Residences Mannasei provides spacious rooms with basic cooking and bathroom facilities in the center of Prato. The location is fantastic, and - recognizing that this is a set of small apartments and not a hotel - the customer service from the reception (not always manned) was excellent.||||The room itself was large but basic - king size bed, minimal kitchenette (sufficient to use for 1-2 people for a short time) that also houses the wardrobe. Bathroom functional although our shower head didnt provide great spray. The room could be improved with a proper sofa (versus a wicker double seat that really wasnt comfrotable enough for any length of time - so its either sit at the table, or lay on the bed) especially for guests staying more than a night. The apartments apparently have a roof garden that me didn't visit and access to a washing machine.||||Residences Mannasei also have a few parking spaces in a private garage located nearby. If you need one, its probably worth...
Read moreI was hosted in an apartment at the Residence Manassei while attending a conference in December 2015. It is very central (a few metres from the Piazza del Duomo) comfortable and well-equipped and with its high ceiling rooms would be wonderfully cool in high summer. But this was the winter and the heating only came on for a couple of hours first thing in the morning and in the early evening so I felt the chill. The residence has a receptionist for a few hours only each day (and no one at weekends) which means special arrangements have to be made for those arriving at other times. Otherwise this would be an...
Read moreThe apartment we stayed in had a spacious bedroom. The kitchen/living area was not huge but had everything you needed. There are a number of food shops nearby if you wish to self cater. Eating out is relatively inexpensive and there are plenty of places nearby. There is some noise from the street as via di Manassei is a main thoroughfare, although mainly foot traffic. There is a bar below that can be noisy into the wee hours on Friday nights. The other nights we were there the noise level was okay. The staff are extremely helpful...
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