Hotel Da Carlos - Santa Maria del Giudice Lucca

8.5

Owner/Manager & staff were extremely helpful with directions, local info, and helping us with reservations in the next city on our trip. They were extremely warm & friendly and we felt like family .The location was between Lucca & Pisa and required a car to get to the cities, but a very short drive.It was worth the distance as the restaurant in the hotel was excellant and freindly and there were two others nearby as good.Taking a walk through Santa Maria del Giudice is a worthwhile experiance in itself. We are happy we stayed there.

9.6

Carlos the owner was very helpful with tourist information of the area around Lucca. The restaurant at the hotel was very good. A car is necessary to get to Lucca but the drive was not that far. I would recommend this hotel.

8.7

We had a very satisfactory room with a balcony. Despite the nearby highway traffic, it was pleasant to enjoy the evening air.

8.3

Last night in Tuscany, Hotel was positive experience, situation near Pisa Airport and Lucca very good. Would stay again!

10

we had a very nice stay . the staff was wonderful and the hotel was well kept. will return again.

10

Staff of the both the hotel and the reataurant were helpful and courteous. The location was excellant for travel to Lucca, Pisa, the coast ,and anywhere in Northern Tuscany. We would not hesitate to stay here again.

10

My wife and I spent one night at Hotel Da Carlos.Hotel is very clean,nice and quiet; The room was spacious, cheerful and comfortable.The staff were very helpful in answering our questions.The breakfast was exceptional and the restaurant next door was very good too. We love this hotel and recommend it to friends,we looking forward to our next visit!

8.9

This is a nice hotel that you will need a car to access. Excellent attached resturant with delicious specialities of the region. Very helpful desk staff. Beautiful view of surrounding hills from our rear room window. Very good plentiful breakfast. Internet access. Easy to find on the main road between Pisa and Lucca. This was our first time driving in Italy and we used our Garmin GPS with European card which made driving easy and fun.

9.7

The hotel was easy to find and very accessible to both Lucca and Pisa. The staff was very helpful and spoke excellent English. The meals we had at the restaurant were superb and the chef came out to meet us. The waiter was very friendly. The farro and bean soup was so delicious that we are trying to find recipes to make it at home. We will definitely stay at Da Carlos again.

9.9

This is an exceptional small hotel with an outstanding restaurant adjacent. The staff fulfilled our every need and assisted us with medical problems I encountered. Extremely helpful with advice on sites to see in the area. We found our experience very pleasant and would not hesitate to recommend the hotel to anyone.

9.7

By far the most enjoyable and accommodating of all the hotels we stayed in during our 3-week Italian vacation. Driving from the Autostrada was tricky: take the Lucca Est exit and follow the BLUE S12 (not the GREEN) signage toward Pisa when you reach the roundabout at the exit. The hotel is about 10 km south of the walled city, with plenty of free parking. Managers Eduardo and Carlotta da Carlos and their staff (especially Monica) were extremely hospitable and helpful. The reception area and lobby are open until about 1 am, although at least one of the night staff has very limited English. We had 4 rooms for 11 people for 5 nights, on the front and sides of the first floor, with easy walker/wheelchair access in the lift. Rooms in the front of the hotel faced a busy road, but during the day (and with windows shut at night to discourage mid-July mosquitoes) the traffic noise seemed minimal. All rooms were tiled and very clean, with daily room service. Room 115 (triple) had a spacious balcony with table and chairs. All rooms had refrigerators and safes, adequate power outlets, and A/C. Reasonably spacious bathrooms with tubs and shower curtains (requiring some care to avoid flooding the floor). There’s a computer with free Internet access in a small room off the lobby, and room 115 was the only room where the wireless signal did not reach. Great breakfast (meats, cheeses, bread and rolls, jams and preserves, cereals, juices, yogurt, and coffee/macchiato/chocolate) was served by hotel staff in the outdoor patio area. The food and service at the hotel restaurant were excellent. The hotel staff also recommended La Cecca, a local restaurant 2 km north, where the food and service were absolutely wonderful. Our entire group went back to La Cecca again 2 nights later for a second very enjoyable and relaxing dinner. We're already planning a return visit to Lucca, and this is definitely where we'll stay. No problem paying with VISA. Checkout was fast and without problems.

9.9

By far the most enjoyable and accommodating of all the hotels we stayed in during our 3-week Italian vacation. Driving from the Autostrada was tricky: take the Lucca Est exit and follow the BLUE (not the GREEN) signage toward Pisa when you reach the roundabout at the exit. The hotel is about 10 km south of the walled city, with plenty of free parking. Managers Eduardo and Carlotta da Carlos and their staff (especially Monica) were extremely hospitable and helpful. The reception area and lobby are open until about 1 am, although at least one of the night staff has very limited English. We had 4 rooms for 11 people for 5 nights, on the front and sides of the first floor, with easy walker/wheelchair access in the lift. Rooms in the front of the hotel faced a busy road, but during the day (and with windows shut at night to discourage mid-July mosquitoes) the traffic noise seemed minimal. All rooms were tiled and very clean, with daily room service. Room 115 (triple) had a spacious balcony with table and chairs. All rooms had refrigerators and safes, adequate power outlets, and A/C. Reasonably spacious bathrooms with tubs and shower curtains (requiring some care to avoid flooding the floor). There’s a computer with free Internet access in a small room off the lobby, and room 115 was the only room where the wireless signal did not reach. Great breakfast (meats, cheeses, bread and rolls, jams and preserves, cereals, juices, yogurt, and coffee/macchiato/chocolate) was served by hotel staff in the outdoor patio area. The food and service at the hotel restaurant were excellent. The hotel staff also recommended La Cecca, a local restaurant 2 km north, where the food and service were absolutely wonderful. Our entire group went back to La Cecca again 2 nights later for a second very enjoyable and relaxing dinner. We're already planning a return visit to Lucca, and this is definitely where we'll stay. No problem paying with VISA. Checkout was fast and without problems.

8.3

Good place to stay after a long journey, close to Lucca, hotel is easy to find, with parking. Very good breakfast and friendly staff. Very good quality/price ratio.

7.6

good hotel, only downside the main road and resturant shut on tuesdays, no facility for a daytime coffee.

8.7

We stayed at the hotel for a week and had a very relaxed holiday. The hotel is positioned very well for visiting many parts of Tuscany. We visited the following: Lucca (<15 mins), Pisa (<20 mins), Florence (~1 hr), Siena (~2 hr), Volterra and San Gimignano (~1.5 hr on country roads), Pescia (<40 min). The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. There is a restaurant that, although it is not run by the hotel, is in the same building and is of excellent quality. Again the staff here are very welcoming and pleasant. If you are looking for a good clean well kept room and comfortable surroundings, and I was, then I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel in a beautiful part of Italy. I would also have no hesitation in going back.

8.3

This one was really, REALLY hard to find. Nobody knew the area (Santa Maria Del Giudice wasn't even on the local map) and it would if they would give the real route name (SS12). But it is true that it is 5miles from the Tower. I was there in the low season. PROS: Biggest bed ever I was in, true parking. CONS: Did I say hard to find? Immediate surrounding, Horrible breakfast.

10

We had a very nice stay. The hotel is very nice and the staff are very kind and always willing to help. The food was excellent.

10

The hotel is in a quiet location. Rooms are fabulous and the hotel is very clean and nice. It is an excellent location close to Pisa's tower and is on the main road to visit Lucca.The staff spoke english and were competent and helpfull.I would recommend this hotel and would stay there agian

9.7

E' un ottimo residence, l' accoglienza e il trattamento sono dei migliori che mi sia mai capitato di avere.

9.4

les environs directs de l'hotel sont banals mais en quelques km/mn on est à Pise ou à Lucques. Il est idéalement placé. Le personnel ne parle pas français mais il est compétent, serviable et convivial tant à l'hotel qu'au restaurant qui est par ailleurs excellent et abordable pour l'Italie.

8.5

Service and staff attitude are excellent. They cannot do enough to help. Breakfast was not very interesting and was the same each day. Dinner/lunch menues are very good and lots of offerrings. Do not get a room at the back of the hotel..they are right over the kitchen and it is quite noisy at night.

8.3

My wife and I stayed here while touring Italy and attending the wedding of some friends. We both like the hotel, finding it peaceful and relaxing, and in an ideal position for visits to Lucca and Pisa. We spent two nights at the hotel. The rooms where very clean and comfortable. One thing to be aware of if you're navigating your way here using in-car Sat-Nav is that the main road running past the hotel may not be mapped correctly: with the TomTom Go (using TeleAtlas map data) the road is actually about 200 metres east of where the TTG thinks it is.

8.9

Hotel bien situé entre Pise et Lucques;chambre confortable et propre.Tres bon resto.

10

This was our first time at the De Carlos and we wished we had had longer. No time to meet anyone else at the hotel, but would love to return there and to see more of Lucca.

8.5

Was just stopping by one night, and for that it was more than OK. The restaurant is also OK, even if too "turistic", in the sense that the meal is of good quality, but not for people always looking for excellence, like I'm. I'll defenitely come back if in the area.

7.9

Very nice facility, although a lot noisier than I expected -- then again it is on the main alternate route between Lucca and Pisa other than the autostrada! The surrounding area was very bucolic. My one complaint was the quality of the directions to the facility (from the map on the website)-- it was not clear what exit to take from the autostrada and how far to go on what turned out to be route 12. Dinner at the nearby restaurant was excellent. Breakfast at the hotel was very good.

8.6

This hotel is conveniently located between Pisa and Lucca. The room and bathroom was large by European standards. It was very clean, airy and comfortable. There is a wonderful restaurant adjacent to the hotel, where we had the most fantastic meal! Our waiter realized we knew just a little Italian, and he was very accommodating to talk a little slower with us. He also recommended a great bottle of wine to have with dinner. We would definitely stay at this hotel again on a future visit. Breakfast was the usual coffee, juice, rolls, and yogurt.

9.2

I enjoyed my stay at the hotel very much. The staff was very friendly and the room well maintained. The breakfast was good and served quickly. The food at the restaurant was super. The only drawback was the car noise on the highway that runs in front of the hotel.

7.7

A nice location out of the city. Very difficult to find coming from the highway in Lucca. Pleasant staff that speaks very little English.

10

First of all I'd to compliment the staff for being so helpful and kind. They make you feel at home.The rooms are very nice and clean. The location is great for visiting Pisa and Lucca. Also the food is great.

6.7

Hotel está bien, la pega es que esta en la carretera entre pisa y lucca, por lo que hay que tener coche para estar en este hotel porque hay unos diez kilometros a lucca. La habitación esta bien, algo anticuada en la decoración pero limpia, el baño ok y se desayuna bien.

8.5

It was a perfect location from which to visit both Pisa and Lucca. The staff was friendly and welcoming, and the restaurant was good. If you're travelling through Tuscany by car and trying to stay within a budget this place is pretty much spot on.

8.8

A very pleasant stay affording us a good location from which to travel to la Spezia to see Cinque Terre area. Rooms were quite clean and breakfast was excellent. A few mosquitos around but expected. Overall, an excellent experience and staff were quite helpful

9.4

We found it so easily and were made so welcome. The restaurant was superb with fantastic food, fine wines and wonderful service, looking forward to our next visit

9.8

We enjoyed our stay very much. The staff was helpful and friendly.

8.2

The hotel was as I had expected and I was glad I'd booked a room at the back of the hotel. The facilities were excellent and the room had space to move around. The welcome was friendly and helpful. The restaurant was good value.

9.5

So nahe bei Pisa und doch mitten im Grünen in den Bergen. Schöner Ort, der zum Verweilen einlädt. Am Abend sollte man das wirklich empfehlenswerte Restaurant im Hause besuchen. Hier kann man typisch italienisch essen und trinken und hernach einfach ins Bett fallen!

8.3

While we were only staying for one night, the hotel would have been an excellent stopping point for visits to both Lucca and Pisa. The room was comfortable and the restaurant provided an excellent meal served in a relaxed but efficient manner. We would consider staying again if the occasion arose.

10

Second time at Da Carlos, we love it. Staff are very welcoming and all facilities are excellent. The restaurant is brilliant, food is good, price is reasonable and service is excellent. There are a few other restaurants within walking distance for variety, so that we could still indulge in the vino without driving! Brilliant area, lots to do and good links to road network for exploring further. We love this hotel and recommend it to friends.

9.5

A family of five, two rooms booked for one night. Excellent location between Pisa nad Lucca, with a free private car parking. Try to park on the front of the hotel first, the place is pleasantly shadowed in the morning. Ask for rooms of the back of the hotel - the road is close and VERY busy. The minor annoyance we found in the room was the air condition fan, a bit too noisy if on higher gear. There was password protected internet Wi-Fi hot spot available in the rooms, not advertised, however since we have not pursued it further, I cannot say whether it was of the hotel or one nearby. We have not used the hotel restaurant, but I belive it shoud be fine. The staff was equally happy to direct us to the restaurant nearby (what adds a positive mark for them) with really good food and garden on the back - important, having in mind the busy road. The staff was very friendly, competent and supportive; they will give you a good tourist advice if happen you need one. We will definitely use the same hotel again.

8.9

We came late the night, but we where still offered something to eat. Next day we overslept breakfast with 2 hours, but the staff stood ready with breakfast for us !! Excelent and much more than you can expect !

8.7

the hotel is ideally situated between Pisa and Lucca. The staff are very friendly and helpful, cannot praise them enough for their help in making our stay enjoyable. The restaurant is also very good.

8.1

Nice hotel with big rooms. Pleasant place. Ask rooms on the behind of the hotel as one side in ont the road but no so much noisy.

9.6

Enjoyed our stay very much. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was excellent, including the bathroom facilities. Only slight negative: walk to old city a little far. And one improvement suggestion: make internet access available. Overall though, an excellent hotel I recommend highly to others.

5.3

Good site. Better if suggested as a motel instead of hotel.Just enough space on room but clean ancd just confortable.People inside nice and professional.Generally just a step down than a correct price/quality.

8.8

Second time I've stayed here & will probably return again. Great location as it's on the road between Lucca & Pisa. Good service, clean & with all facilities expected of a good 3 star property along with an excellent restaurant. Would recommend.

9.8

We received a very warm welcome and the staff were very helpful in answering our questions and giving us maps and advice on our sightseeing. Our room at the rear of the hotel was large and very quiet. The hotel restaurant and La Cecca, a couple of kilometres away, both lived up to our expectations. We will be back for more funghi porcini next autumn.

7.9

Hotel was noisy from other guests. Once we remembered we had earplugs, we slept fine. The restaurant was the best part about the stay. It was the best food we had on the entire trip.

6.0

We enjoyed the country location of the hotel(once we found it). However we were disappointed and unimpressed with the very strong aroma of cigarette smoke in the room.The smoke remnants even permeated our clothes and hair which we found quite unhygenic.

7.9

excellent stay. The only problem we had was Mosquitos, nets across the windows would help a lot. The adjoing restaurant was really excellent !