Those who arrive via train to the S.M.N. Central Railway Station can easily reach us by walking in less than ten minutes, by going through Via della Scala, in Piazza S.M. Novella direction. In front of our palace is the much notorious Antica Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica of S. Maria Novella, destination of princes and queens ever since 1612, famous for its products of fine Florentine herbalist and perfumery.
For those who are, instead, coming through car vehicles, as soon as our Via della Scala is entered, in the tract in which we are located, there is a ZTL (Limited Traffic Zone) camera in place, and garages are the only entities enabled to send a report to the Common for nullifying virtual fines inflicted at the entrance of the telematic doorways. The report only nullifies fines due to entering ZTLs, not sanctions related to other infractions of the Traffic Code (preferential lanes, pedestrian-only areas, etc.) Therefore, we advice to park cars at "Garage International", with which we have scheduled a discounted price for our clients. http://www.internationalgarage.com/ The garage is located in via Palazzuolo, at a few walking minutes from us. For those coming via flight, an Airport-S.M.N. Station shuttle bus is available once every 30 minutes. Else, a comfortable taxi service (approx. 15 minutes of travel) is available, as well. Once arrived in Via della Scala, 21, you should just push the BELLEVUE HOUSE doorbell (for our main 3rd Floor structure, where our reception is located). We will come down and accompany our guests to the room they booked in our Palazzo Riblet Epoch Residence, in the first floor. We will then comfortably check our guests in, at the 3rd Floor reception (obviously, only one guest will be needed, with his, or her, documents, if the rest of the family prefers to stay in the Residence). At arrival, we will be glad to hand our guests a map of the city, giving info about museums, main locations of touristic interest, and an updated list of events that is sent to us on a daily basis by the Common of Florence. According to the principle we follow, which dictates that hospitality shall start even before the guest arrives, it will be our pleasure to contact our clients accordingly, offering them all necessary information regarding our structure, as well as the city in general, also offering them the possibility of booking the Uffizi and the Academy.