Like many Italian hotels that we have visited over the years this 4 star hotel would be best described as a 3 star hotel in France or in the US.
The hotel is old and the amenities show their age. The room was clean and the room cleaning was very well done on a daily basis.
However, the room furniture, the bathroom, and the entire building furnishings probably dates back to the sixties or seventies. Their is nothing modern about this hotel. The TV was a puny 10'' CRT that we did not even turn on during our entire stay... But then if you have a kid that watches too much TV on a regular basis, this might be a welcomed feature... ;)
We chose this hotel knowing what to expect due to our previous experiences in Italy. We knew based on the price that we paid that we were not going to get a real 4 star hotel and that the amenities would be outdated.
Overall we had a very pleasant experience considering .
Beware that if you are choosing this hotel for the tennis; the court is old and uneven and there is a fee to pay for the court use which is not advertised on their site.
Wireless internet was not working and it remained broken for the length of our stay. Their is a PC available for internet use but you will have to wait your turn... I have a feeling that they were in no great hurry to fix the wireless network, so do not go to this hotel if you need to stay connected to the rest of the world.
Also beware that there is no poolside towel service so bring your own beach towels unless you want to use the bath towels provided in the room... But that was a hassle for us as we had to manage our towel use and rotation to make sure that we had dry towels when bath time came around...
But again, this hotel was the "cheapest" choice that we found for the type of amenities that we were looking for: pool, tennis, breakfast included with the room, an within 10 minutes walking distance of the beach.
So we believe that we got what we paid for and we did have a very pleasant vacation.
The Hotel is located in Tirrenia close to Pisa. We made day trips to Florence, Sienna, Lucca and San Giminiano. All located within 1.5 hours of hotel.
- Grand Hotel Pisa
