Residenze Portacastello — Hotel in Isernia

A one night stop-over at this B&B has given us a taste of Isernia and a desire to return. ||||The exterior of the B&B PortaCastello belies the character of the interior! As is typical in the Centro Storico (Historic quarter) of very old Italian towns & villages (& Isernia is very old!) the streets are narrow and the buildings give little away from the outside. The inside of this B&B is contemporary with the use of old exposed stone and modern marble stairs with iron handrails. Our room was clean, comfortable and a good-size with modern fixtures and fittings, modern artwork and a spacious, very well-appointed en-suite.||||Free car parking is a short distance away, however you do have to walk up a steep narrow street to get to the B&B, as vehicular access to the door isn’t possible. A basic breakfast (you can choose between a few options) is provided in a nearby café and we enjoyed a delicious lunch at a local restaurant: Osteria O’Pizzaiuolo, which we enjoyed so much that we returned for our evening meal. ||||If you are thinking of staying in Isernia the B&B PortaCastello is a great place to stay and the Osteria O’Pizzaiuolo is well...

Right in the heart of the old city in Isernia, beautifully renovated old house divided into tiny appartments , each extremely well fitted out with all possible facilities. Good air conditioning, Windows and shutters, lovely comfy bed and great bathroom. We were met personally and all our needs catered for. Breakfast is not in the residence but we were given tickets for cappuccino, espresso and croissants in a charming local bar with tables outside in a tiny piazza. A lovely place to stay and we will be back whilst visiting family nearby. ||The pillows in Italy are universally hard - and this was no exception (we travel with our own feather ones...!!!). The shower ran intermittently cold and scalding hot- a problem that needs to be fixed as it would be unsafe for children. Minor details actually given the huge positives here. Also parking is possible nearby, but as in all residences in old walled cities, it is not directly outside. Perhaps some help with baggage would be appropriate and also despite good local knowledge, TomTom and Google maps it was difficult to negotiate the one-way system and find nd the parking nearest to...

I was in Isernia, my grandmother's ancestral town, in June of 2019 and meant to write a review then but never got around to it,so I do so now.. I cannot really comment on COVID-19 prescautions there because I traveled pre-COVID. The Residenze Portacastello has much to recommend it. Great location, very pleasant public spaces, reasonably priced. My room was on the ground floor and was a bit dark at night, but a) the air conditioning was great--it was very hot outside when I was there; b) my room had the most spacious and best appointed bathroom of any hotel I stayed at across my several weeks in Italy, and c) while yes, you had to walk a ways to the cafe that served breakfast for the hotel, it's a pleasant walk and the cafe itself was also very pleasant. I would definitely stay...