3 star Hotel Porta Faenza Florence is housed in an 18th century Florentine house, called Palazzo Pegna. Originally owned by a family of merchants, the building was transformed into a hotel in 1997, and still maintains some of its early features, such as exposed beams and Florentine tiled floors. Hotel Porta Faenza is conveniently located in the centre of the city, close to the main train station and Porta Faenza, the gate in the 15th century city walls that leads to the historic centre and from which the hotel gets its name. As this Florence hotel lies in a central and pedestrianised street, you can expect a quiet base from which you can explore Florence on foot.