Hotel in Lucca

This will be the reality following the pandemic.

Owners trying to survive.

What room rate are you comfortable with?

We liked our stay at Palazzo Hotel Alexander which included parking. They came out and took our car to their lot.
Friends loved BnB Romea.

It’s been a few years ago but we were traveling around Northern Italy by train so we booked a double room at Hotel Rex. It was surprisingly comfortable, convenient and inexpensive. I see that it is 90€ per night for a random date in June. I don’t know your travel dates or amount of time you want to spend in Lucca or I might have a different suggestion.

I haven't tried this place yet, but here's a link to a thread about a highly recommended Lucca hotel:

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/piccolo-hotel-puccini-in-lucca

I looked it up at the time, and decided that should we ever get to visit Lucca again, that's where we're staying.

You haven't answered. What is too pricey? Price out hotels in your hometown in locations you would stay and convert to euros. You will get your range. The below 100 euro hotel will soon be a thing of the past.

I share Threadwear’s sentiments. What is too pricey?

I recently booked a room in Santa Rosa, California for a night. A nice, well managed hotel room costs between $165 to $200 per night. Some have breakfast included, and others don’t. For San Francisco, decent hotels run from $150 to $250, and in San Luis Obispo, the rates are often higher.

The under 100 euro “finds” are a thing of the past, but you can console yourself with the fact that a decent glass of wine can be had for 5 euros and a great pizza can be scored for under 10 euros.

I have a friend who insists that when he budgets 250 euros for a hotel, he is never disappointed. I tend to go for much less than that amount and am usually quite satisfied.

It's been 6 years or so for me, but I stayed there last at Hotel Melecchi which is just outside of the wall. It was about a 3-4 minute cab ride from the train station and a 3-4 minute walk from Porte Elisa. It was very clean, very well run, with a roof deck and a great host/owner named Giovanni who catered to every need. He spoke English as well. I booked one night through either Expedia or Booking.com or some other service, and then extended two other nights for a reduced rate.

I stayed at the B&B Anfiteatro when I was there in 2018. It is on the lane directly behind the anfiteatro. Just did a search on Booking.com for June 21, and it’s under 100 Euro. The room was spacious, and a nice bathroom.

It’s not a typical B&B - more like B&B rooms with a common first room, but the breakfast part of it is just going to the restaurant next door that they also own (great pizza!). It isn’t the hospitality of a B&B, but I was happy with the room & location. If you stay there, just stop into the restaurant to check in if no one answers the door of the B&B.

We stayed at La Romea B&B in the historic heart of Lucca easy walking distance to the city walls, cathedral, gelato shops. The building is also historic from 14th century, every room is different, some with fresco walls or ceilings. The amenities are modern, private bath, WiFi, etc. The dining area is lovely, breakfast is delicious, hosts are helpful and kind. We would highly recommend!

We stayed in an apartment that we found on Booking.com. It was a fantastic apartment and very reasonable, we stayed for 2 weeks. Check out tripadvisor and booking.com.

Well, I just booked us 3 nights at La Boheme B&B, recommended in Rick Steves’ guidebook. Sounds wonderful, and this fall it’s just €112 per night. They offer a 10% Rick Steves discount, when paid in cash. With breakfast for two included, and the current exchange rate, and if it drops further in the next 4 months, it could be very close to that Under $100 “find” category!