Florence is one my favorite stops in Italy<\/a> because it has so much to offer within a very walkable footprint \u2014 think masterpieces like Michelangelo’s David, the iconic Duomo di Firenze, and of course, Tuscan wine, Florentine steak and the most delectable pasta.<\/p>\n On my most recent trip with a group of friends, I was in search of a specific hotel feature: rooms or suites with multiple king beds. That led me to the Il Tornabuoni Hotel.<\/p>\n Here’s what it was like to stay at this Hyatt Unbound Collection<\/a> property.<\/p>\n In a city with so much history like Florence<\/a>, I enjoy staying somewhere that doesn’t feel like a cookie-cutter hotel chain with predictable wall coverings, furniture and bath products. You won’t find that at Il Tornabuoni, a 62-room hotel in the city center. While it is a Hyatt property<\/a>, its Unbound Collection affiliation (Italy’s first, actually) means visitors will get a little something different.<\/p>\n Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Hyatt isn’t a program I currently have very high status with, nor did I have enough World of Hyatt<\/a> points for this stay, so I turned to my credit cards. (If you do have enough points, I was able to find redemptions available for both rooms and suites on the Hyatt website in the coming months.)<\/p>\n 1 of 2<\/p>\n Il Tornabuoni on Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Il Tornabuoni is an Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts<\/a> property, so if you book a stay through the portal and pay in full using your Platinum Card\u00ae from American Expres<\/a>, it would trigger the annual up to $200 in statement credit.<\/p>\n For this stay, I opted to leverage a different card: my Delta SkyMiles\u00ae Reserve American Express Card<\/a>, which also has up to $200 hotel credit when you book through Delta Stays<\/a>, the airline’s hotel booking portal. What added to that decision was a limited-time Delta promotion where I’d also earn Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) and bonus SkyMiles for my stay. As a Diamond Medallion member<\/a> who’s trying to keep status amid some lofty requirements this year, this was a big win on a big spend.<\/p>\n If booking Il Tornabuoni, you’ll also want to consider using one of the credit cards that earn the most points for Hyatt stays<\/a>, as well as one that possibly offers automatic World of Hyatt elite status<\/a> for value-added benefits. These include:<\/p>\n The historic property was once a palazzo that, according to Hyatt, would host the likes of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. It’s nestled on the corner of Piazza Santa Trinita, a central and convenient jumping-off point for any Florence adventure.<\/p>\n We arrived to the city by train, so we grabbed a taxi from the train station \u2014 Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN) \u2014 to the hotel because we had heavy luggage. The ride was only about 10 minutes, and Il Tornabuoni’s bell service was waiting to assist with our arrival.<\/p>\nWhat is Il Tornabuoni hotel?<\/h2>\n
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The location is central and ideal for exploration<\/h2>\n
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