Originally Posted by
Perche
If not, I personally wouldn't stay at Torre Bellosguardo as my trip base. Also, take their photos and website with a grain of salt. The hotel link you posted indicated that it is, "only ten minutes by car" to the heart of Florence. Maybe at 2:00 AM on the back of a high speed motorcycle.
It's on the outskirts of town, almost three-quarters of a mile from the nearest bus stop. Walking, it's at least 35 minutes into the heart of the city, longer on the way back going uphill.
Wow! I had no idea. they sure do make it sound like it is close! Thanks for that. Seeing as I do not know much of anything about florence I was using TA as a gross starting point as you mentioned and then trying to find a few to look into further from there. Your points on TA rankings system is true and I don't really rely on the ranking as much as it gives me an a starting point of what is there and where.
Sounds like the historic center is where we need to be. I appreciate all the comments. This being our first time in Europe we are a bit overwhelmed trying to slowly learn the ins and outs of a very foreign place. This is all very helpful thanks!