Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here, relaxing and very comfortable. I agree with the last review. The food was by far some of the best we have had in a hotel, as it was consistently very good throughout our 10 day stay. The various pasta dishes were excellent, and we had a Tyrolean and Gala dinner during our stay. All the staff were very welcoming and efficient. Yes, the dinning room was quiet from time to time but this was just everyone enjoying such wonderful meals. Spa and pool facilities were to a high standard, enjoyed the white robes and towels. Merano is a beautiful place and it is so easy to be in the mountains realtively quickly using the Mobilcard on bus/train or cable car.
It was extremely hot during our stay and there was no air con in our room. Sleep was a problem due to the heat even with the doors open.

Stayed 7 nights at the Adria - it is wonderful. During our stay there was free use of Rucksack,also useful hessian bag with 4 towels for spa/swimming/sunbathing. Lovely white fluffy dressing gowns/slippers for spa/swimming. Very peaceful surroundings. Friendly helpful staff. Excellent food - the best we have ever had anywhere.
We went with Inghams and had the wonderful help and expertise of the surrounding area and what was on offer and a Merano pass that gave us free travel on buses/trains and some chairlifts - excellent. Lots of lovely things going on in Merano - go by bus or walk along the Sissi-Weg into town - very pretty walk. Jazz Festival on during our stay.
Loved the daily Newsletter given at breakfast - helps plan what you can see/do in the hotel and Merano town.

Merano is a charming small town in a beautiful setting. The Hotel Adria is a great old pile with the charm of a by-gone era. There are several hotels of this type in Merano. They cater, for the most part, to older people, many of whom are German, Austrian or Swiss.

Our room was comfortable with a balcony that had a slight view out to one side. From the advertisements and descriptions on the hotel web site I assumed the hotel was in a park. It is near a park, but the hotel itself is on a rather small plot of land which has been nicely landscaped, but is smack up against a lot of similar looking buildings-- some are hotels, others are private homes. There is a free car park, although our car was damaged by someone during our three day stay--we didn't find out who scraped the whole side of our car because they left no information.

We were required to take half board, which turned out to be full board because lunch is offered as well as breakfast and dinner. A special tea room serves cakes and sweets at tea time which is also included. The breakfast buffet was the nicest one we had anywhere in Italy. The dining room is very formal and the evening meal is several courses long, served by waiters in formal attire. The food was excellent and plentiful. As everywhere in Italy, you pay extra for your bottle of water or wine. The weird thing was that the dining room full of people was almost silent. No one seemed to be having a very good time, and most of the time people whispered. Perhaps this is just European behavior. it was a bit intimidating!!!

There was a nice pool available for guest use, and some other spa amenities but there was no explanation in English so we didn't understand how to use some of the special saunas and whirlpools. We were very impressed with one of the staff members at the front desk, Daniella. She spoke excellent Italian, German and English, and made our stay very pleasant by advising us about what to see, where to go and answering our questions. We were able to walk to all the interesting in-town tourist destinations and found the old town particularly attractive. We took a long day trip up the Valdosta Valley as the apple harvest was being gathered. it is a spectacular trip with many different castles, churches, villages and other points of interest to see along the way.

Our room and board was 240 Euros a day or about $360 at the current exchange. Considering the quality of the food, the comfort of our room, and the general expense of hotels and food in Italy, we thought it was a reasonable bargain overall.

The Hotel Adria is a charming old hotel which has preserved many of its historic features whilst refurbishing its rooms to an excellent, modern standard. The service is first class with all staff from reception to housekeeping to the restaurant going out of their way to be pleasant and helpful. It’s a handy location – just over 5 minutes to the beautiful riverside promenade which leads into town. The pool and leisure centre are excellent and open out onto a pleasant garden with comfortable sun loungers and outdoor Jacuzzi.
The absolute highlight for us was the fabulous food. We had spent the previous week in another area of Italy on a B&B basis and had been disappointed by the general standard of affordable restaurants. The Adria more than restored our faith in the Italians’ ability to produce gastronomic delights! Each evening there was a five course dinner with huge choice of cold starter followed by a pasta course with between 4-6 varieties to select from – self service so the opportunity to try them all if you wanted. Soup (no choice) was then followed by a main course which you were asked to choose (from three options) at breakfast time. Finally came dessert (always delicious!) and though there was only one on the menu there was also a vast selection of fresh fruit and cheeses available if you did not like what was on offer. The wine list was extensive with plenty of good, local wines between about 15 and 17 euros.
Merano itself is a pretty spa resort with good shopping, lovely botanical gardens and lots of easy walks in the valley. It is as yet largely undiscovered by the British and the main language spoken is German. One particularly interesting feature is the “Wahlwege” which are irrigation channels. similar to the levadas in Madeira. These provide very pretty and interesting level walks through apple and pear orchards and the vineyards with waterfalls and other interesting features en route.