Hotel Villa Azalee, originally a private villa built in 1860, is a three star hotel located in the center of Florence within 5 minutes walking distance from the central railway station. Opened in 1964, it has been taken over in 1986 by the owner who is at present also the manager; it has been completely restructured starting from 1986/87 with the creation of a “dependance” and a large garden. Rooms are available (17 in the villa, 8 in the dependance) all decorated in pure florentine style.