We stayed a couple of nights here at the end of our holiday. The hotel is well out of town (had trouble finding our way back to it!) and you need a car. There is free parking. The rooms are like an English Travelodge in style, and slightly worn. It was quiet and had air conditioning. The people at the front desk were friendly and helpful, and you could get a cup of tea (or whatever) at the bar any time, even late in the evening. The breakfast was excellent (inc muesli, cheese, ham, eggs, pastries etc) and very good value at 3 euros. It was very good value if sharing a double room (35 euros each inc breakfast). I think I would prefer to stay somewhere in town if I went again, though, but this place was fine.

Originally, we were going to stay 5 days visiting our son at the Ederle Military Base. We wound up loving the town and the staff at the Aries. We stayed an additional 3 days. We went to several other larger cities in the area Venice, Florence,etc but enjoyed exploring Vicenza more than others. The hotel was well situated and we found that it's location allowed us to jump on and off buses and trains so we could do alot of exploring.

The staff at the Aries, Fiorella,Valentina,Belinda...all without exception made our stay very pleasant, very welcoming. The rooms are small but sufficient as lodging. It is true that the bathroom is modular but it too is very sufficient.

As an American, I missed our luxury pillowtop mattress and the 200 channels of TV to choose from. I missed the bacon and scrambled egg breakfasts...but once I realized I was having this adventure, absorbing another culture, everything became a wonderful opportunity to embrace this town and it's people.

The staff at the Aries assisted with getting us acclimated by speaking English with extreme patience, pulling information from the Web, giving us tips on how to get around on our own, and so on. I don't think you could have wished for a more accomodating staff.

The rooms were kept very clean, with lots of fresh linens available. I would not stay at this hotel if I was looking for a 5star experience with "luxury" being the mindset. I would think of this hotel more as a decent pair of walking shoes when you have alot of walking to do. Simple, sparse, functionable, and above all friendly.

We hope to visit Vicenza again next year and will rebook with Hotel Aries.

Having lived in Northern italy for 5 years now I am aware of the difference in lodging standards VS the U.S. Even with this in mind. I cannot express more discontent with my week long stay at this motel. The only positive thing that I can say about this motel was the courtesy of the staff at the front desk. The rooms were horrible. It was like living in a small plastic igloo. Total plastic modular walls. i could not even move in this room, and the bathroom was even worse. It was not even a real bathroom. About 1 1/2 meters wide by 2 meters, and again you stepped up into the plastic module. i could not even shut the door when I was using the facilities. As for the shower, I could not even fit in it, and I am not a obese person. The food was average in the evening, but overpriced. The breakfast was OK, but very small. But, this is a normal thing in Italy;so I can't complain. It was also very difficult to get any towels when needed. My TV in the room was a small older 15 inch that did not work. Overall, this was the worst hotel that I have stayed in over here in 5 years. Do yourself a favor and spend a little extra for a nicer Hotel.