Giacomo Valli_Florence - Jet Set Life

Giacomo: Yes exactly. The Rocco collection; It’s one of them, yeah.
Rob: Yeah, I stayed at that property and I also stayed at his other property in Rome and both of
them were great.
Giacomo: Yeah, I mean if the location… I mean you can’t beat The Savoy’s location. It’s right in
the center.
Rob: No, it’s almost… it’s in the Duomo, I mean you’re in the church.
Giacomo: Pretty much you can hear it.
Rob: Yeah, it’s pretty intense. That’s a great hotel. Okay, let’s say somewhere in the middle, not
‘high-­‐high’ not ‘low-­‐low’ but somewhere in the middle, what do you recommend there?
Giacomo: Well there’s many, I would say The Excelsior which is close, it’s on the Lungarno, but
it’s a little bit outside you know, so it’s kind of balanced and same goes for The Baglioni, which
is between the train station and the center. You know there’s many… not in the outskirts but
it’s halfway that could be good to look into if you’re looking for a mid-­‐range hotel.
Rob: Okay, so let’s say that someone is looking for a… you know, a hotel that’s kind of ‘got a
vibe’, and it’s chic and sceney and you know, hip, which one do you recommend in that
category?
Giacomo: Well, personally, there’s two of Ferragamos Hotel, they’re right next to each other;
The Continentale is one of them, and the other one is the Art Hotel, and I like both of them,
really nice.