Hotels (Overview)
Florence has a wealth of hotels in all price ranges, from the most modern deluxe hotels to palazzi renovated into charming inns.During Easter and the summer months, you should reserve well in advance, especially if you have your heart set on one hotel in particular, or for the smaller hotels and pensioni. To find an apartment for a longer stay, check with the listings in the biweekly Le Pulce, or the bulletin board at Paperback Exchange (Via Fiésole 31r). Also, language schools usually can arrange housing for their students.
The better hotels along the Arno have triple-paneled windows to muffle the noise of the traffic below, but rarely do the more modest pensioni. In the summer, you may find the lack of air-conditioning and the need to open your windows results in sleepless nights at the simpler establishments. Even with the limitations on traffic, you might prefer a garden view to protect you if you're noise-sensitive.