Florence’s first contemporary boutique hotel, Gallery Hotel Art is set on a tiny square just steps from the Ponte Vecchio. Public areas are redefined and transformed into multifunctional spaces envisioned to fulfil all the senses. Revolving art exhibits varying from contemporary art to photography, objects and ethnic culture, emphasize this concept. Art and its shapes accent the walls of the lobby, the pin-striped guest rooms are hung with black-and-white studies of Florentine monuments and light fabrics contrast with the sophistication of the dark wenge furniture.