Bettoja Hotel Relais Certosa Firenze - Florence, Italy 

Bettoja Hotel Relais Certosa Firenze details:  Located in the Tuscan countryside, a 15-minute drive from Florence's historic centre, Bettoja Hotel has a swimming pool and tennis court, as well as a free shuttle service to Florence.

Rooms at Bettoja Hotel Relais Certosa Firenze are located either in the main building or in separate ones throughout the grounds. They are all air conditioned and heated and feature satellite TV and a minibar. They offer a view of the Tuscan hills.

La Terrazza restaurant serves typical Tuscan dishes and meals are served around the swimming pool in warm weather. The buffet breakfast can be enjoyed on the terrace and includes fresh fruit and pastries.

Hotel Relais Certosa is near the Firenze Certosa exit of the A1 motorway. It offers free parking and a shuttle bus to Florence at set times during the day. Local buses also stop nearby.

The Villa of Relais Certosa was originally the guest quarters of the Certosa dei Galluzo Monastery, one of the most important monasteries in Europe and a destination of pilgrimages. The monastery hosted hundreds of religious scholars, and, before the Napoleonic pillages, preserved over 500 exquisite works of art. Even today, one can admire several of these works of art when visiting this antique Monastery, still occupied by the Cistercian monks. It was renovated along with other buildings on the property to make a total of 59 rooms and 6 suites, some decorated in rustic Tuscan style and some modern.