For more than two thousand years, the city of Rimini has stood on the shores of the Adriatic Sea . Once the Etruscans, Greeks, Romans lived here, and now the ancient city is greeted by thousands of tourists from all over the world who come to enjoy the gentle sea, the sun and a real European vacation that hospitable Italy can offer. Rimini hotels are designed for guests with various needs and requirements, today about 450 hotels of different classes have been built for them.
Adriatic Riviera
Rimini has a long tradition in the spa industry - since 1843 this area has become one of the most famous holiday destinations in Europe. Over 170 years, dozens of restaurants, parks, shops and health centers have appeared on the Adriatic coast (Italy). Rimini hotels are located in the center of developed leisure infrastructure. But the fact is that this resort is located at the intersection of popular tourist routes.
Comfortable conditions are created for all guests coming to the resort area of ​​Emilia-Romagna (Italy). Rimini hotels provide language support for tourists from different countries, including Russia. The staff of many hotels speaks good Russian.
Interesting places, shopping and entertainment
Arriving on the Adriatic, tourists can visit the historical sights, architectural monuments, parks and museums that Italy is famous for.
Rimini hotels are located near picturesque temples, arches and amphitheaters, monuments of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages. From the resort area you can get to the historical part of Rimini in a quarter of an hour by taxi (14-15 euros).
Tourists can take part in the fun holidays that Italians love so much. Rimini hotels (4 stars) often conclude agreements with entertainment centers and nightclubs, which offer discounts during mass holidays and festivals.
Shopping in Rimini is part of the holiday. Around there are many shops and warehouses of clothes of famous brands, etc. Hotels of Rimini (3 stars) help their guests organize excursions to such warehouses.
And, of course, you should visit the famous Flea Market, which works right on the central square of the city, where you can buy (or just see) real antiques.
Beaches
About 230 beautiful beaches are equipped on the 15 km of the sea coast, all of them belong to the city and are rented out, although there are free beach areas. A permanent bus runs along the coast.
Many 4-star Rimini hotels rent their own beaches with increased comfort. Usually 1 umbrella and 2 sun loungers on such beaches cost about fifteen euros a day, and for the same money tourists can take part in water activities, yoga classes and belly dancing. Hotel guests receive discounts.
Rimini hotels (3 stars) usually enter into partnerships with neighboring beaches and also provide their guests with a pleasant and comfortable stay.
If you wish, you can relax on a free beach, the sea is the same everywhere.
The sea coast in Rimini is very clean, the ecological situation in the Adriatic is under strict control, and blue flags of the international standard proudly flutter on the beaches.
The best hotels of Rimini
In the small coastal city of Rimini, there are almost 450 hotels - from modest hostels to five-star palaces, which are designed to receive various categories of guests.
Excellent location of the resort on the Adriatic coast will help to see the map. Rimini with top-class hotels and beautiful nature is considered to be one of the best holiday destinations.
A well-developed infrastructure, proximity to popular tourist routes in other cities of Italy and extensive experience in organizing holidays form the basis of the excellent reputation of the Adriatic Riviera.
The best Rimini hotels are located near the sea or historical sites. In many cases, high-end hotels are surrounded by parks with lots of flowers.
The level of the hotel also depends on the variety and quality of services for guests of the resort of Rimini. Hotels (prices - from 900 to 30,000 rubles per night) organize holidays, performances for tourists and have fun on the beaches, conclude agreements with clubs and discotheques, equip playgrounds and towns, provide teacher or nanny services for babies, include special diet menus dishes and so on.
Luxury five-star hotels are located on the beach and in the city center, surrounded by gardens and historical monuments - these are Hotel Vittoria and, of course, the luxurious Grand Hotel Rimini.
"Grand Hotel"
Among the most fashionable hotels in Rimini, the Grand Hotel ranks first. The ancient building of the Grand Hotel is widely known in Italy, and Fellini showed it in his film Amarcord.
The hotel has about 170 rooms (all non-smoking, although special smoking rooms are equipped).
Standard rooms are designed for two or three adults (the minimum cost is 13,000 and 20,000 rubles, respectively), but there are also huge apartments.
Cots are available for children at an additional cost. Pets are allowed at the hotel after prior notice.
Distinctive features:
- round-the-clock room service;
- free bikes;
- special pool for children;
- separate bathroom and toilet in the rooms;
- hair dryer;
- Fitness Centre;
- business center;
- sports complex;
- SPA-center;
- beauty salon;
- steam bath;
- free Internet;
- own park;
- private beach;
- multilingual staff
- nanny and carers for children.
The Grand Hotel is in the best location on the promenade next to the dolphinarium, with wonderful views of the sea and the park.
"Villa Italy"
The three-star hotel "Villa Italy" (Rimini) is very well located in a quiet comfortable area of ​​the city, on the 2nd line from the sea (400 m), close to all points of importance for tourists. Nearby is the airport (3 km), railway station, major routes, shops and clubs.
The historical part of Rimini can be reached on foot in fifteen minutes, and in ten minutes - to the railway station where you can catch an electric train and go on an excursion to other cities in Italy.
The hotel is small (35 rooms), not as luxurious as five-star hotels, but the rooms are comfortable and clean, there are all amenities (shower, TV, telephone, Internet and air conditioning). True, not all rooms have balconies, beds are bunk or old iron, and a shower is taken without a shower. Some tourists note poor soundproofing.
Villa Italia has good food - it includes an excellent continental breakfast, and dinner costs from 10 euros (this amount includes a decent buffet, a glass of wine, several hot meat dishes from pork or beef and a lot of sweets).
Russian-speaking staff will always help guests from Russia.
Villa Italia 3 * is well suited for active and picky tourists who would like to have an interesting and rich rest in Italy within a small budget.
"Calypso"
Hotel "Calypso" (Rimini) is located on the first beach line and close to the city center - five minutes walk to the sea, and only two hundred meters to the avenue. The airport is 20 km away and the train station can be reached on foot. The hotel’s convenient location is complemented by a quiet, cozy street.
Tourists arriving at the Hotel Calypso (Rimini) are offered all the standard services of three-star hotels, breakfast is included. It should be noted the provision of free bicycles, good food and the organization of childcare.
The reception staff is very responsive, employees always try to solve any problems of their guests. There are no Russian-speaking staff at the hotel.
The hotel’s advertisements claim free Internet throughout, but tourists say in their reviews that Wi-Fi is only in the reception area and the signal reaches the rooms on the ground floor.
The rooms have a shower, hairdryer, TV (without Russian channels), safe, air conditioning and telephone. Some rooms have a refrigerator. About half of the apartments have no balconies.
The Calypso Hotel is popular with tourists due to its good service, as well as discounts on visits to all theme parks in the Adriatic Riviera (including dolphinariums, water parks, entertainment complexes, etc.).
"Marina"
Hotel Marina (Rimini) is a small three-star hotel a hundred meters from the sea, built in 2013.
The good location of the hotel is characterized by its proximity to the sea and the city. Through the neighboring park you can very quickly reach the historic center and the best shops of Rimini.
Tourists are accommodated in double rooms, breakfast is included in the price. The rooms have free Internet, a balcony, a safe, air conditioning, TV (there are several Russian-language channels), telephone. Some rooms have a fridge.
Breakfast is buffet style, and you can have dinner at the neighboring hotel (Villa Caterina), which is 50 meters away.
Among the hotel staff there are employees who speak Russian.
Hotel "Marina" provides discounts for its guests on the beaches (lower fees for sunbeds and umbrellas), as well as in restaurants in Rimini (almost ten percent).
Travel Tips
In any trip, you should heed the advice of experienced people. What to do when traveling to Rimini?
- Take along a dictionary or phrasebook (you can download it to your phone) - not only English, but also Italian, as ordinary people on the streets speak their native language.
- Take a laptop to keep in touch with friends and relatives, as well as several flash drives with movies, games and books, because not all hotels have free Internet access to the rooms.
- It must be remembered that most of the beaches are paid, that is, for a sunbed and an umbrella you will have to pay 10-15 euros per day. All hotels have an agreement with a specific beach (discounts). You can ride on a free beach - the sea is the same, just the level of comfort is slightly lower.
- There is a single ticket for all types of transport, it’s cheaper to buy in a newspaper or tobacco shop (you will have to buy such a ticket at a double price from the bus driver).
- It’s cheaper to travel around the neighborhood on your own - right at the station you can buy a guide with a map (in Russian). Such travels will cost much cheaper tours from agencies.
- Use your stay in Rimini to see Italy. Trains and buses to neighboring cities run several times a day. You can leave in the morning and return to your hotel in the evening.
Room reservation
Rimini is a very famous resort, and you can book hotel rooms on many sites. This allows you to save time, money and nerves when you can book a stay at the selected hotel at any time (reservation of rooms occurs automatically, and the Internet works around the clock).
Reserving a room, you must clearly determine your requirements for the level of comfort and services, as well as collect more information about a particular hotel so that your vacation is successful.
For example, when planning to book an apartment at the Grand Hotel, you need to make sure that the room is in the main building, because there is also an additional block (it is called the Residenza Grand Hotel or Residenza Parco Fellini).
How to get to Rimini
You can buy tickets for a direct flight to Rimini (12,000-15,000 rubles "round trip"). The cheaper route is via Bologna by train.
Also by train you can get to Rimini from Rome (3-4 hours), Venice, Florence and other cities.
Given that Rimini is an old and very popular tourist destination, one should mentally prepare for long lines and crowds (200-300 people each) in front of the passport control desk, customs and baggage claim.
Queues at the airport
In order to avoid queues, in Rimini you can pre-order Arrival Meet & Greet Services (130 euros) - this is a personal meeting at the gangway, delivery by car to the terminal, a special person will go through passport control, receive luggage (at this time you can safely sit in cafe) and takes the tourist to the parking lot of a bus or taxi.
Departing back, you can purchase the Red Carpet VIP Lounge Accesses Standard service (40 euros) - check-in for a flight in a separate zone, prior arrangement of seats in the airliner, quick passage through the security control zone. In addition, an agency employee will stand in line for a tax-free (returning the amount of tax on items purchased in Italy) instead of a tourist.
Conclusion
Accommodation in Rimini hotels is economical and diverse, as hotels of all directions work for tourists.
Three-star European hotels are much more comfortable than in Asia or Africa. Cleanliness, grooming, beautiful linens, excellent breakfast, satellite TV, shower (however, gels and shampoos are not given in the rooms - only soap).
The undoubted advantage is the babysitting service for children and free bicycles, which you can ask at many three-star hotels.
Four-star hotels have their own beaches, pools and spa centers, and an increased level of comfort is provided.
Rimini hotels are a great option for active tourists who seek not only to sunbathe, but also to travel to the picturesque cities of Italy.