Soggiorno Athena

"A small, privately owned hotel a 10/15 minute walk from the Leaning Tower. We arrived too early to check in but were able to leave our luggage & return later. Staff welcoming & friendly. The triple room was quite small but had a wheelchair accessible bathroom which we needed. All linens & towels excellent quality. The outside area was spotlessly clean & well kept. Very pleasant for a drink in the evening. A good continental breakfast (the same each day) with items freshly purchased & excellent value. Daniela (the day receptionist) was fabulous - friendly, professional & extremely helpful. Not the cheapest hotel in the area but we would definitely return if in Pisa. My only negatives would be: No tea/coffee facilities in the room - unusual these days - and the bathroom needs a small cupboard, table or shelf for personal items - we ended up using the windowsill which was not ideal. They have two partner restaurants, near the Tower, with a discount for hotel guests - we used one of them - La Lanterna - excellent food, good prices and great service. Thank you to all - we really enjoyed our stay."

"We were looking for a hotel for one night as we were coming through Pisa. We recognized it would be walking distance to the Leaning Tower and so could be more expensive, but that we had to pay for parking and also breakfast made this a highly overpriced place to stay for one night in early October. Oh and we had to climb the stairs a few flights to our room, definitely made this not worth the price at all. So please find another hotel to stay of you can."

"We have had a terrible experience here. DO NOT BOOK!!! we paid and were shown to our room and were extremely displeased. It was dark dingy and when we opened the curtains we looked out to bins. The staff on the front desk showed us another room upstairs but you could hardly walk around the bed and the decoration was horrendous. Marks on the wall and needed some TLC. The bathroom did look well kept. I was threatened by the manger when I asked for my money back and he threatened to send someone to see me."