Bed and Breakfast Gioia - Padua

9.8

Only slightly down on points because the breakfast is a little unimaginative, but there's plenty of it. Lorenzo is a great host and extremely helpful. Nothing is too much trouble.

8.8

Excellent high-standard spacious accomodation. Host very friendly and very obliging. Location very convenient to railway station and within an easy walk to old town (really). Greatly enjoyed our visit to Padua. The Giotto frescos in the Capella Scrovegni alone are worth the trip.

10

Absolutely perfect! Lorenzo, the owner, had a printed weather forecast each day and even though minimal English,advice re Padua and surrounds were understood. Gioia walking distance to railway station, Venice 20 minutes away (Stay here if you don't want to stay in Venice). Padua a lovely, clean historical city, well worth visiting. Nearby countryside beautiful. Gioia affordable luxury accommodation (we had double room)

9.4

The B&B was extremely clean; the bed was so comfortable and our host, Lorenzo, was very gracious. Convenient to the train station, but when we returned by foot late at night, the train station area made us a little uncomfortable. The B&B bathrooms were the nicest we've had. Too bad we didn't have time to use the sauna! Thank you!

9.6

Padova was our first stop after Venice, on our way to Tuscany and Rome. Lorenzo, the owner at Gioia, is a darling. He makes your stay worthwhile. He is kind, informative, attentive. We happened to be in Padova around Easter holidays, so the town itself was busy with local events etc. It was good to be in an area removed from the hustle-bustle. Good choice for the price, if you don't mind walking into the center of town and consider being close to the train station a plus.

10

Lorenzo, the magnificent, was a wonderful host. The best place we stayed during our trip (a total of 12 b&b/hotels). So many little things Lorenzo did for us, every day was a treat eg, downloading information from the net, showing us his favourite church and even allowing us to view a private palazzo by the C18th architect Frigimelica. Great coffee, great bathroom, the room was generous, quiet and the bed (new) very comfortable. I'm an fussy architect and it was perfect for us (a couple).

8.6

Our host, Lorenzo, was probably the nicest person we met in Italy - an absolute prince. Our room was also one of the best in 26 nights of hotels and pensiones during our trip. I only wish that Gioia was in a more attractive neighborhood; walking to it from the train station was a little scary - take a taxi.

9.7

Excellant. Our host was wonderful. We managed tom get p[ast the language barrier with a lot of laughs.The service a standard was wonderful. Highly recommended

10

We had an amazing stay. The pictures you see are what you get. We would go back again and again. We loved the owner Lorenzo. It was like staying at a friends house.