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Small and elegant period Hotel, located inside the historical Palazzo Busdraghi: Marta, and her colleagues, will welcome their guests in a charming, silent and pleasant atmosphere, attending the guests stay, giving good advices and suggestions of visit; good and tasty home-prepared breakfast, AIC certification for gluten free, and vegan on demand. Hotel rooms and three indipendent apartments in the very center of the town.
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HOTEL STYLE
Centrally Located
Quaint
Languages Spoken
English, French, Russian, Italian
Location
Via Fillungo 170 Centro Storico, 55100, Lucca Italy
Name/address in local language
A Palazzo Busdraghi, Residenza d'Epoca
350 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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We stayed in the apartment, separated from the main hotel and really enjoyed the accommodation. Great attention was given to maintaining the ancient vibes of the building while updating the space nicely too. It enters from a private doorway on the main corridor in Lucca, between a cocktail bar/cafe and a gelato shop. No elevator so you have to climb a few tall flights to get to it. I would knock off half a point if I could for the shabby shape of the two couches and the worn mattress, but they were clean and we slept fine so I will give them that. Please note; you hear EVERYTHING going on down on the street and as stated, it’s in a very bustling location with folks dining, drinking and very often shouting just below the bedroom windows. The noise goes late and starts again very early with trash trucks banging around etc. I can’t stress enough that it is noisy and there is no option to get away from it save to sleep in the bathroom. Lucca is all stone and masonry with narrow corridors so even regular speaking level voices echo and reverberate loudly here. I didn’t ding any points for this because it didn’t really bother us but I’m positive it would be unacceptable for people who require quite. The kitchen was nice but very sparsely stocked, where even the addition of a sauce pot to boil water would have been very helpful. We made it work with the little that was there and compared to the US, groceries were extremely cheap so it wasn’t a big deal to have to get our own salt, sugar, etc. We left those things behind so maybe the folks after us will be a bit better set up. The opportunity to cook for ourselves was very welcome and there’s a great little market just around the corner where we got lots of what we needed. There’s also a couple grocery stores within easy walking distance. The central location makes it easy to walk to everything we wanted to do on our 5 days in Lucca and there’s even a self serve laundromat near by. We were amused that it’s immediately facing the Museum of Torture and the mildly grotesque signage for that, but some folks may not appreciate that so be warned. The proprietors could easily make this space so much nicer by removing the busted old electronics instead of just setting a tiny new tv in front of the huge busted old one, but whatever. We were able to catch up on Netflix and we were content.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Avoid if sensitive to noise or torture or stairs.
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Response from Palazzo Busdraghi, Proprietario at A Palazzo Busdraghi, Residenza d'Epoca
Responded 6 Feb 2023
Thank you for the nice review! Unfortunately we are not managing the apartment any longer, so it will be a great pleasure for us to welcome you in the hotel rooms, in the future! Marta & colleagues
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Lovely host, great location, good rooms, but be aware you are on the main pedestrian street in Lucca, so on a busy night, there is more than a bit of noise until the early morning. I wouldn’t want to leave the bedroom window open and plan on a good nights sleep until well past midnight.
Marta was incredibly helpful, and booked restaurants and anything else we asked her to organise . Location is perfect, less than 5 minutes walk from the centre of Lucca. Recently renovated, the B&B really works well, if you’re comfortable that ambient noise might be quite late, this is a winner
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Can be a bit noisy. Convenient parking available,
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We stayed here in September, very nice hotel, right in the centre of Lucca. You can take your car to the entrance , unload, then park in their private car park.the price was 125 Euro including breakfast and the private parking. Very interesting original building, nice people, would stay again.
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Date of stay: September 2019
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Response from Climber428537, Responsabile reception at A Palazzo Busdraghi, Residenza d'Epoca
Responded 11 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for your kind review, the description and the high vote! Ingrid, Marta & colleagues
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Our first stay in this small hotel. Well located and managed in a friendly style. Enter through heavy wooden doors into a courtyard then 20 steps up to reception. Our room was on the (Basically traffic free) mail street. The en-suite room was quite simply furnished but comfortable with two large arm chairs. Breakfast offered a good selection of cold meats, fruit, bread - far more than adequate and good strong coffee or a selection of teas. We thoroughly enjoyed our 4 nights. Great value !
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Some people might find the 20 steps up to the reception a little hard but I'm not very fit, and...
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The best thing about this hotel is its location, right in the very heart of the city on the main shopping street. Surprisingly it was not even noisy at night, even though we were over-looking the street. The room was large and comfortable; the aircon struggled to cope really but was OK (perhaps might not if it was really the heat of the summer). Breakfast was typical Italian and more than adequate. The private parking was convenient (but costs €15 a day). One note of caution: the hotel is located on the first floor of the building, and is accessed by a steep flight of stairs; there is no elevator(lift). And inside the property there are several small flights of stairs. This would not be suitable for elderly or infirm visitors of if you have heavy bags to bring up.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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The staff are delightful in this 9 room ‘old school’ gem just inside one of Lucca’s ‘portas’ making it fairly easy to park and get rid of your vehicle, which you want to do in the small streets. It is well-located for walking to all the sites and shopping. Well-appointed spacious rooms, lovely breakfast presentation and quiet. The only drawback for some may be the lack of elevator and steep staircase upon entry. Very enjoyable stay.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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We loved this hotel. Only 8 rooms, so very quiet, and free from street noise although it is on one of Lucca's principle shopping streets and close to restaurants. The room (and bathroom) were spacious and comfortable; furnished and decorated in keeping with the historical period and gracious proportions. The bed was comfortable with crisp white linen. Ingrid and Marta were enthusiastically thoughtful, informative and responsive to every need. The breakfast was typically continental (ham, cheese, fresh fruit, cereal, bread, jam and cake!) with excellent and plentiful coffee. I have some mobility issues but found the 20 steps from the entrance hallway to reception perfectly manageable (with a refreshing blast of cool air from the air conditioning unit on the landing halfway up.) Highly recommended - even in the heat of summer.
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Had a really enjoyable stay and Marta is the perfect host. The room was really comfortable and the breakfast was excellent, especially the freshly squeezed orange juice. Marta recommended some excellent restaurants close by and was very accommodating and switched our room when we had a slight problem with the first room we stayed in. Would certainly stay here again and would definitely recommend. Lovely stay.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Perfect location and guests, clean, great food and great coffee, perfect rooms and amenities and vrey customer oriented. We extended our stay as we felt as home there, so we stayed almost tree weeks in summer 2019 and it was the perfect vacation. Right in the heart of Lucca, lots of restaurants , ice creams shops and shopping around, near the walls, so we could enjoy morning joggings, everything was perfect. We would love to go back. Thank you, Ingrid, Marta and everyone at Palazzo Busdraghi.Hope to see you soon!
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Response from Climber428537, Responsabile reception at A Palazzo Busdraghi, Residenza d'Epoca
Responded 11 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for writing this kind and warmhearted review! We are so glad that you felt like at home here in our little Hotel. We remember you very well and would be very happy to meet you again! Ingrid, Marta & colleagues
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This was a beautifully restored residence in the center of Lucca, inside the walls, on the main shopping street. Marta and Ingrid were great hosts and Marta's breakfasts were extraordinary. The beautiful (and heavy) wood entrance doors revealed a wonderful courtyard shared by the hotel. The rooms and bathrooms were updated but preserved the original architecture. This B&B was centrally located within walking distance of Lucca's sites.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Steep stairs to get from the Courtyard to the hotel lobby. No elevator.
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Thank you for your message! No, this is a small hotel with only 8 rooms, reception closes between 20:00 and 21:00, depending on guests arrival time! However, It is possible to check-in at any time, we just need to know it in advance. Receptions opens at 7 in the morning. KInd regards,
Marta
Buongiorno! from Pissa airport you may easily take a train to Lucca, which are very frequent.
Or we may order a taxi for you, 60euros fro the transfer; we will just neeed the date and flight number. Let us know!
Marta
Hi! from Lucca to Modena by train, it is a about 2h50 of travel
so you should leave at least around 7:30 in the morning, arriving at 10 in modena
then leave modena around 16:50 to be back in lucca at 19:29 before dinner....
to give you an idea of times!
kind regards
Marta
Hallo,
you really don't need a car. It's very easy to move by train or by bus. To Pisa trains are going every half an hour and will not take more than 30 minutes to arrive. Also Viareggio (on the sea) or Florence are easily reachable. We will help you then with the time table.
Kind regards,
Ingrid
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PRICE RANGE
HK$1,185 - HK$1,716 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
ItalyTuscanyProvince of LuccaLucca
NUMBER OF ROOMS
8
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