Getting there: from the VCE airport, this can be complicated and take a lot of time. The hotel can arrange for transportation from the airport however, so for about 30EUR you can directly get to Abano Terme which takes approximately 40 minutes under good conditions, and a bit more at rush hour. So unless you really want to use public transportation to Padova and then wait a bit to get the next bus to Abano (with a bus stop conveniently located not far from the hotel) then this shuttle is probably what's best for you.


Surroundings: The hotel is conveniently located near the city centre and the public transportation to Padova. The city at this time of the year is very quiet, and some of the big hotels appear
even to be closed, so it's very relaxing if that's what you're looking for. Night life is
almost inexistant so don't look for crashing a party anywhere here. Even though
transportation to Padova exists, it can be as long as 45' to get there with a bus depending
on the traffic conditions. At rush hour, expect 3/4 busses/hour, and 1 per hour otherwise,
and they can be crowded with (very loud!) school going kids.

staff: extremely friendly and helpful staff, efficient in room cleaning as well as in the
restaurant room. The desk staff, though very helpful and friendly as well, tends to be rapidly overwhelmed and has given on multiple occurences a higher priority to incoming phone calls than to guests in front of them. The waiting line can get a bit long under those circumstances.

infrastructures: The pool is open rather late, until 11pm, and the later hours are
recommended if you want to avoid the crowd and get a chance to use a few of the hot pool's
features such as the intermittent strong water jets to massage your back. (Why these are only
intermittent beats me). Wifi access is good across the hotel, though the speed is
rather slow and connectivity is intermittent as well, so it hardly justifies the cost of its
use if it's not included in your package (3EUR/h). There is a nice lobby with plenty of
stylish seats, accessible all day through. Two elevators are available, and one of them goes
directly to the pool area, so you don't have to walk through the lobby with your bath gear!

room: comfortable bed, in a clean room. There are enough power plugs but my 'economy' room could really use an extra seat to turn the TV table into a small desk, so I wouldn't qualify
the rooms as being "business friendly" if you have to get work done. There is a balcony,
shared with the other rooms, but some of them face the water treatment facilities which
always carry a strong smell of sulfur.


The bathroom is functional and has no major issues besides a very slippery shower tub, which could really need some anti-slip pads. The ladder heater dries your items quite fast which is handy especially if you make an intensive use of the pool.


restaurant: the dining room is very comfy and extremely well laid out. Tables are not too close to each other so there's room for privacy, an interesting feature if you take your meal at the
opening hours when it tends to be rather packed. If you like a quieter mood then take your
meal in the last opening hour around 9pm. All meals are taken buffet-style. Breakfast is of good quality, with plenty of fresh pineapple, oranges and other juicy fruits. Some of them are
more likely to come out of a can, such as the peaches. Decent choice of cereals, as well as
freshly baked cakes and pies. Also noteworthy is the good supply of omelette and broiled
eggs. Coffee is quite good, but the juices do not appear to be freshly pressed and are
probably from a concentrate. Dinner is also very nice with always both fish and meat, a fair
choice of vegetables and plenty of salad. The waiters promptly propose sparkling water
and/or wine, of which there is a fair choice but tend to be a bit on the pricey side. The
hotel bar is strongly recommended, both for an aperitivo before your dinner (have a Spritz
for instance, the super friendly barista Maurizio is a real expert in those!) or for a ristretto coffee afterwards.

All in all, we really enjoyed our stay at Aqua, we look forward to go back there on the next opportunity, and we can only recommend it for a stay of any duration.

I travelled from Ireland for a lazy 5 days in a beautiful part of Italy. My girlfriend and I had a wonderful time here and she enjoyed the spa treatments especially having several of them. The hotel has a classy, yet homely touch to it. The food was my personal highlight of the trip. For us, the hotel was ideally located to the centre of Abano. A short stroll around town was a nice way to walk off the fantastic meals, before using the gym and relaxing by the heated pool.
We found the staff to be genuine and caring with regard to our stay. The Hotel Aqua has a feel of a fancy boutique Hotel where the little things matter. We are already planning our next adventure to Abano.

Just back from a short stay in this hotel, my family & I decided to return after spending Christmas there last year when we had a magnificent time.
We were really looking forward to a repeat performance; pity it turned out to be a great disappointment.
It seams the hotel-spa tried to save money everywhere & the quality dropped immensely.
Food was the biggest disappointment. Last year it was the highlight of our stay. We were under the impression that the poor chefs (same as last year) had to struggle to create something decent with a much lower budget.
For Christmas eve the gala dinner was so bad I rejected my 2 main courses; when I complained, not only was there no apology, but dismissive looks and attitudes.
I’m not picky regarding food, but when the quality is so low one, naturally, gets upset.
The following day it was apparent at breakfast the staff hadn't bothered wiping the floors after the previous evening. Under the tables, the residue of the previous night’s food was visible.
As to the staff: one waitress was courteous and amiable, the others were rude and unfriendly.
I found prices for water very expensive: one doesn’t have any choice but to buy it since tap water is not available,even though drinkable throughout the town.
Prices went up and service down; pity, because the hotel surely lost 4 potentially regular clients.
My overall impression was: the Hotel is failing and the owners are doing precious little to rescue it.
Patronage was evidently in decline.

Terme Hotel with relaxing treatments but where also children had a very good time.
At reception people are very friendly, no problem with the language (french, german, english).
Food was very good (breakfast and diner). Pity it is always in bufet-style, but no remarks on quality.
Room was clean but needs to be renovated (other rooms were already renovated).