Hotel Carignano - Carignano Lucca

10

We stopped at Hotel Carignano for the first two nights of a 12 day tour around Tuscany. It is a great place to stay, about 3 kms from the town of Lucca and is quiet and relaxing. As seems usual in Italy the last few kilometers of the directions to the place were quite confusing but the locals are very helpful. There is a small swimming pool which is very refreshing and the rooms have great views towards the Apuan Mountains. Breakfast & dinner in the hotel were very good and great value.

6.8

Difficult to find - even with satnav and map. Attitude of staff variable - some very pleasant, others offhand. Restaurant next door provides reasonable, not too expensive Tuscan food. Just as well as the hotel is quite isolated. Breakfasts very poor. Little choice. Lucca well worth a visit but I would try to find somewhere better, closer to town centre the next time.

9.2

Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed, and there were no other restaurants in the vicinity. It was late at night and we had a hard time finding anywhere to eat. When we finally did eat and get back to the hotel, there was no parking because of a meeting being held there. We had to park in the street.

8.8

Hotel a little off the beaten track but offered excellent value for money and a convenient location for visiting Lucca & Pisa. Food in the restaurant was outstanding.

8.4

c'est notre 1er sèjour dans cet hotel, très agréable, petit dej buffet très correct. Hotel bien tenu, piscine hors sol agréable.

10

accueil plus que sympathique, endroit charmant et calme en pleine campgane, point de vue de la terrasse magique, les hôtes parlent français et sont très chaleureux, leurs conseils sont précieux pour visiter les alentours.

7.5

A lovely hotel with good facilities and large rooms overlooking the hills. We hired bikes and cycled into Lucca. The breakfast selection was the best I've had in Tuscany! However, there were builders working during the day just below our window, the shower leaked and not a great pool.

9.8

Everything was perfect

9.9

Mid May in Hotel Carignano was very quite. Hotel Staff pleasingly helpful with very good local knowledge of Lucca. Advised us as tourists exceptionly well.

8.7

Very nice hotel. I will repeat if Im going close to it

10

The hotel was just a few miles outside of the town of Lucca, which was exactly what we wanted. The true Tuscan food served in the restaurant was great. The hotel offered a cooking class, which was fantastic. The owner was extremely out-going as was his staff.

8.1

Directions to the hotel could have been better. Very pleasant hotel , good facilities , excellent continental breakfast , very good value for money. Car is absolutely esssential 6 kms from Lucca on country road.

10

Located 3km from Lucca, this hotel is perfect for exploring the city as well as the countryside. We enjoyed running, biking and hiking the quiet country roads here. Adjacent to the hotel, there is an excellent restaurant(Michelin Guide, I believe)which served delicious meals at a very good price. Inceidentally, the hotel also offers week-long cooking classes, something we may look into for a future stay.

8.7

we had a nice dinner at the hotel's restaurant. the food was delicious and it was easy to enjoy the atmosphere. lucca is a beautiful city, easy to reach with a car from the hotel (the directions were perfect). with our two young children going back to the hotel in the evening felt like going back home!

2.3

NO NEED TO LODGE AGAIN

6.0

Nice restaurant in hotel - surroundings good - odd hotel with strange smell. Staff was not friendly. It was adequate for a one night stay.

7.8

The hotel in general was nice, but the restaurant was poor. Breakfast was good. It is quite a long way from Lucca, you could not walk.

6.1

The advertised location of the hotel was city of Lucca. However, upon arrival, we discovered that the hotel was actually located in a remote rural suburb approximately 5 kilometers outside of Lucca in a farmland. Access to Lucca was quite cumbersome and if we did not have a car, would have been impossible. The hotel, due to construction of a pool nearby, had literally brown water in its faucets in our room upon our arrival. There was a very visible leak under the sink that was never attended to despite our reporting it to the front desk staff.

7.3

It would have been hard to find, but other reviewers helped more than the hotel. We used their directions, not the hotel's. You do need a car to get to Lucca. One thing: when we checked in, the clerk said we must notify them if we intend to eat that night at their restaurant,( we declined) but that night when we showed up, they said that a reservation was simply not necessary, and to go right in. They are installing an above ground pool that should be completed any day.

8.2

The hotel was as it was described on the web site, staff were friendly and the surroundings were pleasant. The service in the restaurant was variable however we would certainly stay at the hotel again and recommend it to others. A car/taxi is essential for this hotel.

9.7

After a beautiful day at the Cinque Terre, we were thrilled with the quiet, pastoral setting of the Carignano. The village was easy to find from Lucca. Of the 4 hotels we had during this trip to Italy, this was the favorite and we wished we could have spent more time here & in the Lucca area. The rooms were very nice and we loved the balconies. The lounge areas were lovely and comfortable and the staff was very courteous (we had local guests whom we spent time visiting in the lounge area & the night manager was very accomodating). We enjoyed excellent food in the restaurant . The young adult women in our group were very happy with their night "under the Tuscan moon".

9.9

The hotel is nicely situated, not far from the inner city of Lucca but far enough to be able to park a car. Surrounding countryside is very attractive.

8.7

A nice quite location to recover from visits in Lucca or the other nice places in the surrounding. Very good breakfast with a wide selection of food. Good recommendable restaurant next door.

9.6

For travel to Lucca, this hotel requires a vehicle. Cab fares to/from Lucca varied from 11 - 17 Euros. Distance from Lucca center should be made perfectly clear. Otherwise, a very lovely facility, excellent staff and nice rooms.

9.9

We were pleasantly surprised by this friendly hotel - breakfast was plentiful, and restaurant on site was good. The only problem, and we were aware of it at booking, was the distance to Lucca center. Travel to the train station was a 15-20 Euro taxi ride.

8.0

Very nice place, with a fantastic restaurant that allow us to enjoy a lot our days in Lucca. Quality/price is very good.

8.6

Bon rapport qualité/prix pour un hotel en Italy . Prestations à l'image des infos sur le site. bonne amabilité du personnel de l'hotel.

8.1

Albergo un po' privo di tipicità, ma ottimo nei fondamentali: camera ben arredata, bagno spazioso, spazi comuni eleganti, comodo parcheggio. Bella la campagna lucchese circostante (ma dalla mia camera non si vedeva. Due aspetti sgradevoli: la chiusura notturna all'una, senza campanello; per rientrare bisogna chiamare col proprio cellulare un numero affisso sulla porta, il proprietario risponde e accorre (ma si ha la netta impressione di averlo svegliato); il servizio di internet corner offerto a un prezzo rapinoso di 8 euro l'ora.

8.9

Generally speaking I would recommend this Hotel to my friends anytime. It's an ideal place to stay from where you can make numerous trips to e.g. Pisa, Lucca, Viareggio (Beach) Grotta del Vento etc. I specially appreciated the quietness of the hotel and the truly friendly staff.

6.5

I found the rate price/quality of services quite satisfactory. The hotel is placed in a very quiet a nice surroundings, but it is not so easy to locate as indicated on the map.

8.4

Clean hotel and room. Staff very friendly and helfpul. Easy to find , and convenient for Lucca. Represented good value.

8.4

Very good base hotel. Would return without hesitation. Quiet area outside, but close to, Lucca. Initially difficult to find. Breakfast disappointing. Pool and / or outside seating areas would make it outstanding for the price / category and tempt us to stay longer in the area. Independent restaurant in same building served good food and drink at very reasonable prices.

5.1

The hotel in general needed a refit. There was a general odour of staleness comming from matting covering the floor in the general reception area and bar. The carpets in the berooms needed a good clean, and as stated it needed modernising

8.5

Hotel quality is as a 3 star superior/4 star, comfortable room with very beautiful view on country. Nice place for a romantic stay. The restaurant of hotel is cheap and excellent The city of Lucca is at 7minutes of car, and easy to reach.

6.6

Hotel is spacious but 5 km from Lucca in the country side and view not as nice as on web site. Staff quite helpful. Had a problem with dirty water first night due to some work maintenance, fixed next day. Average breakfast with indifferent food. No hair drier. Only Italian tv channels. Sheets were not changed during our stay.

7.9

Good value for money; fairly easy to find from instructions given

7.4

Difficult to find following the instructions provided.After passing the little church (Ponte S Pietro) you need to turn hard right at the junction and then follow the road about 1.5km hotel can be clearly seen from road. We felt the hotel though comfortable was in need of refurbishment. The staff were very helpful and the restaurant was good value. Views from room was not as good as described.Our towels/bedlinen was not changed during the two days we stayed.Bathroom shower poor.

8.3

Something to recommend

9.7

Well presented hotel. Front desk wasvery helpful breakfast serrvice was a bit slow

8.5

Good for quality/price. Very nice. We have a good vacation on carignano.

8.0

I suggest that directions to the hotel differentiate between Pont san Peitro BRIDGE and Pont san Peitro town. This would make finding the hotel much easier.

7.9

My wife and I really enjoyed our stay at the hotel. Apart from the friendly and competent staff we found "Cantina di Carignano" which is adjacent to the hotel very useful. It comprises a small market, a bar, and a restaurant and is a great supplement to the hotel itself. We would have liked to stroll around the hotel, this, however, was too difficult (traffic, lack of trails etc.). Nonetheless, should we go to the Lucca area again we might indeed choose Hotel Carignano a second time.

8.8

Nice place to stay to be close to Pisa and Lucca. We enjoy our stay and I would recommend the gnocchi al quatro fromaggi; nothing less than excellent!

7.0

Staff excellent and very helpful. The hotel needs upgrading to the 21st century. Breakfast very ordinary. Otherwise the rooms were spacious and the location perfect-quiet and with no parking problems.

7.8

Pleasant little hotel and well situated in relation to train station. Nice room but shower a little small. Enjoyed my stay.

7.7

Spacious, modern hotel let down by average breakfast with indifferent food.