San Luca Palace

The room was so spacious and comfortable. Loved it. Breakfast was wonderful and varied. The desk staff were so engaging and helpful. They made a dinner reservation for us and were friendly and informative. So great to have parking. We would recommend this location!!

A smart hotel close to the city walls of Lucca. Warm welcome on Reception from Barbara. Parking (charged - request in advance) in small shared lot, just around the corner from the entrance. Third floor room, but there was a lift! Huge room and massive bed! Very nicely decorated and definitely not ‘just another hotel room’. Ideal location for exploring this city which has so much to offer. Loved walking around on top of the city walls - what a great thing for locals and visitors alike. Found the main piazza and had a lovely meal watching the night fall and the world go by. Check your bill eating out. Our restaurant made an ‘error’ and would have overcharged us about €40+ if we hadn’t checked! It was a more expensive restaurant anyway for our last night in Italy, so we were very surprised! However, no tip for that meal! Didn’t spoil the fact that we loved visiting Lucca, would love to come back to explore more thoroughly (we were only there for an afternoon and evening and definitely needed more time) and would also highly recommend the San Luca Palace. We flew to and from Pisa, so also a handy location to stay outside the city if you’re flying in or out of Pisa!

San Luca Palace gave me what I wanted -- an old (i.e. classic) hotel that's been updated. Welcoming lobby, fancy bar. Our room felt like a suite. Large and comfortable. Green with lavender touches made it soothing. Breakfast was plentiful, warm and cold options. The location was near restaurants and Lucca's cool side streets. We were surprised at Lucca's great many boutiques and creative window displays; price points much friendlier than in our later stops, Como and Milan. We had two outstanding dinners each night of our stay. Highly recommended: Da Francesco and Lucca in Tavola: Cucina Casalinga, which happened to be right across the street from our hotel and features charismatic owner and host Michael. Be wise and take Michael's suggestions. It's tight inside the restaurant and you'll wind up making friends -- and glad you did.

Great. Cafe latte was especially good.

The staff is very professional and friendly. The hotel is well-located just inside the city walls. The breakfast was of high quality. The room we had was large and comfortable.