La Portella

Era un edificio del siglo XI y estaba excelente

Lovely little hilltop retreat with amazing views. Great having a restaurant on site for dinner and breakfast.

The room we had had a very steep staircase up to the bedroom which means we had to go up and down to the bathroom.

Posto incantevole e ambiente ospitale....ritorneremo sicuramente

Il centro storico ha notevoli potenzialità che devono essere curate e messe in evidenza

This place is very frustrating. It is an old, historic building which has been expensively restored and it could be fantastic - the problem is that it isn't really a hotel currently, but more a collection of individual rooms off a pretty, narrow street (it is an "albergo diffuso"). The staff were very friendly and helpful (when they were there); the room was spacious, comfortable and very original; there was a cosy wood pellet burner in the room; the food in the restaurant (when it was open) was very, very good. Breakfast was good.

There is no reception area or real heart to the hotel. There is no obvious entrance - on arrival, we eventually found our way to the very closed bar area (another entrance of off the alleyway) where we were given our room key. The bar was then locked up and we were on our own, having been told the bar and restaurant were closed that night (the restaurant was open the following night and was excellent). Our room had only one bedside light and one chair - and as there was nowhere else to go or sit, it wasn't ideal for two people. Also the bathroom is separated from the bedroom by a wooden partition which doesn't reach the ceiling - it is not really a separate space. There are not many eating options in town when the hotel restaurant is shut. With a properly functioning reception/bar area and somewhere welcoming to sit, this would be a fantastic hotel.