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Enjoy a 2 week night stay (Sunday to Thursday) for 2 guests in a Standard Room at Casa Howard Guest House, situated near Santa Maria Novella and the historical Renaissance centre of Florence in Italy. Stay includes: daily continental breakfast. Stay is valued at approximately €320 EUR / £275 GBP / $350 USD*. Please note the winner will be required to separately pay the City Tax of €4.80 EUR (approx. £4.09 GBP / $5.32 USD) per person, per night in cash on arrival, as well as for all additional purchases including further meals, drinks, etc.

Auction stay dates: to be booked at least 10 days in advance and taken Sunday to Thursday nights only, between 19 January to 08 June 2020, excluding stays over Easter (07 to 14 April 2020), subject to availability.
Introducing the most exclusive Guest House in Florence: Casa Howard, situated near Santa Maria Novella and the historical Renaissance centre. Located in Via della Scala, near the famous Officina dè Profumi, the baptistery, the Duomo with its beautiful dome, Tornabuoni street and just ten minutes away from the fascinating Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio. Guests are truly immersed in the heart of Florence and at the core of its daily life.

Casa Howard offers a harmonious blend between a boutique hotel and a B&B, perfect for unique people looking for an exclusive escape. It features original antique flooring as well as precious striking and elegant décor that characterizes each luxury room.

Casa Howard offers attentive concierge services to book museum visits, horseback or quad-bike rides through the countryside, massages, wine tasting sessions and even cookery classes.

The winner and their guest will start each day with a sublime continental breakfast, served directly into your bedroom so you can enjoy it in private. It includes toast with homemade marmalade, honey extracted from our Tuscan farmland and creamy butter. Take a cup of Fortnum & Mason or Twinings tea, coffee or fruit juice and recently baked croissants served in an elegant Ginori China set.

The winner and their guest will be staying in a guest room furnished with LED TV with satellite channels, free wifi and fibre broadband connection, air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, Richard Ginori crockery, and a private bathroom with heated flooring and shampoo and soaps from the Officina dè Profumi.

Terms and Conditions

Luxury Travel Diary terms and conditions apply. *This auction item is valued at approximately €320 EUR by Casa Howard Guest House, Via della Scala, 18 black 50123, Florence, Italy – please note this valuation is the list price provided to Luxury Travel Diary by the Auction Prize Provider and should be used as a guide only as cheaper discounted rates may be available. No cash alternative is available. Can not be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or discount. This auction item excludes flights and transport – you will need to arrange and pay for your own flights / transportation to and from your home to Casa Howard Guest House, Via della Scala, 18 black 50123, Florence, Italy to coincide with your booking. Your stay is subject to availability, must be booked at least 10 days in advance and taken Sunday to Thursday nights only, between 19 January to 08 June 2020, excluding stays over Easter (07 to 14 April 2020). Please note the winner will be required to separately pay the City Tax of €4.80 EUR (approx. £4.09 GBP / $5.32 USD) per person, per night in cash on arrival, as well as for all additional purchases including further meals, drinks, etc. Please note any associated taxes / resort fees / entrance fees etc. and all additional purchases will be collected from the winner by the relevant property at the time of booking your stay or on departure and will not be deducted from the amount bid for the item. Winners must pay for their auction item in full via PayPal within 48 hours of the auction end. The full Terms of our auctions can be found here. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Luxury Travel Diary will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winners’ use or enjoyment of the prize; and the winner acknowledges that Luxury Travel Diary accepts no responsibility whether directly or indirectly for any claims whatsoever arising in respect of the prizes provided by third party providers or sponsors.