B&B Regina Margherita

The room and bathroom were decent and centrally located. The woman who welcomed us was kind. Given the price, though, some improvements would be a good idea. I’d recommend it for a short stay, but no longer.

We waited an hour and a half to check in, and the welcome felt rather cold. The room was dirty, especially the bathroom, which had a broken door and several hairs in the shower tray. The bathroom window also wouldn’t open or close properly, and the furniture was old and worn. Breakfast was just two prepackaged croissants from a discount store and two fruit juices. Our ground-floor room faced the entrance that all the other guests used. The old door and window onto the sidewalk did little to block sound, so we heard a lot of noise, including two rude guests shouting at 5:00 AM. We definitely won’t return.

The room was loud, with light and noise coming through the front door. From 8:30 a.m. onward, shouting in the main foyer carried straight into it, and the first morning a woman knocked at 9:00 a.m., disturbing our rest. The room was supposed to be vacated at 10:00 on our last day, but the person in charge of the rooms came to hurry us out fifteen minutes earlier. We left, and we won’t return to that chaotic place with its overflowing rooms. Our first impression had been of a kind, distinguished owner, who led us up a small staircase from the main foyer to a double bedroom. But the room was dated, with old furniture and a tiny, old bathroom. Its folding door opened directly toward the double bed. It was an unpleasant, disorganized, low-quality stay. Breakfast was served outside the building, since the breakfast inside came in plastic bags with packaged food. When we returned, the woman who looks after the rooms was tidying up. After that she never came back, changed our towels, or cleaned the room.

The room has a dated look and only the basic comforts, though it was quiet. The sheets were the one real issue. The B&B is in a great spot, a short walk from the center and not far from the port. The hostess was very kind and welcoming, and breakfast was delicious, with bakery pastries, juice, and coffee.