Hotel Andreaneri

My husband and I went to this hotel last Autumn. Were are in our early 40's traveling as just the two of us without the kids, our stay was 19.09.19 to 24.09.19 so towards the end of the season however, we saw a reasonable amount of other guests so I think the hotel was still quite busy. This review contains a mixture of information relating to the hotel directly and also about the local area. The Hotel: The good bits: The hotel was spotlessly clean, the lobby and communal areas were kept very clean and tidy. Our room was clean and comfortable. Perhaps some of the decor is a bit dated but all perfectly maintained. The service was good, all staff very polite and engaging. Check in and check out were good. Don't forget the travel tax needs to be paid in cash! The not so good bits: We had a room on the right hand side of the hotel, overlooking the neighboring hotel's kitchen, so certainly not a room with a view. There was, as you would expect, noise coming from the next doors kitchen. Especially in the early morning and at peak eating hours, but not loudly enough to be of a bother to us, but perhaps light sleepers might be a bit put out. The food - what to say about the food? I cant quite find the words... Not terrible was my overall impression and I did eat it all. It was just a bit odd and quite old fashioned. Most meals wouldn't have looked out of place in the early 70's when the menu was probably last updated. However, everything was fresh and cooked correctly but when in Italy I expect much, much better. Even very simple Italian food can taste amazing and be full of flavor but nearly all the meals were just bland and very uninspired. There was a buffet table in the middle of the restaurant serving salads and breads to accompany evening meals. Again, most of the dishes were a little odd, but all salads were nice and fresh. We has some seafood (mussels I think) that were lovely and i don't doubt the overall food quality but the table didn't appear to be refreshed and popular items ran out. From a scan of the dinning room I think that this hotel mostly caters to the German tourist market and I wonder if the menu reflects that? The location and general area: We liked the location. A 10 minute stroll into the center of Marina Di Pietrasanta made for a lovely evening walk each night. The Marina centre is very nice, it has shops, bars and cafes as you would expect for a seaside town. We had a few drinks at several bars over the time we were there, they were all good. There is a tourist information centre in the main centre on Via Gaetano Donizetti and a Co-op supermarket on the pedestrian street Viale Versilla. We bought bottle water and snacks for the room etc. The hotel is close to several transport links (buses and trains). We downloaded a very useful app called 'Rome2Rio' that gave us accurate bus and train times for the area. We used the buses and the trains most days. We mostly took the bus to Viareggio and got a train from there and visited Florence, Lucca, Pisa and best of all the Chinque Terre. The beaches: The entire sandy coastline for miles and miles is almost exclusively private beach clubs. The hotel has a deal with one of the private beach clubs to sell day or week tickets to hotel guests at a reduced rate. I don't know the rate because we didn't use this service as it was late September so not quite sunbathing weather. We did however walk under the pier to gain access to the sea and then walked along the surf in a southerly direction until we got the the "Public Beach" a very untidy patch of sand and then we cut back to the main road and walked back to the hotel. Overall the hotel was fine, it wasn't expensive for short break, it was good value for money and generally a nice experience. Would I return? No - simply put I can get more flavorful food at my local Italian restaurant.

Great Hotel, staff were really friendly and could speak many languages. The food was fantastic and the chefs were happy to change the menu to cater to vegetarians. The hotel has a lovely garden and is located in a really good location. Would definitely recommend