Holiday Pisa Gare

For a low price, this was totally fine for my one night before travelling on. I arrived late, but key pickup was well organized and clearly communicated. Shared bathrooms won’t suit everyone. I was surprised how much water some guests left on the floor after getting out of the shower, but if you’re on a tight budget, I can recommend the place. I can also imagine a group having fun with the shared kitchen on the floor.

We stayed for four days, and it was one of my worst experiences. The rooms were old, dusty, and worn out, though the bed linen was clean. The shared bathroom situation was unacceptable: more than four rooms used one bathroom for the whole floor, and guests from downstairs also came up because there was no hot water on their floor. One bathroom had no lock and couldn’t be used, so everyone relied on the other one. It was never cleaned during our stay. The toothpaste stains in the sink and used shampoo sachets were there from arrival until we left. For what we paid, it wasn’t worth it. This is a huge disappointment, not a hotel I’d recommend. In response to the owner, I appreciate your comment, but that’s what we experienced. This is simply an honest account of our stay.

I wouldn’t eat anything from a place like this, so I didn’t have the included breakfast. The shared bathroom smelled like piss, the drain was blocked, and almost everything that could be broken was broken. My room had mold in every corner and smelled like someone had smoked a whole pack of cigarettes. The room keys were generic, so you could unlock all the other rooms. Some people say one night here is fine, but I strongly disagree. I even thought about sleeping in my car, though the neighborhood is really bad. If I could give this zero stars, I would.

The staff were okay, though I didn’t interact with them much. There were two shared bathrooms per floor. Breakfast was just coffee, tea, some juice cartons, and pastries, with no fruit at all. The room was an okay size but not soundproof, so I could hear everything, including people showering. There was no mosquito net or repellent, and I had to wake up in the middle of the night to try to find a mosquito. There’s no elevator, so big suitcases aren’t a good idea. The area didn’t feel good at all, especially at night. If you just need one night to sleep before catching a train or flight, the place is okay.