We were offered rooms at this hotel at E65 including breakfast, which left us expecting something not too good. Instead we have a modern room with tiled floors, air conditioning, a huge bathroom with toilet, shower and bidet, a big double bed formed of two pushed together, but they meet very well, and a restaurant on site that does a good trade "in house" and take away. There are also a couple of Michelin recommended restaurants within a few kilometres.
We have very limited Italian but the hotel and restaurant have been able to accommodate our needs and have some staff with good English. Breakfast is limited by English tastes but quite wide by European tastes, meats and cheese, yoghurt, fruit compote, rolls, breads and a toaster, croissants, butter and jams, multiple cakes and tarts, any sort of coffee and pots of tea.
The room has a few oddities. No bedside tables, though two tables are here, one in the bathroom where it is needed, and one beside a small couch in the room. There is a large wardrobe but no drawers (we are staying 4 days), no cups or glasses though I am sure we could have some if we asked (we travel with disposable ones), no fridge which would be appreciated, no hairdryer or tissues in the bathroom.
Blessings, there is a cable connection for your computer if you bring one, and a small desk to put it on in your room. There is also an elevator for getting the luggage upstairs.
We wanted to visit Milano and the local bus stops just outside the door. About 40 minutes to the bus terminal at Famagosta, then Metro with one change to Duomo, so a good hour travel. Worth it to us not to drive into Milan. However, there is not much open in the area at night.
There can be a bit of noise as guests arrive or leave, as tiled floors pick up the sounds of the rolling cases and the big self closing doors can be quite noisy. The hotel is built around a courtyard that also encloses the car parking at night, so sounds can be magnified a bit. Not too bad though. We get no street noise though there is a busy highway outside.
Clean as a whistle, cool, spacious. A good place to stop, especially if it will just be a day or two.
- Italia Hotel Pavia
