Lean your head out listen to streets, just as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli + the Medici family probably did in their life.

The Palazzo Degli Angeli, a landmark in the center of Florence with eclectic 19th century architectural styles, has been restored by architect Alex Meitlis and recently opened as Hotel Calimala this October.

The 38-key property sits in Florence?s Centro Storico neighborhood, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also houses the Duomo and the prominent art museum, the Uffizi Gallery. Meitlis had the idea to design the rooms with an ?aged beauty? so as to highlight the original building?s features and proportions, from the tall ceilings to the distressed stone walls to even the original brass accents ? which now shine as if they were modern additions.
The tricolored terrazzo flooring in the bathroom takes from the likes of the Battistero di San Giovanni, while Meitlis designed bespoke tables, beds, lounge chairs, headboards, and lighting in his own artistic style. The more classy, formal textures of velvet, brass, and marble ? visual statements as they are ? are softened by homey Kvadrat textiles and art curated by in-house curator Carmel Ilan.

In a neighborhood like that, you?d want to peek outside and absorb the history and the hubbub ? so Meitlis ensured each of the rooms were outfitted with the original oak window shutters. In the day, these private abodes are flooded with natural light.

Lean your head out and get fresh air and...