How to reach us
Getting here is simple, but if you need assistance just call our staff: wherever you are we can guide you to the hotel. Call us on +39 055 27931.
By train
We are only a 5 minute walk from the main station, Santa Maria Novella. Take the exit to the right of the station (with the platforms behind you), cross the street and take via Santa Caterina da Siena on the left. Continue straight and take via dell’Albero, then via Maso Fininguerra and you’ll be at the hotel.
By plane
Florence’s airport (Amerigo Vespucci) is 6 km from the city center and the Grand Hotel Adriatico.
From the airport, take the tramway - line 2 - in the direction of Unità and get off at the Alamanni Stazione stop. Cross the road and take via Santa Caterina da Siena and continue to via dell'Albero. Continue along via Maso Finiguerra unti you reach the Grand Hotel Adriatico.
Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport is about 65 km from our hotel. If you land here you can reach us with by rental car (1 hour and 30 minutes) or take the Airport Bus Express shuttle that will drop you off at Piazzale Montelungo. From here you can reach us on foot in less than 15 minutes. From Pisa airport you can also choose a train in the direction of Florence and get off at Santa Maria Novella station. The hotel is five minutes by foot from the station.
If you arrive from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi airport, reach us by rental car (about 1 hour) or take the Appennino Shuttle that will drop you off at Piazzale Montelungo. From here you can reach us on foot in less than 15 minutes. If you prefer the train, from the airport take a bus to Bologna Central Station and, from here, get on a train to Florence's Santa Maria Novella station, then reach us on foot.
By car
If you have decided to come to Florence by car, remember that the historic center and street parking are reserved for residents only. The hotel is located inside the ZTL – the area of restricted traffic – which is controlled by video surveillance cameras. Once you are in, you can leave your car in our private paid parking or in another partner garage in the area. IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE YOUR CAR'S PLATE NUMBER AT THE RECEPTION, so we can register it with the authorities to let you access the ZTL cameras area.
From the NORTH: take the Scandicci exit and merge onto the Florence-Pisa-Livorno expressway (FI-PI-LI) towards Florence. Once in the city follow the signs to the center (CENTRO) continuing straight. Follow the tram line, and at the end of the street turn right onto via del Pignoncino until you reach the traffic light. Turn left here and take via Bronzino to Piazza Taddeo Gaddi, then follow the roundabout and cross the Arno river at Ponte alla Vittoria.
At the end of the bridge, turn right immediately onto the riverfront (Lungarno) before the underpass, continue for about 200 meters and turn left before the video surveillance camera and ZTL sign. Continue to the Porta al Prato (on your left) and turn right into via del Prato. Follow this to the end where you will find a small traffic circle, drive into via Santa Lucia, passing the ZTL sign, turn right at the first street (via Palazzuolo), then turn right again into via Maso Finiguerra where you’ll find, after a few meters on your right, the Grand Hotel Adriatico.
If you arrive from via Pisana, go through Porta di San Frediano, turn right into via Sant'Onofrio. Cross the river at Ponte Vespucci, continue straight at the traffic light and take your second left (via Borgognissanti). Continue along here until you reach the small roundabout, turn right into via Santa Lucia passing the ZTL sign. Turn right at the first street (via Palazzuolo), then turn right again into via Maso Finiguerra where you’ll find, after a few meters on your right, the Grand Hotel Adriatico.
By car
If you decide to come to Florence by car, remember that the historic center and street parking are reserved for residents. The hotel is located inside the ZTL – the area of restricted traffic – which is controlled by video surveillance cameras. Once you have entered the zone, you can leave your car in our paid private parking lot or in another convenient parking lot in the area. IMPORTANT: YOU NEED TO TELL US YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER AT RECEPTION RIGHT AWAY, so we can register your car’s number with the authorities to let you access the ZTL video-surveilled area.
From the SOUTH:
To avoid driving through the city, we suggest you exit the A1 at Firenze Scandicci and follow the directions given above.
If you prefer to get here from the Firenze Sud exit follow these directions. After the toll booth, go straight over the junction, turn left at the traffic light and enter Lungarno Aldo Moro. Continue straight, pass 3 traffic lights until the road makes you turn right into Viale Amendola. Follow the ring road as far as Porta al Prato and continue until Ponte alla Vittoria. Cross this, take the traffic circle and cross it again. At the end of the bridge, immediately turn right onto the riverfront (Lungarno) before the underpass, continue for about 200 meters and turn left before the ZTL sign. Continue straight up to Porta al Prato and turn right into Via del Prato, go all the way to the end where you will find a small traffic circle, take this and enter via Santa Lucia, passing under the ZTL sign, turn right at the first street (via Palazzuolo ), then turn again to the first right into Via Maso Finiguerra, and after a few meters you will find the Grand Hotel Adriatico on your right.