Set amidst a row of buildings on the Arno, Ritz Hotel has been given new energy by young owners who have worked to give it a comfortable family feeling. Decorated to make clients feel as if they are guests in a very pretty 19th-century Florentine home with 20th-century amenities. Almost all the rooms have dramatic views of the river or the domed, red-roofed âskylineâ of Florence.