# Florence: new short lets banned in the old city

> New tourist lets have been banned in the UNESCO core since May 31, 2025 and the limits reached more districts in June 2026. The bed tax runs 3.50 to 8.00.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

New short tourist lets are banned in the UNESCO core of Florence, zone A1, since May 31, 2025, and the June 4, 2026 council decision extended the limits to zones A3 and A4 with a minimum floor area of 28 square meters.

## What you can no longer book, and what you still can

Only new lets are banned: the short tourist lets already registered before May 31, 2025 carry on trading. That is why the listings do not empty out and why the rule is invisible to most visitors.

Zone A1 is the UNESCO area, closed to new short lets since May 31, 2025. On June 4, 2026 the city council extended the limits to zones A3 and A4: Campo di Marte, San Jacopino, Gavinana, Pignoncino, Paolo Uccello, Statuto, Rifredi, Liberta, Oberdan, Savonarola, Bronzino, Pier Vettori, Fonderia and Petrarca.

The same decision fixed a minimum floor area of 28 square meters for a new let, an authorization lasting 5 years, and fines from €1,000 to €10,000. Owners who keep their residence in the property are exempt. The measure is under administrative litigation, so check the state of play before you rely on it.

## The tax: 3.50 to 8.00, capped at 7 nights

Florence charges €3.50 per person per night in a one star hotel, €4.50 at two stars, €6.00 at three, €7.00 at four and €8.00 at five, for a maximum of 7 consecutive nights, under council decision 535 of December 10, 2024, in force since February 1, 2025.

Outside hotels: B&Bs, rooms for rent, holiday houses and apartments and tourist lets pay €6.00, historic residences €7.00, youth hostels and case per ferie €4.00, campsites €3.50, residences €4.50 to €7.00 by key rating, farm stays €3.50 to €8.00 by sunflower rating, aparthotels €3.50 to €8.00 by star.

The 7 night cap is short by Italian standards, so a stay of two weeks in one property is charged for the first week and nothing after it.

## What the 2025 increase actually changed

The February 2025 revision added €0.50 to a narrow group only: non hotel accommodation housed in ordinary residential buildings, and tourist lets. Hotels were not touched.

That detail explains a common confusion. A traveler who stayed in a Florence apartment in 2024 and again in 2025 saw the line go from €5.50 to €6.00 and concluded that the city had raised the tax across the board. It had not.

The full text of the decision was extracted from the official PDF and matches the city's own service page on both the start date and the increase.

## Six categories of guest pay nothing

Exemptions cover under 12s, students of the University of Florence, day hospital patients, up to 2 companions for each hospital inpatient, police and civil protection personnel on duty, and employees of the property staying there for work.

Two of those are worth planning around. A family with children under 12 pays the tax only for the adults, which on a week in a four star is a real sum. Anyone accompanying a patient should say so at check in, because the exemption is not applied automatically.

Our source here is a single primary page, and the complete list lives in the municipal regulation, which we have not read end to end. Treat this as the verified subset rather than the whole. More at [the tourist tax across Italy](/themes/tourist-tax), [Florence](/towns/firenze) and [getting to Florence](/towns/firenze/getting-there).

## FAQ

### Can you still rent a short let apartment in Florence?

Yes, in properties already registered. New short tourist lets have been banned in the UNESCO area, zone A1, since May 31, 2025, and on June 4, 2026 the council extended the limits to zones A3 and A4, including Campo di Marte, San Jacopino, Gavinana and Rifredi.

### What is the 28 square meter rule in Florence?

A minimum floor area for new short tourist lets, set by the council decision of June 4, 2026 alongside a five year authorization and fines of €1,000 to €10,000. Owners who keep their residence in the property are exempt from the restriction.

### How much is the tourist tax in Florence per night?

€3.50 per person per night in a one star hotel rising to €8.00 in a five star, with €6.00 for B&Bs, rooms for rent, holiday apartments and tourist lets. The cap is 7 consecutive nights and the rates have applied since February 1, 2025.

### Who does not pay the tourist tax in Florence?

Under 12s, students of the University of Florence, day hospital patients, up to 2 companions per hospital inpatient, police and civil protection staff on duty, and employees of the property staying there for work. The complete list sits in the municipal regulation.

### Is a hostel cheaper than a campsite on the Florence bed tax?

No, the other way round. Campsites pay €3.50 per person per night, the same as a one star hotel, while youth hostels and case per ferie pay €4.00. Historic residences pay €7.00 and residences €4.50 to €7.00 depending on their key rating.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firenze vieta nuove locazioni turistiche brevi nell'area UNESCO (zona A1) dal 31 maggio 2025; il 4 giugno 2026 il Consiglio comunale ha esteso i limiti alle zone A3-A4 (Campo di Marte, San Jacopino, Gavinana, Rifredi e altri) e fissato una superficie minima di 28 mq, con sanzioni da 1.000 a 10.000 euro. | [Comune di Firenze](https://www.comune.firenze.it/novita/area-stampa/comunicati-stampa/modifica-al-regolamento-affitti-turistici-brevi-il-consiglio) | medium | 2027-06-30 |
| A Firenze l'imposta di soggiorno, rideterminata con deliberazione di Giunta n. 535 del 10 dicembre 2024 ed efficace dal 1 febbraio 2025, va da 3,50 euro a persona per notte negli alberghi a 1 stella a 8,00 euro negli alberghi a 5 stelle, con 6,00 euro per B&B, affittacamere, case vacanze e locazioni turistiche, per un massimo di 7 pernottamenti consecutivi (2026). | [Comune di Firenze](https://servizi.comune.fi.it/sites/www.comune.fi.it/files/deliberazione_di_giunta_completa-dg_2024_00599_00535-1.pdf); [doc 2](https://servizi.comune.fi.it/servizi/imposta-di-soggiorno-informati) | medium | 2027-06-30 |
| A Firenze sono esenti dall'imposta di soggiorno i minori di 12 anni, gli studenti dell'Universita' di Firenze, i pazienti in day hospital, fino a due accompagnatori per paziente ricoverato, il personale delle forze dell'ordine e di protezione civile in servizio e i dipendenti della struttura ricettiva che vi pernottano per lavoro. | [Comune di Firenze](https://servizi.comune.fi.it/servizi/imposta-di-soggiorno-informati) | medium | 2027-06-30 |

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