Hotel Arnolfo — Hotel in Montecatini Terme

I, my husband and two friends stayed here for a 60th birthday trip in October 2019.||||The hotel staff were SO kind and helpful and ensured we were able to make the most of our visit to the area. The hotel itself was clean and well equipped, and supplied an excellent and varied breakfast. The drinks prices in the small bar were very reasonable. There were multiple small seating areas both indoors and in small sheltered outdoor courts. We didn’t use the spa but it looked welcoming and pleasant. The hotel seems to have a good environmental and ecological ethos. ||||We only ate one evening meal at the hotel - their weekly meal of Tuscan specialities - it was good but we chose to eat elsewhere the rest of the time as there are SO many other restaurants and hotels in the town (we particularly enjoyed the cheap and cheerful Bar Gori Cibus, whereas our friends preferred the Trattoria Come Una Volta, which is practically next door to the Hotel Arnolfo) - and eating out for two meals a day really gets expensive!||||Hotel Arnolfo is within very easy walking distance of the main railway line, if you want to visit Florence. ||- There is a delightful funicular railway in town (only slightly further away) which leads to a stunning hilltop area well worth visiting.||- A weekly opera evening (The Best of Opera) is held each Wednesday in season, in the Hotel Settentrionale. Walk up to this via what we called the marble road (actually the road is a normal surface but both pavements are marble for the full length of the street) - Via Felice Cavalotti. ||- If arriving a little early, do ensure you don’t miss the best Gelateria ever which is just round the corner (I think from looking at the map it’s called Gelateria Desìderi, but to be honest I was so bowled over by the ice creams I didn’t pay too much attention to the name!). ||||Slightly further afield the astonishingly gorgeous views and sights are endless:||- Pisa is its nearest airport, and the leaning tower is of course spectacular. ||Other priority places to visit nearby include||- San Gimignano (wow!!!)||- Montecarlo (not that one!)||- Lucca (look for the tea shop Caffe Santa Zita - never had such fantastic free nibbles with a beer)||The sea isn’t far either if you’re a sandy beach person. ||||Highly recommended for its friendliness and the care taken of...

I, my husband and two friends stayed here for a 60th birthday trip in October 2019.||||The hotel staff were SO kind and helpful and ensured we were able to make the most of our visit to the area. The hotel itself was clean and well equipped, and supplied an excellent and varied breakfast. The drinks prices in the small bar were very reasonable. There were multiple small seating areas both indoors and in small sheltered outdoor courts. We didn’t use the spa but it looked welcoming and pleasant. The hotel seems to have a good environmental and ecological ethos. ||||We only ate one evening meal at the hotel - their weekly meal of Tuscan specialities - it was good but we chose to eat elsewhere the rest of the time as there are SO many other restaurants and hotels in the town (we particularly enjoyed the cheap and cheerful Bar Gori Cibus, whereas our friends preferred the Trattoria Come Una Volta, which is practically next door to the Hotel Arnolfo) - and eating out for two meals a day really gets expensive!||||Hotel Arnolfo is within very easy walking distance of the main railway line, if you want to visit Florence. ||- There is a delightful funicular railway in town (only slightly further away) which leads to a stunning hilltop area well worth visiting.||- A weekly opera evening (The Best of Opera) is held each Wednesday in season, in the Hotel Settentrionale. Walk up to this via what we called the marble road (actually the road is a normal surface but both pavements are marble for the full length of the street) - Via Felice Cavalotti. ||- If arriving a little early, do ensure you don’t miss the best Gelateria ever which is just round the corner (I think from looking at the map it’s called Gelateria Desìderi, but to be honest I was so bowled over by the ice creams I didn’t pay too much attention to the name!). ||||Slightly further afield the astonishingly gorgeous views and sights are endless:||- Pisa is its nearest airport, and the leaning tower is of course spectacular. ||Other priority places to visit nearby include||- San Gimignano (wow!!!)||- Montecarlo (not that one!)||- Lucca (look for the tea shop Caffe Santa Zita - never had such fantastic free nibbles with a beer)||The sea isn’t far either if you’re a sandy beach person. ||||Highly recommended for its friendliness and the care taken of...

I stayed here courtesy of Caledonian Travel and the hotel was amazing. The location is between the plaza and the alto; both are about a 15 minute walk away.

The staff here are super friendly and welcoming. There’s always someone on the front desk if you have any problems. They also have a really cute dog that sits in reception later in the day! (I didn’t manage to catch the name of the dog, sadly) The owner is also amazing; recommended some great places to visit in Montecatini and thanks to him, my mother and I went to visit Montecatini Alto during the night!

The food was amazing. In the morning, the breakfast was served buffet-style and had a wide range of options. The dinner was a sit down evening meal in which the food was served as courses. There was options to choose from on the menu they provided; you were given an appetiser, a main course, and a dessert.

The rooms were impeccable and cleaned daily. I stayed in Room 51, just at the top of the first flight of stairs. They were very clean, everything was well stocked and you can control the aircon and heating.

I know a lot of people from the coach have rated the hotel 1 star, yet these people also took the food during breakfast to make sandwiches for the return journey to the UK despite being told not to do so by both the coach company and the...