We’ll go above and beyond to make Florence the place of your heart.
We Are Here For You
Arcetri staff is honored to be your touchpoint in Florence: if you are in need of anything while in town, we’ll surely go out of our way to help and brighten your day. Our experience with hospitality, with everyday life in Florence, transportation, health problems and “kids’ issues” can make the difference.
We can help you plan your wine tasting tour and your tour in Tuscany: Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano, Lucca, Arezzo. We also organize guided tours of Florence, shopping itineraries, we host cooking classes, workshops, private dinners.
Gift Baskets
We help visitors celebrate important days here in Florence, it’s our way to make them feel at home and part of our community, enjoying local delicacies, handcrafts and many other typical items.
We prepare and deliver various types of gift baskets for different occasions: Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, Women’s Day, Valentine’s, Easter, Passover, July 4th, even for Italian Ferragosto. Our birthday baskets are the most beautiful: flowers, sweets, beauty products and a lovely cake, of course. Celebrating birthdays far from the family won’t be sad!
We also prepare Special Diet baskets with gluten free or nut free specialties.
All our baskets are special and different: we select each item carefully, we choose the right cake with the families, we use seasonal fresh food. We tailor baskets following our customer’s wishes, also adding American cakes.
Our Fun Cooking Classes
If you long for cooking spaghetti as Italians do, if you love a really creamy Tiramisù, if you want to make your own fresh pasta, if you have any other hidden cooking dream, write and ask us! You can also book a dessert class and give it as a gift for Christmas, for someone’s birthday or simply as a “thinking of you” gift.
Our classes are made up of few participants and hosted at one of our homes. We talk about the importance of fresh and healthy ingredients, we cook/bake and finally we have a nice snack with some wine or coffee together.
Our Tiramisù and Tuscan Biscotti workshops are our best. WE finish toasting together and all participants go home with their dessert in a bag, with our special recipe and with… a big smile on their face.
Much to see in Florence – Tuscany: we help you make the best of it
Uffizi, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (Duomo), Bargello, Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio… only a few names, but Florence is so much more than this. And, looking around, maybe you’d like to explore the beautiful hills around Florence: San Domenico and Fiesole, Settignano, Arcetri. And what about the other amazing towns, villages, castles on the hills of Tuscany? We can help you find good solutions to make the best of your time here: realistic and enjoyable itineraries without stress, without queuing.
Why Choose Us?
Because we put our time and experience at your disposal, we believe in quality and in good referrals; because we hate tourist traps and we give good disinterested advice, often disregarding our economic advantage. We manage beautiful and clean homes and we know some other reliable hosts. Finally, we’ll do our best to have you wish to get back here soon.
Client Testimonials:
Hillary R. – Buffalo, NY
“I know as parents we can all relate to how difficult it is to celebrate special occasions with our children when they are abroad. That being said, I cannot rave enough about Carlotta and the gifts and service she provides! The gift itself was perfect (exactly how described) and payment was easy”
Catherine B. – USA
“Carlotta went above and beyond when we wanted to send a get well basket to our daughter. She responded right away and even delivered it the same day. The flowers, lotions, bread and amazing homemade soup were the perfect “pick me up”. It is priceless to know our daughter has someone there to show her love when she needs it. I will definitely be reaching out again soon to send more goodies!”
Lisa C.S., NY – USA
“I ordered a Valentine basket for my daughter and her roommates and it was beautiful! A couple days ago my daughter began to feel sick and got worse quickly. I emailed Carlotta and she delivered the most beautiful ‘Get well’ basket with homemade soup, olive oil, cheese, flowers, tea and honey and other goodies! It was just perfect and really brightened her day. Thank you so much for taking care of her in Florence!”
Christy S., Freeport, Illinois
“The communication and service were impeccable! They made my daughter’s 21st birthday in Florence extra special! Can’t thank them enough!! Carlotta was so responsive and made me feel as if I were talking to an old friend when ordering her Hugs from Home basket. If you are in need of anything for your student while abroad, she is IT!!!”
Kelly R., Fallbrook – California
“They are awesome! My daughter got exactly what I asked for and she loved it. They are extremely good about responding right away! Highly recommend! Will definitely be using Arcetri again soon”.