Ottantotto: The Boutique Hotel Florence Tourists Never Find

Ottantotto Firenze — an intimate, design-led boutique hotel in Florence's Oltrarno, the quiet, local quarter across the river. It feels less like a hotel and more like staying in the home of a Florentine architect with very good taste: warm, eclectic, full of character, and built around a sense that someone actually cares. Part of my Best Boutique Hotels in Italy series. 📩 BOOK VIP MODE: Get perks you won't get booking yourself. At 6,000+ hotels, we unlock free room upgrades, $50-$150 vouchers, early check-in, late check-out, and breakfast for two, and more. Email us at [email protected] or check out: https://swankguide.com/ Most hotels in Florence work hard to protect you from Florence. Ottantotto does the opposite. It's a former bakery and orphanage on the quiet side of the Arno, restored by an architect into something warm, eclectic, and quietly personal — original cotto floors, inherited 1950s chandeliers, contemporary art, and a walled garden you'd never guess was there. It's not fancy, and that's the point. In this video I walk you through the arrival through Oltrarno, the top-floor room, the public spaces and honesty bar, the garden, and the neighbourhood around Piazza Santo Spirito — five minutes from Brunelleschi's basilica, a short walk across the river from the Ponte Vecchio and the major sights. I get into who it's right for, who should book elsewhere, and what it costs. This is stop seven on a five-week sprint through Italy, staying anonymously at some of the country's most interesting boutique hotels. No sponsorships, no hosted stays — paid out of my own pocket, same as always. #Ottantotto #OttantottoFirenze #FlorenceHotels #Oltrarno #BoutiqueHotelsItaly #DesignHotel #ItalyTravel #Firenze #WhereToStayFlorence #SwankGuide