding dinners out or shopping along Via Tornabuoni instead of on a fancy hotel room, please consider Residenza il Carmine. We have been loathe... More

My husband, teenage daughter, and I stayed in the Domus apartment during our visit to Florence. We were very comfortable; in addition to the bedroom, there is a living room with sleep sofa and daybed. As you can see from the hotel website pictures, the Domus contains a very nice dining area next to the kitchen. and the 1.5 bath... More

My wife and I were on a 30th wedding anniversary trip around Italy (May 2011) starting in Venice we travelled to Florence by train. We used the high speed La Frecce train which was good value and fast in comparison to UK trains and very comfortable too. We stayed on a self catering basis at the Residenza Il Carmine (via... More

My family and I have stayed at the Residenza Il Carmine over ten times and we will not stay anywhere else! The owners, Emilio and Miriam, go out of their way to ensure your stay is as pleasant as possible. The Residenza is in walking distance of grocery stores, restaurants and all attractions - you feel like you are living... More

This was my 6th time staying at Residenza Il Carmine. I have stayed in both the Mirra apartment and also Domus apartment. Both of these have access to the beautiful garden. Binoculars are good to have as there are a lot of birds which fly around the Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine, which you can see from the garden.... More

Just back from Florence and stayed in the Filipi Lipi apartment of Residenza Il Carmine. We got a taxi there from the train station(12 euros) but it is only a 15 minute walk from the train station.There were three of us, myself, my wife and our son (18 y/o).The apartment was very big and located in a quite area but... More