Every year a huge number of tourists come to Italy. Some are attracted by sights, others by shopping, others by the sea. The best option for living in this country is inexpensive, but comfortable, as they say, nice little family hotels, where you can always find decent service and genuine hospitality. One of them is Hotel Quisisana 3 *, located in the amazingly beautiful town of Rimini in northwestern Italy, right on the Adriatic coast. It attracts tourists with gorgeous beaches, beautiful old streets, which are so nice to walk in any weather, fascinating service and a unique Italian atmosphere.
Location
In a corner of the city, quite convenient for a comfortable stay, is Quisisana 3 *. Rimini is a small resort with an area of just over 130 thousand square kilometers. Its old part is formed by pretty streets with similar buildings, shops and fruit and vegetable shops on the ground floors of houses, small pizzerias and coffee houses.
It is on this, called Regina Elena, that Hotel Quisisana 3 * is located, in the building at number 41. It is almost the center of the city, to which - about 2 thousand meters. 15 minutes need to be spent by guests to reach the railway station, about 3 minutes to reach the stadium and the famous Marina Centro area. There is a mass of cafes sweetheart, a cheap market, a large Conad supermarket and many other facilities that are necessary and important for a good holiday. The bus stop closest to the hotel is at number 15. A bus ticket costs 1 euro and 30 cents. It is advisable not only to buy, but also to compost, since the fine is about 380 times more expensive, namely 500 euros, and it is also charged to tourists. However, a free bus runs from nearby stop No. 16. It is of noticeable gray color, however, it only delivers to the shopping center and back.
How to get there
Even those who first arrived in Italy, it is not difficult to get to Quisisana 3 *. Rimini lies no more than 8 km from the airport, where, from April to mid-October, charters from many Russian cities arrive. In the remaining months of the year, you need to fly to Rimini with transfers in Rome or in some European cities. From the airport to the hotel, you can get a taxi for 30 euros or at a negotiated transfer price from the travel agency where the ticket was purchased. Thrifty citizens can get on a city bus for just 1.3 euros, which will drop them off at stop number 15. From there, to the entrance to the hotel - no more than a dozen meters.
Description
Photos of Quisisana 3 * hotel show a slender five-story building located on a typical Italian street. Other similar houses adjoin it, creating a classic flavor of a small seaside town in the northern part of the country. The hotel area is a small space around this building and an open terrace with tables in front of it, carefully decorated with flowers in pots and flowerpots. In the immediate vicinity of the entrance is a compact parking lot, which, unfortunately, is not enough space for cars of all guests who want to leave them here. If even a place was found, car keys should be left at the concierge.
Infrastructure
In the brochures you can see photos of the Quisisana 3 * hotel, showing a beautiful hall. The owners of the hotel furnished it with comfortable modern sofas, decorated them with fresh flowers, but left objects of antique decor, such as mirrors, shelves, chests of drawers, lamps, paintings.
All this gives the hall the desired coziness and creates a soulful home atmosphere. At the reception, unfortunately, they do not speak Russian, but they understand a little English. Here tourists can take a Wi-Fi code for free in order to use it in their rooms, leave luggage and valuables for storage, call a taxi, arrange an airport transfer, use a fax or photocopy machine. Immediately, in the lobby there is an elevator, a restaurant and a bar.
Rooms
Quisisana 3 * (Rimini) has 52 rooms of the category "standard". Their design complies with the principles of minimalism - everything is just the most necessary. Furniture, bedspreads, walls and curtains are made in pastel beige colors. The rooms are very compact and designed to accommodate one, two or three unpretentious guests. Furnishings - beds, wardrobe, table, chairs, air-conditioner for a fee, mirror, TV (no Russian channels), fridge (for a fee), good wireless internet, hairdryer, balcony.
The hygiene rooms in all rooms are also very compact. They are equipped with a shower (without a booth and without a tray), toilet, bidet, washbasin. Toilet paper and shower facilities are provided. Tourists, as a lack of rooms, point out that the toilet is too noisy and that after taking a shower there is always a lot of water left on the floor.
Nutrition
Hotel Quisisana 3 * is inexpensive, but the food here is wonderful. Tours to this hotel are offered with the “BB” (tourists receive breakfast) and “NV” food systems (both breakfast and dinner are served). In fine weather, they are covered on the open veranda. The daily breakfast menu includes ham, butter, delicious bread and croissants, sliced cheese, hot toasts, cereal or cereal, milk, portioned jam, chocolate paste, pastries, cookies, Lipton tea bags, instant coffee, others beverages.
Regarding the dinners at Quisisana 3 * (Rimini), the reviews are wonderful. Tourists note that, having taken “BB” food initially, they paid extra for dinner, because it is much better and cheaper in this hotel than in nearby pizzerias and cafes. All kinds of snacks are laid out on the buffet without restrictions - fresh and cooked vegetables, dishes from zucchini, corn, green peas, several types of eggplant, meat rolls and more. Then the waiters serve on the tables the first dishes (soups to choose from), pasta (small pasta), meat, fish, all kinds of side dishes. Dinner ends with serving desserts and ice cream. It is noteworthy that every evening the hotel staff offers a list of dishes the next day to their guests so that they can choose what they want for themselves. The only nuance of food that not all tourists like is paid water (2.5 euros per bottle) and wine (6.5 euros), but you can come with your drinks, no one forbids this.
Quisisana 3 * (Rimini), services for children
This hotel can offer few special amenities for guests with kids. The rooms have the ability to place cots (upon prior request), in the restaurant parents can choose something for their children from the available dishes. Breakfast includes milk and several types of yogurt. That’s probably all. But the hotel staff treat the children with care and love, so the kids here always feel comfortable.
Leisure at the hotel for adults
Guests without children also have nothing to occupy themselves in Quisisana 3 *. There is no swimming pool, fitness room, sauna or other leisure facilities. The provision of additional services in hotels in Italy, especially 3 stars or less, is not provided. But in Quisisana 3 *, the owners try to decorate the evenings of their guests, for which they organize music evenings on the terrace. For tourists who go on excursions, they always make a dry lunch on the road, offer a cup of coffee, and arrange a late dinner for them in the evening.
Sea
Very close to the shores of the Adriatic Sea is Hotel Quisisana 3 *. Italy, Rimini - one of the most popular resorts, has always been famous for its excellent beaches. For some tourists, it is somewhat unusual that the coastline in Rimini, stretching over 15 km, is divided into numbered sections (from 1 to 100), but in practice it is quite convenient. So, Quisisana 3 * belongs to plot number 52. This means that anyone can relax there, but for hotel guests, upon presentation of a card, there are discounts. The beach is paid. Money in the amount of 15 euros must be paid every day in a small office located at the very entrance to the beach. For guests of Quisisana 3 * this amount is less by 5 euros, but places at the water's edge are more expensive. Beach workers take vacationers to free sunbeds under umbrellas (independent choice of location is not practiced here). For the money paid, you can not only comfortably sunbathe, but also play volleyball, tennis, participate in animation programs, and children can have fun on a swing-carousel. The beach closes at 8 in the evening, but no one expels anyone, as reported in the reviews by Quisisana 3 * guests. Italy is a country that is serious about the state of its beaches, so they are clean and comfortable here. Italians haven’t decided to settle down for free on their towels, but you can just walk along the shore, which many locals and visitors do. The beach cover No. 52 is sandy, the entry into the water is smooth, the depth starts 100 meters from the water's edge, and at these 100 meters there are places where the water can be ankle-deep. The sea at this resort is warm, but not very transparent. The beach infrastructure is excellent. There are changing cabins, showers, bars, music all day, lifeguards working.
Additional Information
Hotel Quisisana 3 * is open all year round. Italy, Rimini is interesting to visit not only in the summer. Since May, the resort has warm weather, the sea warms up to more than +20 degrees, the days are hot, the nights are warm. This weather lasts mainly until the end of September. Even in October, in some years, you can sunbathe and swim in the sea. On cool or rainy days, guests have a wonderful opportunity to get acquainted with the sights of Rimini, which is already about 2 thousand years old or by train to walk to Florence, San Marino, Bologna and even Rome. Railroad tickets in Italy are not very cheap, but there are often promotions where the price decreases by about 10 times. In addition to educational excursions, shopping in Rimini is very exciting and productive. There are Outlets stores where you can buy products of famous brands with good discounts. It is also possible to have fun in the city, since dozens of cafes, nightclubs and restaurants work on its streets every season. In winter and in the off-season, most of them are closed, and all active life in the resort freezes closer to 11 o’clock in the evening.
Quisisana 3 * (Rimini, Marina Centro): reviews
The considered hotel is chosen by those tourists who are unpretentious in everyday life, and who do not plan to spend the whole vacation in a room or on the hotel territory. Marina Centro is a popular area in Rimini, famous for its developed tourist center. Quisisana is just a stone's throw from him and other interesting and important places. This is what is noted in the reviews as the main advantage of the hotel. Also noted as advantages:
- wonderful food;
- Free internet working well in rooms;
- proximity to the airport;
- friendliness of staff;
- cleanliness in the hotel and in the rooms.
The disadvantages noted in the reviews are as follows:
- lack of infrastructure;
- small numbers;
- uncomfortable hygiene rooms;
- lack of good sound insulation;
- expensive beach services.