About us

Certified Hotel in the historic centre of Florence

Certifications

The Hotel Laurus al Duomo is part of the congress centre “Centro Congressi al Duomo”, which is certified in accordance with the standard ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Policy) and has adopted the model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001.

It is an affiliate member of the UNWTO, and seat of the practical application of Life Beyond Tourism^®.

It founded and has been supporting since 1991 the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation^®, an institution dedicated to applied research on the following themes: #heritage, #travel, #intercultural dialogue, #health of the planet earth.

All our staff is trained to welcome our guests in the spirit of Life Beyond Tourism^® according to the Certification for Intercultural Dialogue – Life Beyond Tourism^® (DTC-LBT: 2018) as well as to the international quality standards of Accessible Hospitality. It is trained on issues related to the hospitality, communication and the current legislation (on workplace safety laws, privacy, administrative responsibility etc.), in addition to the Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015.

Our staff

We are a team of professionals who share a passion for their work..
Ready to welcome and help you during your stay.

Welcome to Florence!

Welcome is our mission, smile is our means, your happiness is our goal.

Since 1975 we believe that travelling is a vehicle of new experiences that profoundly change the individuals who experience it. This is precisely the reason why:

• since 1991, with the initiatives “Be Part of History” and “Art in our Heart”, we have been supporting the local Cultural Heritage and restored more than 20 works;
• we have established the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation^® as a centre of studies and research on the themes of intercultural dialogue and travel;
• we have developed the Life Beyond Tourism^® orientation, turning our congress centre, “Centro Congressi al Duomo”, into the first venue of its practical application, certified since 2008;
• we have implemented the Certification for Intercultural Dialogue – Life Beyond Tourism^® (DTC-LBT: 2018).

Our mission is to provide all travellers the tools to write an important chapter of the story of their own life. 
To turn a simple stay into a unique and unforgettable adventure through projects that we have designed exclusively for you, routes, events, and initiatives, every time will be like the first.

Our motto is: “Not tourists but travellers!”