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Reviews of Hotel Soggiorno Athena

3 out of 5
Hotel Soggiorno Athena
Via Risorgimento, 42, Pisa, PI

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 178 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a one night stop over. Garden was a great added bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Sandro

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location is excellent— just a five minute walk to Pisa’s most spectacular site. But beware the onsite parking; it is extremely tight, even for a small car.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shalin Singh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ermir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Ma Kristina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was walking distance from Pisa San Rossore train station. Was also very close to the Tower and Piazza de Miracoles. Hotel staff was very nice and friendly and helped us out when my husband forgot his new sport coat in the closet. He called the hotel from the airport and they sent a taxi with the coat to meet us. Only downside is that the room was very small for the 4 of us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed at Hotel Soggiorno Athena for one night in preparation for my flight out of Pisa airport. The hotel is within easy walking distance to the leaning tower and most of downtown Pisa. The rooms are basic but clean and suited my needs for the night. The staff was helpful (thanks Alberto!).
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Cynthia

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Luis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cerca De la Torre de pisa , excelente ubicación , y lugares para comer
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

VinothKumar, Wembley

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and friendly within easy reach of Pisa town sites stations .Could walk ever where. Also only 20 mins from airport.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes, it’ll do nicely
Nice and simple, and within ten minutes of the tower. Nice and friendly down to earth guys on the lobby. It’s not exceptionally fancy, but it’s comfy enough and clean with a standard continental breakfast. It was amusing to see a toilet in a cubicle with a shower and bidet all combined - not sure if that’s just an Italian thing or not! There was a bit of a drainy smell in the bathroom too. But overall absolutely fine. Very friendly guys in the lobby. Great for the price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Average
Very small rooms. Building needs maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, nice location. But no AC during summer heat made the night quite unpleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Need to improve cleaning. Uncomfortable bed. Excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mother's Day in Italy
About 8 10 minutes away from train Pisa Central station One block away from the Leaning Tower. 15 minutes bus ride to Viarregio Beach. Hotel staff very helpful friendly. Simple delicios ham & cheese croissants Juice or coffee. Rooms clean A/C No elevator so ask for ( Primo Piano) first floor when booking.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal location for the tower
Very happy with the hotel and staff. The tower and local shops are within 5 minutes walking distance and the train station within 10/15 minutes. The reception staff were very helpful and friendly with nothing too much trouble. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Sibyl, Cape Coral, FL.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
It was very close to all the attractions.
It was a very quaint hotel. I enjoyed my stay. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Felicity, Northampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good central location and fabulous staff
This is not a luxury hotel, but the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff more than make up for that. Rooms are clean and whilst some are small they have really high ceilings so feel quite spacious. Our bathroom was small but adequate for our stay (4 nights). We requested extra pillows and staff provided them for us. Bed was comfortable and housekeeping was daily. Air conditioner was a great bonus. No safe in the room so we kept valuables with us. We were on the 2nd floor, there isn't a lift but staff offered to help us with luggage. The two brothers who manned reception during our stay where really helpful and lovely. Breakfast was fine for me, l love salami and cheese, but they also had yoghurt, cereal, fruit and sweet croissants. Bar limited but fridge in every room so you can always purchase your own. Area felt really safe and was 5/10 minutes stroll from Leaning Tower and a further 5/10 minutes stroll to the train station. Train was cheap, on time, frequent, fast and clean. We travelled to Lucca twice. Hotel is centrally placed to explore the tourist area around the Leaning Tower, the river area and the main shopping and restaurant area in the centre.
5/10 minutes away
At hotel
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel at a great location
Hotel Soggiorno Athena is located 100 meters from the bus stop to the airport and the central train station (20 minutes to the airport, 10 minutes to the central train station) and less than a 10-minute walk from the Square of Miracles, where The Leaning Tower of PIsa, The Cathedral, The Baptistry and most of the other major Pisa attractions are located. The location is amazing, and the hotel itself is quite nice for a 3-star property. The rooms are not big, but they are maybe 4 meters high, so you don't feel any lack of space. Bathroom cabins are quite small, but still comfortable - as everything else in the bathroom. There is free wifi (not great speed, though, as usually free wifis are), decent breakfast and a very friendly service. Cleanness is at a very high level.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we had a room on the third floor with no lift. that is something you should have noted. we had to carry our luggage ourselves. we are senior citizens

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice, clean, quiet
nice, clean, quiet hotel, close to city centre. Very staff
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6/10 Okay

Sarah, Anglesey

Liked: Staff & service
good location to Pisa attractions
Basic but comfortable hotel within easy walking distance to attractions, shops and restaurants etc. Hotel was ok for 3 night stay, buffet breakfast was fine and consisted of cold meats, salami and cheese, cereals, yoghurts, croissants, toast, rolls orange juice and lovely cappuccino. Helpful reception staff giving you info and city map. Transfer from airport an ideal 10 minutes in a taxi at 13 euro. Would definitely recommend taking a train which was only 20 mins and 17 euro return for 2 adults and a child to Lucca, a lovely walled town with quaint shops and restaurants a nice change from the busy area of Pisa!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

John, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very pleasant stay
I stayed for three nights in this very pleasant and comfortable hotel. The staff just could not be more charming and helpful. The hotel is very clean and I had a very good stay . Breakfast is simple but good and costs 5 euros. It is close to the Leaning Tower and some very good restaurants.

8/10 Good

CD, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel staff was nice and helpful. The location was great.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean room. Friendly staff. Good location, walking distance to everywhere.

2/10 Terrible

SANDRA, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Moldy smells!
Hotel is small and very close to the Leaning Tower - our only real complaint was no elevator and no one to help with luggage plus the overwhelming smell of mold in the bathroom. They had two scent plug ins that were so strong - I had to unplug them. Otherwise, sheets were clean, room was clean, price was right. Breakfast was decent. Staff was very nice. I just have an allergic reaction to Mold and it really bothers me.

8/10 Good

Catherine, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
This hotel is just a short walk from the Leaning Tower and Cathedral so a very good base for visiting Pisa. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the reception desk was always manned.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No elevator and bad wifi two things I did not like

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
AC for the win!
Affordable and friendly, this hotel is a 10 minute walk to the sights of Pisa. Definitely not fancy or up-to-date but, I would say that I was very impressed that there was air conditioning in the room- a welcome rarity in these parts. I would recommend it especially for summer travel- that AC is key!

10/10 Excellent

IAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
better than the bigger hotels
Tidy, friendly hotel in good location. No parking generally available but staff let me use their spot. Only criticism was that the air conditioner seemed to automatically switch off every half an hour in the night but at last it worked effectively, which is rare for Italy! Breakfast is 5 Euros but did not try it. Room had the little details like refrigerator and washing line which is great great.

6/10 Okay

Jason, New York City

Liked: Cleanliness
Location is pretty good, but wifi is pretty awful
I don't get how these other reviews state that the wifi here is good. We booked this hotel specifically because we needed to have a FaceTime meeting on one of the nights we stayed, but it was impossible. The signal in our room was nearly nonexistent (all three days we were there) and even when we went out on the small public terrace (where we also had to endure the smokers), the wifi signal would drop with regularity. Also, the shower doors were off of the tracks with no hope of being fixed, so it was like a human torture game trying to keep the floor from flooding. The room was acceptably clean, however, and it was a decent value for just a plain, boring room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and cheap hotel close to everything in Pisa
Pisa is a nice city, with a lot of history (Besides the leaning tower). This hotel is just a walking distance from everything. Large and comfortable rooms, excellent staff service, and even Parking included in such a complicated area.

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Yukiko, San Diego

Liked: Staff & service
convenient little hotel
Close to the Tower, Piazza, shopping and S.Rossore Sta. Even walkable from Centrale. Helpful folks at the front desk and a decent breakfast. Hotel itself is older with smallish rooms (and even smaller TVs!) but the bed was comfy and the WiFi worked. Overall a 3.5 and a good deal on a budget.

10/10 Excellent

Derek, Nova Scotia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel, near the tower.
We stayed one night on a family trip to Tuscany; if we hadn't already booked another hotel in Florence, we would have stayed longer. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. The price was awesome (we got a special 50% discount!). Room was perfect. Breakfast could have been better, but it is Italy... We will definitely stay here again the next time we visit Pisa, which will probably be in April. So far, this was our favorite hotel in Italy. Hotels this price range can be hit or miss, and this was a hit.

8/10 Good

Philip, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for 1 night solo stay
Stayed a night here last week while having a few days away in Italy. Hotel was only a 10 euro taxi ride from the airport and was there 25min after my plane landed. The good thing is that you can check-in quite late compared to other hotels. Room had everything required for a solo traveler and was good for the price. Easy walking distance to leaning tower the next morning. Wifi was good and breakfast wasn't bad so would recommend!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good hotel
Confortable and great service

6/10 Okay

Tricia S, Chicago, USA

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, about 15 min walk to the leaning tower
My room was great, and the air conditioning worked well. Which I really enjoy after carrying my suitcase up to the 3rd floor...no elevators. I'm healthy and lift weights, so it's all good. Just know that fact in case you can't deal with that. The service was good, the guy even helped me take my luggage to the bus stop when I was headed to the train station! :) The bathroom....well, I'm American, so the toilet and bidet IN the shower stall kind of weirded me out. No breakfast included, but they do offer homemade croissants you can have delivered from a nearby bakery, just put your order in the night before. I didn't order, but it's a nice option.

8/10 Good

Dirk, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good hotel in downtown pisa
Choose the hotel for being downtown Pisa as well as "limited" free parking. This is only 3 places or so, so do not count on it. I would say that parking in the street is an option for a nominal fee. The family room was very large and comfortable. The hotel has its years, but still in good shape.