Hotel Bristol Palace - Genoa

Hotel old charm , conveniently located near the old town. l had a quiet and good night. But, 90 euros, for a small single room on sixth floor with peeled wallpaper , is a bit expensive,

We stayed for 2 nights and were impressed with the size and cleanliness of the bedroom and bathroom. There was a safe in the room and the room was cleaned daily. Great value for money and quite cheap. Breakfast in the dining room was excellent. The staff had good English Free WiFi. Would stay here again. Good acess to the city of Brignole. We caught the train to the old city and came home the scenic way by bus. Cafes and shops very close including McDonalds which was increadibly busy! We are from Australia.

Great location,lovely room, good value for money, it was a good idea to catch a taxi from the station- not expensive

We loved the "Old World" elegance of the hotel. It was lovely.

Booked 2 rooms one double, very nice and well appointed, one single quite disappointing (ceiling scaling due to water leakage, rather old fashioned bathroom) in view of the price difference between both. Aside from that, not only would I highly recommend this hotel (its excellent location, the kindness of staff, the superb breakfast akin to that in top-rated asian hotels) but I will stay there again when returning to Genova.

A grand old hotel in the heart of Genova. Short walk to train station and old city area. Great breakfast, they even had champagne. Huge room and bathroom with good water pressure. Definitely would stay again!!

Very spacious room, very friendly and helpful personnel, excellent breakfast. A little tricky to find our way in the city centre of Genova; when arriving at the hotel, park your car on the foothpath at the hotel entrance, the hotel personell will park your car in their garage (only € 25 and we were allowed to leave the car in the garage the whole day after checking out, without paying extra).

One of the best hotel I've ever stayed. Also the restaurant altough small (6 tables) is remarkable The civic number indicated on the website is incorrect. The location indicated on the map is right however.

Very beautiful ancient building in city centre. Reasonable price. Very large room but we could clearly hear the noise of the traffic even if we were at 5th floor. Better ask for a room on the rear side.

Very good position in centre of Genova.

We loved this hotel, service, breakfast buffet, everything. Great central location also. Perfect accomodation.

I have stayed at Bristol Palace 3 times as a single traveller and am utterly impressed with the rooms. Beautiful, individual and original furnishings. Such a refershing change from the identikit modern hotels. Huge windows and doors opening onto a small balcony from where one can watch the bustle from via XX septembre below. I look forward to returning.

Beautiful hotel, very spacious room, wonderful balcony. Great breakfast!

Hotel Bristol Palace is a high 4 star hotel with very clean and spacious rooms it serves a superb buffet breakfast and reception helps you chech your e-mail for free short interval internate. Location is very convenient on a busy street XX Settembre that you find everything you need and very close to train station Genova Brignole which can be reached by one Euro on bus # 33.

Eravamo 2 adulti e una bambina di 9 anni.camera spaziosa, bella e pulita. ottimo il prezzo (125 euro a notte) colazione abbondante ottima posizione.A pochi passi dal centro pedonale e dall' acquario di Genova che si raggiunge a piedi in 10 minuti. VIcino ci sono moltissimi ristoranti, snack-bar e mac-donald.

Abbiamo avuto la fortuna di occupare una suite per 4 persone ad un prezzo veramente eccezionale! L'hotel è vicinissimo all'acquario (10 min a piedi) e alla Genova vecchia. Le descrizioni web sono molto precise.

L'Hotel Bristol Palace è molto bello. E' incredibile la scalinata in marmo e bellissima la sala delle colazioni. Il personale è cordiale e professionale. Ci siamo trovati molto bene e ha reso il nostro fine settimana ancora più piacevole.

I had a supper in the hotel bar but it tastes terrible. It's hard to believe why they serve such a poor meal.

La prima colazione e' un po'monotona.

BRISTOL HOTEL is a very nice palace, perfect to discover the "italian way of life"

Very noisy room, apparently noise came from air conditioning system, staff promised it would have been fixed for the second night but it wasn't

This is an old hotel and it shows. What may have been quite grand in its day is no longer. The rooms are tired, the beds rock hard (although they looked relatively new), the sheets so old they had holes in them. The heating system rattled all night even though the system was off, keeping us awake. On the positive, brreakfast was quite elaborate and the location is very central. Still I won't be back

Duration of stay : 3 nignts Hotel location in GENOA: very convenient / Very easy access for various purposes. Only difficulty is to reach the Hotel coming by car from Autostrade . General level of Hotel: Excellent. No hesitation for other stay.

Got the largest hotel room I've ever been in, about 50 square meters (!!), and paid 30% less than the price quoted on Venere! Parquet floors, two balconies, large bathroom with bubble bath tub, 5 meters to the ceiling, grand old furniture - amazing! Obviously, the hotel was VERY grand in its time, but now shows signs of aging, with concrete chipping off the balconies, scratches in the furniture, oxidised mirrors... Obviously worn, but charming. :-) Ideally located within a few hundred meters of the old town, and inside the shopping disctrict. Despite double windows, the noise from the large street outside (Via XX Septiembre) was a bit annoying in the morning, but with a room like this, and at the price (120 Euros) I didn't mind. :-) Think of it as a classic 4-star hotel that's a bit worn and tired, but still great. I'd certainly go back here!

Awful and very expensive restaurant; old fashioned location but............. without any real interest about customers.

Very spacious room, really good breakfast spread (the best in 5 weeks in Europe)would recommend to others. Magnificent staircase if you look straight up from reception!

Exceptionnal hotel with extraordnaries strairs. Really historical palace. Genoa is a magnific city with lot of places for children.

All kind!

We stayed in a nice room at 100 euros per night in july 2006. We enjoyed the stay.

We traveled to Genoa purely for a short getaway and to visit the aquarium. According to other reviews, this hotel seemed to fit our needs. We were very disappointed start to finish! This hotel does not have it's own parking, rather a public lot 2 blocks away. Upon checking in, the room we had reserved was not available and we had to wait for them to prepare another "suitable" room for our family. Other reviewers claimed to have spacious rooms with jacuzzi baths....our room was tiny and extremely hot! The thermostat didn't work properly, and the windows could not be opened fully to allow a breeze. The sheets were made of linen and had an accompanying card on the bedside table explaining the benefits of sleeping on this fabric; however, my entire family felt them to be itchy and certainly not a luxury to sleep on. The "fantastic" breakfast buffet was little more than the typical meat and cheese and brioche, and certainly left us hungry for our trip to the aquarium. The only perk of staying at this property was the ability to buy attraction tickets at the desk instead of having to cue for them.

Ho passato un week end fantastico . Hotel centralissimo e fantastico . Consigliatissimo .

Simply excellent. Only minus: our 4-people bedrooms was huge (including a Jacuzzi) but had only two queen-size beds.

The hotel was a good location for walking to the attractions, and for shopping. They recommended an excellent restaurant for dinner. The breakfast room was beautiful and the breakfast was good.

Really luxiourious hotel, nice rooms, very clean. breakfast includes all sort of things. recommeded.

I stayed at the hotel just one night but it was a fantastic experience. The building, its decoration and surroundings are outstanding. It's a real palace. I recommend it if you ever go to Genova.

In quattro abbiamo avuto una suite con affreschi sul soffitto e parquet d'epoca. Lenzuola di lino e un letto king size che sembrava piccolo negli oltre 40 mq della camera. I bambini hanno dormito nel salottino allestito con letti. Colazione di qualità servita con cortesia nella bella sala da colazione al secondo piano. Noi abbiamo usato il parcheggio dell'albergo (25 euro al giorno) ma abbiamo potuto lasciare la macchina per un giorno e mezzo tenuto conto che i parcheggi nella zona sono tutti a pagamento a conti fatti è quasi conveniente. Il personale di ricevimento è cortese ed efficiente.

We was in Genova just for two days, but they were really two magnifique days. The Bristol is a very good idea for such a trip. The breakfast was genial.

Excellent hotel. I was very pleased to stay there. The breakfast was so good!!! Just a comment about parking: It is very expensive!!!

Very nice hotel, great service and decoration

I was travelling with two friend, we stayed in a room for three persons. Our room was really huge, and very nicely furnished. The hotel was renovated recently,in an "old" beautiful style. The breakfast offered a wide range of food and was really delicious. The hotel is near to the Old Town. The guys from the reception recommended some very good restaurants nearby. The valet parking was not working always very sufficient, once we had to wait 45 min. to get our car. Without this valet parking incident it would have been a perfect stay. The next time I am in Genua I will defenitely stay again in this beautiful hotel.

The beauty of the hotel doesn't deserve that reception staff. They don´t know a word: kindness. But the breakfast makes us forget this "problem"

The fact that we could leave our car at the Hotel parking and walk to the Opera and to several restaurants was a real plus for us. I recommend it to all visitors to Genoa.

Our room was so spacious that we could could have added another king size bed. Delicious breakfast buffet with fresh fruits. The hotel is situated right in the middle of Genoa.

In general very satisfied. got a recommendation for a restaurant for the evening but turned out to be a weird place (dirty, small and not interested in having us) and we didn't go.. maybe it is a good idea for the receptionists to know some few good restaurants around this area..

Room was a little bland and needed some maintenance work in the bathroom, but air-con was excellent and breakfast legendary. No usual Italian coffee and pastry, this was a banquet! Watch the parking prices though...the hotel charges 22 euros.

This Hotel was so central to the rest of this very beautiful and interesting city. the breakfast romm was comfortable and well done. we were there during the usual hot spell and the individual airconditioning was greatly appreciated. This hotel is a real find thank you Venere.com

A lovely hotel, well decorated and maintained. Great breakfast. I often stay in single rooms and the Bristol has one of the nicest I've stayed in (large, clean, etc.). My recommendation for improvement would be to start air conditioning earlier in the season: if it's a hot day you don't want to open the windows because the street traffic can be pretty intense.

Excellent!

Very nice hotel indeed. Rahter exactly what we had expected. Weekend offer - very nice price The offer from the personal to arrange for soccer tickets was very much appreciated.

I had to wait for 25 minutes to get my car from the garage and paid an extra €22 for such a service

Très bon hôtel, avec un service chaleureux. Le petit déjeuner est très agréable et l'hôtel idéalement situé pour le shopping. Parking en sus: la nuit 22 euros

Lovely public areas, great location,reasonable price

Beautiful and welcoming hotel in great location in Genoa. Free internet n lobby!

Lovely old hotel in the historical district. Walking distance to great shopping. Restaurant surprisingly good.

My stay here was very pleasant. The hotel is very comfortable and located very well so that most of the sights are within walking distance. Breakfast is a very large buffet, making lunch unnecessary. I would definately eturn to this hotel.

Lovely hotel, nice rooms, excellent breakfast

Excellent. Nice rooms, good location, good breakfast. Definitely a good buy. I will come back.

Very charming and confortable hotel with period features (very beautiful staircase) right in the centre of Genoa. Highly recommended particularly for the price we paid (99€).

What you would expect a four star hotel to be. Excellent staff, decent bar/restaurant. Good location, within a short walk to medieval section.

A wonderful old-fashioned city centre hotel with huge comfortable elegant rooms and marvellous breakfast. Very convenient for the opera house/restaurants. We enjoyed our stay enormously.

Good to reach by car, taxi, on foot. parking is provided by the hotel for extra 22.-€ not cheap but fair. genova is not easy to drive around... we had a wonderful room, some nice furniture, some standart 80th renovation desasters, but a nice mixture anyway.genova is not that romantic, so its the perfect house to stay in this great town... free internet in the lobby! breakfastbuffet is standart in a nice room. i´ll go there again with my wife. j+s,from munich 37/43

It was expensive, but I wanted the last night of our honeymoon to be at a nice hotel and didn't want to take chances. It was definitely a nice place. The room was HUGE, and the bed was larger than a standard king. We had a jacuzzi bath, but it was so shallow that it really wasn't too great. There was a little terrace which would have been nice on a warmer night, though the view was just the building next door. The problem here was the service. The bell hop was very helpful, and the initial check-in went smoothly with relatively friendly staff. But when we needed a restaurant recommendation later in the evening and we stopped by the desk for assistance on our way out, we were treated like we were invisible. Multiple Italians cut in front of us in line and were helped even though the woman at the desk had seen us and knew we were waiting first. We had to vocally demand assistance in order to get helped, which really was not right. The hotel is not close enough to the train station to walk with luggage. It's not a bad walk without bags. (Check the train stations though - there are two, Principe and another one tht I can't remember the name of. It's closer to the other one than Principe.) You'll need a cab to the airport. Be wary of the desk clerks calling you a cab for the airport. They did that for us and told us the cost would be about 25 or 30 euros. It turned out to be 56 euros. I suspect the desk clerk knew this when he arranged it for us. The location of the hotel was good. We were right near sights, including Christopher Columbus's house, and restaurants. Also, for those longing for a taste of home, it's right next to a McDonald's. I probably would not stay at the Bristol Palace again due to the price. The poor service at the desk was very annoying at the time, but I suspect it would not be all that much better at other hotels, since I think it was more of a cultural difference than a hotel-specific issue. If you can get a deal

Just the place where I like to be.So Convenient situated in the heart of Genova.

What a wonderful hotel - everything you could want with a traditional European feel. Plan to return on our next visit to Genova.

We stayed two nights in a extremly small room. they said normally you get bigger rooms, but at these days they have had a meeting. anyway, we didn't like to stay in this small room. beside of that it's a good hotel price wise and it's situated in the center.

Excellent rapport qualité/prix pour cet hôtel très central, à moins de 10 minutes de marche de la plupart des centres d'intérêt de Gênes. Le Bristol Palace recrée à la perfection l'ambiance des palaces du début du siècle, très belles parties communes et salle de petit déjeuner somptueuse. Petit déjeuner buffet excellent et très complet. Petit bémol pour les alentours de l'hôtel, de vieux quartiers de Gênes assez mal fréquentés le soir. Pas de panique toutefois...

The hotel was fine, but for a city and region with such a history the surroundings were disappointing and the nite-life (Just restaurants and bars) very disappointing indeed.

Old-fashioned hotel with very friendly staff, excellent buffet breakfast & style. Great location for shops, restaurants and an easy 10 mins walk to the port/aquarium. Our room was enormous. Child-friendly. Lacks a gym: but two are close-by.

For a two night say could nt be beate

An excellent city centre hotel with v helpful staff and all at a very reasonable price

Really good hotel, with friendly staff. Well worth the money. The noise levels were only bad from the adjoining room not from the traffic outside.

Very nice old hotel, good location, in the historic centre

Lovely place to stay, and the rooms were lovely, including the public spaces. The breakfast was excellent (capuccino available) and it is located right in the heart of Genova. it did not have great internet access (only one computer for the whole hotel) but if you donot need this then you will really enjoy your stay

The room was extremely large and very nicely decorated--as well as the hotel in general. The stair case, ending with a beautiful stained glass roof, was so beautiful that a photo is now part of our collection. The venere.com price allowed us to enjoy this luxury!!! The location is good--within walking distance of many sites. The public bus system in Genova was exceptional as well. There is a public bus stop only half a block from the hotel--which allows easy access to the airport, train stations, etc. Genova is a good "base" from which to take day train trips to other cities as well. The only small negative was the noise from the air conditioner when the room temperature was set low. We were able to adjust the A/C to a level where the noise subsided. But, had the outside temperature been high--the choice might have been cool air vs noise. Also, the "free" continental in-room breakfast actually came with a delivery charge of 10 Euros. Had we understood, we could have gone to the breakfast room and had a continental breakfast at no charge (we think). Many, many things in Genova were closed on Monday--the hotel staff might have volunteered that information to visitors who were obviously tourists. Most of the staff did speak some English--for which we were very grateful. This hotel was a jewel--especially when we saw some of the other hotels that we almost selected.

The Bristol Palace in Genova is very centrally situated. The surroundings are spacious, comfortable and modern. We enjoyed the jacuzzi bath after a long day shopping at the numerous shops in the area. I will definitely stay at the Bristol Palace again during my next visit to Genova.

An excellent Hotel in first class location with good facilities and helpful attentive staff. Will stay again.

VERY VERY GOOD AND COMFORTABLE HOTEL