| From: Richard Riccioli, Canada |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| The Rooms are a little small, but wow, the location is ideal and the people are very friendly. There was a great balcony accross from my room where I could sit and read, check my email etc. This place is a keeper! |
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| From: JR, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| Great location, very friendly staff. Had a really nice room with a balcony and a view over the valley below. Spotlessly clean. If I had a crib, it's a small one, it was that the breakfast was a bit uninspiring. I know breakfasts aren't an italian speciality, but the coffee was almost cold from the dispenser and I'd have liked some fresh (not tinned) fruit, but all in all it was a very pleasant stay. |
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| From: FT, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| The Hotel Umbra was wonderful and so was Assisi. |
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| From: GC, Canada |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| We were treated very well by all staff, and this location was delightful, although not walking distance from the train. The hotel is in the heart of historic Assisi. The rooms are spacious and comfortably furnished. I especially loved the views from the windows and walkout terraces in the hallways. The restaurant was semi-formal and excellant food and service. I wished I had an extra day to enjoy. |
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| From: Marla Ziemba, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| The Hotel Umbra was a wonderful place to stay in Assisi. I highly recommend it. I just loved this hotel!!! Set in the center of Assisi, all major sites are within walking distance. The staff were VERY friendly and helpful in every way. Couldn't ask for a better place to stay in one of the most beautiful, holy places in Italy! I totally enjoyed my stay here and recommend it to anyone going to Assisi. If I do go back, this is where I would hope to stay!!! However, if driving (I was on foot), one must drop off their luggage first and then park their car in one of the parking lots around the city and walk back, so heads up on that. |
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| From: Mitchell Rubin, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| The Hotel is in the most convenient loaction to all the sites. The staff were very warm and friendly and welcoming. There is a wonderful garden restaurant with regional specialities that was a beautiful place to dine. There are terraces on the second level where guests can sit and look out upon parts of the town and parts of Umbria beyond. I found the prices most reasonable too. We just had a wonderful time here and I highly recommend Hotel Umbra. |
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| From: Michel Alboin, France |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| a room with a view, excellent restaurant |
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| From: Anthony De Lillo, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| Although the staff was very pleasant, our room was plain and ordinary. The carpet probably had not been replaced in many years based on its appearance and odor, and the bathroom included a very basic shower stall and bath sink. Hopefully all rooms in this hotel will be refurbished. Based on our room, I didn't understand why this hotel was so highly reviewed. |
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| From: Toni Boorstein, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| The Hotel Umbra had us at "Buonasera". It was all we hoped for and more. This was our third road trip in Italy and even the directions to the hotel were perfect - wish my husband had followed them in the first place. You enter Assisi at Porta San Francesco, and go one way and up until you reach Piazza del Commune. At that point we dropped off the suitcases, and then my husband took the car to the parking lot about 500 meters away. Upon entering the lobby, we were greeted by the most charming gentleman (wish I had gotten his name) who showed us to our room (#34 to be exact). When he opened the curtains to the small balcony and the view of the Assisi and valley below, I was thrilled. There are two easy chairs facing the view and one afternoon my husband and I bought bread and meats from a salumeria and ate lunch with the windows open and a lovely breeze from the cross ventilation. A wonderful memory. The room was huge, quiet, cool; the bathroom large. Very nice breakfast. The hotel had a lovely terrace just off the lobby, and various terraces throughout the building to enjoy the views or that last glass of wine at night. The hotel is in the throes of some restoration but it didn't impact us in the least. I asked one of the staff how old the building was, and she said the foundation dates to Roman times. The location was perfect for exploring the town but be prepared for walks up and down hills. But you'll face that anywhere in the old town! Would we return to Hotel Umbra? Absolutely! Tomorrow if I could. |
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| From: BARIAUD ANNIE, France |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| the hotel was perfect but the restaurant not so good for the price |
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| From: Jose Antonio Rubio, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| Stunning view of the country-side from my room. Very helpful and friendly staff. Great food abd great location. The best for the price! |
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| From: LH, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| Loved the Umbra! Perfect location and helpful and friendly service. The small bus that serves the town starts and stops from the piazza just outside the hotel. We used it liberally, riding up to the upper levels and sightseeing our way down. When we were at the bottom and tired, we would take the bus back up to the stop near the hotel. With 5 nights in Assisi, we walked nearly every street, including up to the castle. The town and the hotel were absolutely perfect! |
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| From: Diana Soucy, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2006 |
| What a great choice! The Umbra is right on the main and central square of town, convenient to everything. It has beautiful views of the Umbrian countryside from every room and lovely public patios and balconies. It also has a delightful dining room under a canopy of grapes. We only stayed one night. Shame on us! |
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| From: Robert Osborne, USA |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| This place is a real gem- one of our favorite places on our recent trip to Italy. We would happily stay here again. Our twin room was spacious, quiet, and very well-ventilated. We had a balcony and a beautiful view of the Umbrian countryside from our room #34. Location of the hotel was very convenient to everything. The staff were always extremely kind and helpful. Free Internet access and printer available off the hotel lobby. The hotel has a lovely garden restaurant- we enjoyed dinner here very much- we highly recommend. Ask for the local Assisi red wine! |
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| From: Benjamin Banta, USA |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| A terrific hotel. I wish we had stayed much longer. |
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| From: Ken Smith, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| We had only one night at the hotel but it was very nice. The trip was in mid-October so the hotel was quite empty. You couldn't find a place closer to the town center but the town's not that big anyway. The hotel is down a small alley so there was virtually no noise. They have several very nice west facing patios for watching the sun set over the adjacent valley. Nice way to end the day. The only inconvenience is the parking. It's a ten minute walk from the municpal parking area to the hotel. Get a good map if you are driving as we circled the town a few times trying to figure out where we were. Park in the lot north-east of the town center. The hotel provided a "discount coupon" for parking that cut the daily rate to about 10 Euros...it would get expensive I suppose if you were staying for several days, but I doubt anyone stays for more than a single nite very often. The hotel restaurant was closed. Breakfast was quite good....the typical fare. |
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| From: James Blum, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| My wife and I spent 2 nights at Hotel Umbra in October 2005. The hotel's location is perfect for visiting Assisi, right off the central piazza. The hotel sent us directions on how to reach the piazza by car, and where to leave it in a nearby public parcheggio. We had a comfortable, quiet room and enjoyed one dinner at the hotel's restaurant. |
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| From: Catherine Hope, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| On the quietness...there was construction on our side of the hotel. While it was off putting, it was no fault of the hotel. Since we didn't use any of the public areas we were not comfortable w/any rating other than neutral. The breskfast buffet was one of the most varied we've seen in hotels of this class. The staff did a great job of replenishing. Be sure the include the resturant in your visit it was exvcellent. The room was the largest and the bathroom the most comfortable in any of our 4 stops. The front desk person we saw most often was a delight. We would unequivically recommend the Umbra to anyone. A great bag for your buck ;o) ! |
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| From: Pierre Montevecchi, Switzerland |
| Date of Stay: September, 2005 |
| Nice and charming Hotel, friendly people, nice place but the Hotel has had its days. The restaurant can be recommended. |
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| From: LW, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2005 |
| This was one of my favorite places to stay on our six-week trip. We had a little difficulty getting to the hotel by car to drop luggage but the hotel clerk was very helpful in his directions. The hotel is about a block off the busy center of town, down a covered walkway, but it is extremely quiet once you enter the property. Our room looked out over the rooftops of Assisi and into the beautiful valley with mountains in the distance. The furnishings, carpet, bathroom tile, etc., could probably stand to be updated, but it was certainly spotless and it wasn't a big drawback. We had a narrow balcony to sit on above a religious hostel and there was some noise in the evenings from their guests meeting outside. It was very pleasant to listen to their chatter and wasn't too late to interrupt our sleep. At all times the hotel personnel were kind and helpful, and each could speak enough English to help us with our bad Italian. There was a separate room with a computer where guests could use the internet for free. We had dinner outside in the beautiful restaurant our last night under the spreading branches of an ancient wisteria and other vines, and the food was the best we had in Assisi - lots of truffles, don't miss the experience! |
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