Trip Report: More or less luxury in Tuscany

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May 1, 2014 by EXPERT

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Bagni di Pisa Palace & Spa
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Today it`s about our short trip to the Tuscany. First we stayed one night in Pisa and afterwards 6 nights in Florence.

After we arrived at Florence Airport we headed to Pisa. It was hard to choose a hotel, because nothing near Pisa really impressed me. In the end we decided to stay one night at the Bagni di Pisa Palace & SPA. It`s part of the Leading Hotels of the World.

The hotel is the former residence of the Grand Duke of the Tuscany. It`s relatively small and in a small village perhaps 15 minutes from the center of Pisa. When we arrived we first saw no one from the staff, if you step in you don`t really feel like in a hotel. The lobby is a small room with reception. Check-In was fast and we were escorted to our room.

We had a suite which was 55 sqm in size. Before it was transformed to a hotel room it were 2 rooms with high ceilings. The bathroom was later added into the living room as part of the transformation. While the ceiling was still the original size, the bathroom was like a container. It looked out of place. The living room itself was small with a sofa, one armchair and a small flatscreen. The window looked out into the corridor. The bathroom was small, but had 2 sinks, a shower and a tub. The toilet was very close to one of the sinks. The bedroom was spacious, but appeared a little plain. The mattress was very very hard. Because the window was tiny and badly placed, the room was dark. Over all not a room to remember.

The hotel provides 2 SPAs with 3 pools, 2 indoor and 1 outdoor. For us it was the best thing about the hotel. We didn`t take treatments, just enjoyed time in water. While the claimed the recently renovated the area, it appeared worn out.

In the evening we ate in the hotel-restaurant. The restaurant was located on the 3rd floor. It had no atmosphere, because it was part of the corridor and only seperated by wooden screens. Service was good, the food was OK. Not as tasteless as the furniture. They told us at Check-In we need a reservation, but we were actually almost the only guests. We would have preferred if it had stayed this way. One family played computer-games with loud sound at the table. Must I say more?

Breakfast was mediocre. Strange were people running around in their pyjamas, bath robes and support stockings. I don`t want to see something like that when I`m eating or at any other time.

Over all the stay wasn`t too bad, but definitely not what I expect. My problem was that I didn`t find something more promissing near Pisa.
















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