We stayed just one night here en-route south, having planned well in advance and made the booking several months' in advance. On arrival at the hotel, we met the owner who advised us we could park outside just for unloading our bags, then a few blocks away at a free car park or close by and paying. So we chose the free car park and whilst a good 7-8 mins walk, was helpful in seeing a few places to visit/eat whilst there.
Back at the hotel, the owner advised us that due to overbooking we would be staying at an associate hotel just along the street...but would still be having to to return to 'our' hotel for breakfast and check-out in the morning. A bit strange, but not a problem. So we checked in at the 2nd place where the room was lovely, full of traditional Italian style and comfortable. We were told the hotels were similar in build, style, quality so we can only base our views on this.
In the morning we returned to hotel #1 for breakfast, which was fine (standard Italian etc) and had a nice chat with the owner who was a charming, helpful and clearly a well-travelled man.
Both him and his counterpart at the other hotel were a pleasure to deal with, the town was lovely and the whole experience, whilst quirky, was good.
