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Hotel Degli Orafi Florence.(Brief article)(Hotel review)

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Byline: Barbie Nadeau

Tucked between the Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio, there is simply no better place to sleep in the Tuscan capital. Suite 414 is where E. M. Forster set his 1908 novel "Room With a View," and where the touching finale of the 1986 movie adaptation was shot.

Ambience: Passing through the arched doors is like stepping back into the 13th century, when the property was built as a convent. Even though it was renovated after a 1993 Mafia bombing of the adjacent Uffizi, the hotel oozes with traditional Florentine charm. The library still has original frescoes and the ruins of a medieval tower are evident in the foyer. The first-floor breakfast room retains ...

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