Colomba D'Oro Hotel

Trust me. Stay there. We found this hotel to meet our exacting standards in the comfort of its rooms, its perfect location and above all, service. The rooms were beautifully kept, the reception area a delight to sit in, easy walking distance to main sights and restaurants and utterly attentive staff. I prefer to stay in a hotel that is consistent with the charm and history of it's community, so this ancient monastery was perfect - made even more so by meeting a true "gentleman of Verona", the owner, Alberto - a storyteller par excellence! Patricia Oliver Dell'Aquila and Joe Dell'Aquila

The Hotel Colomba d’Oro is an historic hotel ideally located steps away from Piazza Brà and the Verona Arena. The hotel has all the amenities I expect in a 4-star hotel, including private parking garage, a bar, free high-speed WiFi, concierge, room service, and full laundry and dry-cleaning service. We enjoyed relaxing in their quiet, inner courtyard that serves as a charming lounge. Our spacious, smoke-free room had air conditioning, a desk, a minibar, large flatscreen tv, hairdryer, safe, soundproofing, and quality linen and towels. The complimentary buffet breakfast was delicious, and the concierge and front desk staff were friendly and very helpful with our daily activities planning. The hotel is located across the street from an excellent restaurant, Torcola, and a block or two from several other quality dining options, including Il Punto Rosa. The building that houses the Hotel Colomba d’Oro was constructed 700 years ago under the Della Scala dynasty during the fourteenth-century golden age of Verona—the same Verona used by Shakespeare as the setting for his romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In 1337 the palazzo was built to house the Convent of San Donato alla Colomba. In the early nineteenth century when Verona came under Austrian rule, the former convent was transformed into a luxury hotel in the tradition of the finest hotels found throughout the Habsburg Empire. The Hotel Colomba d’Oro offers an ideal retreat for a romantic weekend or a few days of exploring the city's historic core steeped in over two thousand years of antiquity. Verona contains an exceptional collection of Roman and Medieval monuments and ruins nestled beautifully within a sweeping bend of the Adige River. The cost of our stay was reasonable considering the value of their accommodations, amenities, and location. I highly recommend this beautiful historic hotel; we will stay here on our next visit to romantic Verona.

The only positive notes: central location and clean room, although with the presence of carpet, which is not hygienic at all. Room facing the street = unable to sleep; you can hear all the noise from outside, and if someone is talking or passing in the hallway next to the room, it feels like they are in the room with you. Very old structure. really poor breakfast giant and heavy room keys to carry around (however, they offer the option to leave them at the front desk in your absence, but unfortunately, when you return, no one checks if you are really the owner of the keys, no identification, absurd)