I stayed at this hotel last week for 2 nights with my son for business. It's a nice trendy type of hotel and I usually enjoy staying here when I'm in town. The hotel is very modern and I guess, not exactly pretty from the outside but inside it's nice and stylishly appointed. It's a relatively small hotel and reasonable quiet but I like the place. Breakfast is standard Italian fare, usually there are cereals, breads of various types, some cold meats and plenty of sweet cakes etc. The last couple of visits, they've tried to lay on some kind of warm food to appeal to those wanting something warm, such as eggs and some warm ham and frankfurter sausages. You can order fresh cappuccino's from the waitress and I think they'll even make an omelette if you ask. ||We were a little unfortunate last week with the heating as they've had some colder weather at the start of May and haven't switched the aircon system on as yet and when we arrived, they had a mini heatwave where it was mid 20's celcius and staying at that level in the evening and my room was measuring 25-26 degrees celcius during the night with no aircon which was a bit much but I managed to survive it.||The TV is terroble which would be my only complaint, no international channels in my room and despite the fact they have a sky tv system, mine definitely didn't work at all in my room and my son managed to get his working but again, every channel is Italian, no English speaking channels at all but in all the years I've visited the town (over 20 years) I've never stayed in a hotel that has any form of English TV. ||Elena on the front desk was welcoming and...
Read moreContinuing my last business tour of Italy for 2016, my customer had booked me into the Kristal.||Quite easy to find in the outskirts of Thiene in the district of Zane, located in an industrial estate.||That was a surprise, but any fears I had dispersed as soon as I entered.||Nicely furnished reception area with adjoining ristorante and bar.||Two lifts take you to the three floors, and I have to say the room was large and comfortable with a large internationally tuned TV.||Dinner in the ristorante was outstanding and very economical.||I chose a simple pasta dish for starters followed by a selection from one of the best buffet tables I have experienced in Italy.||Worth noting is that the ristorante opens at 19.30, and when I arrived, about ten minutes later, the place was over half full.||By 20.15, the waitress was giving table times to the late comers!||Breakfast was every bit as good as the dinner.||Now on to Treviso...
Read moreI usually don't write reviews but I felt that on this my on fourth visit I ought to compliment the staff on their professionlism and caring attitude. Although the hotel is situated on a quiet light industrial estate Schio, Vicenza,Bassano are accessible (if you have a car). The hotel is mainly patronisd during the week by those seeking business ventures in the vicinity, it can also be a place from where you can be based to visit aforesaid areas. The design of the hotel is "comfortable" rooms are spacious and the entrance has some of the most comfortable chairs I have sat in and almost fell asleep whilst waiting for my...
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