호텔 엘리세오 테르메

The best coccolata, piscine grandi pulitissima ottimo cibo e stanze. Ottimi prodotti da bagno. Personale sempre disponibili e simpatici. In centro Montegrotto e vicino a tutto. Consigliato. Tornerò sicuramente . Soggiornato sia camera superiore che comfort belle e confortevoli. Vasta scelta di dolci

My husband has been having knee pain for few years and we decided to try mud treatment for it. Mud therapy of Abano and Montegrotto Terme is a natural treatment that is supposedly helps with joint diseases. There is even a patent for the active ingredient. We had a package of 12 treatments. Mud treatments were administered in a professional manner. No complains. But massages that are also part of the packaged treatment are not real massages. It is just a gentle spreading of oil over body. At the end of the treatment we were well moisturized but our muscles did not get any looser. Hotel also has nice pools with thermal mineral water and "massaging" features. Very inventive. With a push of a button you get water jets in different configurations. We had a half-board - breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was the same every day. Better than an average US hotel breakfast but is not as good as at most other European hotels. Dinner offerings were different every day. There was no repeats in primi and secondi during our 2 weeks stay. But only a few dishes were good. Fish was generally not a good choice. My guess would be - prepared in advanced to feed 100s of guests at the same time and kept warm until served, thus, it was becoming dry and rubbery by the time it was served. Dessert, on the other hand, was spectacular and many different cakes to chose from. On some of the days I just had buffet appetizers, skipped primi and secondi and went straight for dessert. Extra 4 pounds that I brought back from this vacation is the direct consequence. Rooms were disappointing. When I was selecting this hotel I thought that I was getting good value for the money. Other hotel-spas in the area that looked as good were a lot more expensive. I was wrong. Saying "you get what you paid for" is fully applicable to this hotel. I booked superior room that looked fabulous on the website and was supposed to be 23 m2 (248 square foot). First room we got was not more than 18 m2, the size of the "comfort" room. When we complained, we were told that each room is different and a big terrace makes our room "superior". There is not much use for the terrace in the winter. We were moved to a bigger room after a couple of nights. It was ~23 m2 but still nothing like the website pictures. Simple and modest. Although, the view was great (attached photo). In general, Montegrotto is a simple town. There is one good restaurant - Ristorante Villa Liviangior. All others are eateries and pizza places. Nearby Abano is more upscale based on my pre-trip research. But mud is the same and Montegrotto is better located for day trips. That was my reason for selecting Montegrotto. Treatments are in the morning and there is no treatments on Sunday. It is also possible to have a "break" day. Schedule is flexible. From Eliseo it is 5 minutes walk to the train station. Trains are frequent and always on time. Monselice is an interesting place to visit - 7 minute train ride, Padua - 30 min, Venice - 45 min ,