Hotel Alexander

This hotel is a great find. It is our first visit to Assisi and didn’t really know where we were booking. What a great surprise when we got to the hotel and looked out the windows. A great view of the square and the valley on the other side. Some of the sights right from our room. Breakfast is included and is very reasonable. Cappuccino, yogurt, toast, fruit and coronetto. Love Hotel Alexander!!

This was a pretty good hotel for the price. If we go back to Assisi, it would probably not be our first choice to stay there again, but we would not necessarily be opposed to it. The location is great. It is a 5 minute walk from St. Clare’s Basilica and a 10 minute walk from St. Francis. There is also a very nice church right outside the door. It is about 1 minute away from a bunch of shops and restaurants. The room was large for a European hotel room. The only negatives are: 1) There is no elevator. If you are traveling from another country and have lots of luggage, it is a real hassle to carry it all up three floors on a narrow wooden staircase. We paid similar prices at all our other hotels in Italy, and all of them had elevators. 2) They use regular metal keys, which you have to use to lock and unlock your room, even from the inside. Being a former volunteer fireman, it makes me extremely nervous to think I would have to find a key and unlock the door in order to get out of the room in case of a fire. Again, we paid similar prices at other hotels, and all of the others used electronic key cards.

The location is excellent with amazing access to all holy sites and the city-at-large. The hotel itself is nice enough, with decent rooms and a rooftop seating area. Breakfast was plentiful and decent, BUT... after breakfast there is NEVER anyone around at the central desk to ask questions or seek advice for a restaurant or special outing or directions. And, if you dare to come back to your room mid-day BEFORE they have cleaned, they just won't clean and will leave the cleaning cart outside your room. Comfortable, but just strange to not have anyone to communicate with.