On a budget, weigh it — The St. Regis Florence isn't cheap for what it is.
Top-tier luxury
Old-world grandeur — Murano glass, rich fabrics and a formal, butler-service ethos — set against the river. Sumptuous and traditional rather than understated.
On Piazza Ognissanti on the Arno, in a palace whose origins trace to a Brunelleschi design; 80 rooms and 19 suites, with the prized categories facing the river and full St. Regis butler service. · marriott.com
Its restaurant, Winter Garden by Caino, holds one Michelin star. · marriott.com