Bar Albergo La Torretta — Restaurant in Unione dell'Appennino Bolognese

I ended up at albergo ristorante La Torretta because I had car trouble on the highway and exited at Badia. Castiglione dei Pepoli was just the next town over. They had one last room for me, number 6. The room was clean and tidy and had no smell. Everything was clean except for the pillows, one of which smelled of sebum through the clean pillow cover. It’s a common problem in hotels, and owners should pay more attention to this issue. Wash pillows each time and have new pillows at hand for customers. I normally travel with my own pillow but not this time, as this hotel stay was unexpected. The owner was extremely nice with me. He was even willing to come pick me up where my car gave me trouble, but I managed to move it on my own all the way to the hotel. The hotel also has an enclosed parking lot, so I was comfortable leaving my car there with some of my luggage inside. Someone carried my suitcase upstairs, which was kind. Supper was good – tortellini in brodo. I usually don’t put pork in broth, but I think they did. I ordered the panna cotta, but the mixed berry syrup I chose tasted so artificial that I ordered something else. The mascarpone mousse was home made and delicious. All in all, a very good, home made, supper. Here’s why I have mixed feelings about my stay there. On the one hand: gracious owner, really willing to help. Also, good supper. Also, I am not sure that I would have found a room on a Sunday night in an unfamiliar place. On the other hand – the noise! People talked so loudly downstairs with no respect for people upstairs who were trying to sleep. I even called the reception downstairs at about 11 pm to kindly ask them to keep it down. Impossible, I know… The noise from the restaurant went on past midnight. Also, the uninsulated floors made it so that every step the guests upstairs were taking would be reverberating in my room. Only when everyone, upstairs and downstairs, was settled, past midnight, was it possible to sleep. I think the restaurant is good, because it was busy on a Sunday night, and the food was tasty. But the place might work better as a restaurant only. They don’t charge much for the rooms anyway and but one gets very little sleep, unless one is a night owl and can stay up until everyone has settle...

This hotel is very difficult to find from the Autostrada, because the GPS does not tell you that you must not go on the scenic route, hence you end up on the outskirts of Florence if not careful||On arrival at the hotel, we were given a very large family room for just 2 persons. This room was the noisiest hotel room that I have ever stayed in. The side of the room/bathroom overlooked the outside bar and garden, which was open until 1am. The front of the room overlooked the main road with delivery vehicles and rubbish collection commencoig at 5am!!! Hence we only had 4 hours sleep. The breakfast...

This hotel is very difficult to find from the Autostrada, because the GPS does not tell you that you must not go on the scenic route, hence you end up on the outskirts of Florence if not careful||On arrival at the hotel, we were given a very large family room for just 2 persons. This room was the noisiest hotel room that I have ever stayed in. The side of the room/bathroom overlooked the outside bar and garden, which was open until 1am. The front of the room overlooked the main road with delivery vehicles and rubbish collection commencoig at 5am!!! Hence we only had 4 hours sleep. The breakfast...