just go to Villa La Principessa on scale 1-10 locanda is 2 villa la principessa is 9+. i do not know who rate it as 5 star. anyway price is 3 star and breakfast is 1 star. nice guy at front desk is good but that is about it,nothing more. very basic food - just bad breakfast,even the motel near... More

This is the second time I have stayed at Locanda, and I do like the hotel because it is quiet and out of the central city. Way, way out....and really hard to find. They need a good map on their website. The hotel is an old grand dame, and is showing her age. The furnishings in the public rooms are... More

We stayed at Locanda l'Elisa in July 2012 for one night. We had read the not so positive reviews in advance, but thought we would give the hotel a chance anyway..after all you can always find people who are not happy about something. But the reviews were right I'm afaid. If I was to rate the hotel I would say... More

Nice, cute and charming hotel near Lucca, Italy. However, this hotel does not qualify as a ***** hotel. There is absolutely no element that qualifies for *****: no help with the luggage, no room service, reception was friendly but not particularly useful. Breakfast was meagre and disappointing (bad orange juice, we had to pay for any extra). The hotel would... More

During a recent road trip around Italy, we spend a couple of nights in this hotel, and were quite disappointed. Our room was small - looking on the floor plan it was the smallest in the hotel, which was a shame seeing as the hotel was half empty! The buffet breakfast was meagre (you had to pay extra for ham... More

This is a beautiful hotel in what used to be a villa just outside of Lucca. The rooms were all large (they let us see all the available ones and choose our rooms). The service was great and the staff was very helpful. The breakfast service was excellent as well with plenty to choose from. Overall, it was a great... More

My favorite room in all of Italy. Automatically upgraded to the one bedroom apartment style room upon arrival - what a wonderful surprise. I can't tell you how great this room was. It had a very comfortable couch, chair, ottoman, dining room area, separate bedroom area (with very heavy curtains between the rooms, you could close for privacy). The apartment... More

We chose this hotel after reading Karen Brown's review. We have found her books most useful in choosing accomodations and we travel alot. After reading recent reviews on trip advisor we were so concerned we almost cancelled our reservation. I am SO glad we didn't. From the moment we entered the hotel we were so delighted that I wondered if... More

With my boyfriend we stayed here for two nights last July. The place is not bad, but for the prices they ask, we had much higher expectations! The room is small with good air-conditioning but feels old and therefore not very clean. The swimmingpool is not very clean either. The breakfast is nothing special and if you want an egg... More