A quaint and authentic Italian hotel. We stayed here to avoid the crowds and rip-off prices in Florence itself. Had never heard of Montecatini before and plucked it off the map as it had easy train link to Florence one way, and Lucca and Viareggio the other way. It is a lovely little town, but seem to have been hot by the Covid pandamic and was just coming back up. The hotel is fairly central, down a side street and is very authentic Italian. It is a little dated, but spotlessly clean and has a lot of charm - in a way it may be sad to see it updated too much. The road outside was a bit noisy late at night/early morning. However, this is not the hotel's fault - more the local council sending a lorry round early to empty bottles form the bar next door. The bar also made noise emptying the bottles after hours. I am amazed that the council allow this - they are hardly encouraging tourists by allowing their trucks to make so much noise - just come and collect later on. Mind you, Italy seems to love bloody-mindedness sometimes. The hotel had a nice bar which was unfortunately not open. If I could make a couple of suggestions, it would be to open the bar and provide a breakfast - however there are plenty of places to eat and drink nearby. I do accept that we were there before high season and it was probably not worth the hotel doing either. Going on the funicular to Montecatni alto is a must.
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