Four Seasons Hotel Firenze can host seminars, board meetings, receptions and private dinners for groups of up to 200 guests who meet and eat in the same building, and outdoor events of up to 400 seated guests. The hotel occupies two Renaissance palaces on Borgo Pinti in the center of Florence, next to one of the city's largest private gardens.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lists 3,019 square meters of event space, indoors and outdoors. Its own figure for a combined meeting and meal is 200 guests. Meetings take place in two ballrooms and several smaller rooms, and the same team can run a coffee break, a lunch, a cocktail in the garden and a dinner in one day. The hotel also proposes team activities such as a Tuscan cooking class or a cocktail lesson, and a balloon flight that starts from the garden. A group offer for company stays, with a branded arrival amenity in guest rooms, a coffee break and a garden tour, is published on the hotel site for selected dates.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel has a weddings section and uses its ballrooms, garden and the former church of Palazzo del Nero for celebrations. The Convent Ballroom takes 180 guests standing and 140 at a banquet. The Tempio Lawn seats 400 at banquet tables or receives 350 for a reception. For a dinner under the open sky, the Duomo-View Lawn seats 200.
Rooms and capacities
Indoor rooms, with their stated capacities:
The Convent Ballroom (176 m2) takes 180 for a reception, 140 at a banquet and 84 classroom style. The Gherardesca Ballroom (107 m2), on the first floor, takes 84 at a banquet, 80 for a reception and 54 classroom style. Giusti (78 m2) takes 70 for a reception, 60 seated and 36 classroom style. Sala Giardino (80 m2) takes 60 for a reception and 40 seated. Capponi (46 m2) takes 30 for a reception and 24 seated. Donatello and Pinti (25 m2 each) each seat 8. The Lobby (120 m2) takes 150 for a reception and 96 at a banquet. A chapel of 22.6 m2 is also listed.
Outdoors, the Convent Terrace (173 m2) takes 200 for a reception and 150 seated, the Pool Deck 200 and 150, the Cedro Garden 120 and 70, and the Giusti Terrace 70 and 60.
Accommodation
The hotel has 121 rooms and suites in total. Room types include Four Seasons Rooms, Premier Rooms, Frescoed Executive Suites, Duomo View Executive Suites, the Garden Suite and the Royal Suite in the former noble quarters of Palazzo della Gherardesca. Some suites keep original frescoes and painted vaults. A spa and an outdoor pool are on site.
Catering
Meals are prepared by the hotel kitchen, which offers custom menus built around seasonal Tuscan produce and Italian wines. The hotel mentions a Michelin-starred chef for event menus, and a dinner for a group can be held in the garden, in a ballroom or at the Palazzo del Nero.
History and setting
The hotel joins Palazzo della Gherardesca and Palazzo del Nero, two Renaissance palaces, and keeps frescoes, original floors and architectural details. The garden behind them was first planted in the 15th century, and it holds statues, fountains and old trees. Its lawns have a view of the Duomo.
Getting there
The address is Borgo Pinti 99, 50121 Florence, in the historic center, close to the Duomo.
