Villa La Massa Hotel Florence

Villa La Massa will reopen for the season on March 20th.

Villa La Massa stands on the banks of the river Arno, in the Florentine countryside, next to the Chianti Classico, Gallo Nero and Rufina regions, only 5 miles from the historic center of Florence.

This Medici Villa, built in the 16th century by the Landini Family, was subsequently owned by the Rinuccinis and the Homberts and has been home to several aristocratic Italian, English and Russian families. In 1948 the Villa was transformed into a luxury hotel. Since then many famous guests have enjoyed a stay at Villa La Massa: Clarke Gable, Winston Churchill, Barbara Hutton, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, just to name a few. More recently, David Bowie and Iman took over the Villa for their wedding.

Since the Villa d’Este Group purchased the hotel in 1998, the whole property has been completely restored thus adding new lustre to the splendid old mansion.

Villa La Massa has 37 rooms (Double Rooms, Junior Suites and Suites) located in the 3 villas: the Noble Villa, the Old Mill and the Little Villa and overlook the countryside or the River Arno. The rooms are all different from one another and are decorated in the Renaissance style with antique furniture, buffed terracotta tiles, typical of the Medici period and some with canopy beds. All have spacious marble bathrooms, air conditioning, satellite TV, Wi-Fi, safe and mini-bar.

In March 2009 a new splendid Presidential Suite has been open to the public. This suite is located in the Little Villa directly on the Arno river and features 2 bedrooms, a living room with fireplace and a 2,900 square feet (270 square meters) private garden with Jacuzzi, offering 180° views of the Tuscan hills surrounding the estate.