Hotel Ville Bianchi

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location and history are going for this place. The property is beautiful from the outside, and the history is appreciated. It is in the center, close to some great restaurants, and right on the beach. The sunbeds belonging to the hotel are in great location (at extra fee - make sure you book them ahead because they go fast). Wait staff was nice and the cappuccino was delicious at breakfast. I loved the toiletries in the bathroom. The windows in the rooms have screens!
  : I told the hotel previously that my mom had a hard time navigating stairs, and she used a cane so the building had to have a lift. They assured me that each building had a lift. What they forgot to mention was that to get to the lift you either have to navigate through a tightly packed parking lot (picture) on gravel, then use 5 stairs (picture) to get to the lift. In addition her room was the furthest from the lift. The other option was to get to the closer entrance but use 3 stairs down, 12 stairs (picture) up to get to the lift. At check in, I asked if it was possible to get her a room in the main building which was much easier/more accessible (stairs but no parking lot /gravel), we were told that they were completely full. Be aware of this, if your mobility is challenged. It can be insanely noisy (especially during weekends). While this is not the hotel's fault, be aware, there can be concerts right next to the hotel on the square (by villa Adria). You may close the window, and they are actually pretty good at sound proofing the room. However, when you close the window, then you have to put up with the heat in the room. While there is AC in the room, you are not able to operate it from your room. You must call the reception to turn it on and off, which I found inconvenient.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Very nice hotel taking its job seriously. Quality and well decorated rooms, very good breakfast.
  : The hotel is advertised as being next to the beach, however, for those who are not familiar with the Italian way, you should know that beaches are completely privatised in the country. That means there is really no beach next door if you don't pay a handsome amount of money (in this case 50 or so Euros) for umbrella and chairs. It seemed the hotel had some lounges reserved for their clients (so as a part of their service) but not for everybody. We were told that they are all 'occupied' which seems strange. This means the hotel gives a service to some clients but not to others. Felt wrong.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Great location, staff was very helpful, rooms were clean. They offer a variety of services.