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We had a fantastic time at the Grand Universe Hotel in Lucca. It is located right in the middle of the old city, surrounded by plazas and cathedrals. There was an opera show right around the corner that was just beautiful. The staff are so friendly and helpful, we immediately felt at home. The room was comfortable and very clean. Like all rooms in Italy, it  is a bit compact but they make amazing use of the space. The breakfast was delicious and had a huge variety of delicious offerings. The rooftop bar is small but has a beautiful view. We loved our stay here and are looking forward to returning.

so was haben wir noch nie erlebt: hotellage gut, apero auf der terrasse ein kompletter abriss. 1 glas champagner und chips, oliven aus dem glas, 2. klasse chips. essiggurke pro person 20.- euro. und das soll ein chefspezialität sein. in jeden anden restaurant in lucca würden wir kein 10.- euro kosten. unser empfohlener tipp….NIE MEHR AUF DIESE TERRASSE…🙈🙈🙈💩💩💩

This hotel is in an excellent location near the ring road and just a block into the center of the old town from the ramparts.. The rooms are modern with fabulous comfortable beds. Best I have had. But the bathroom is awful. It is very dark and small. No place for toiletries just a sink. If the bathroom had been adequate than the room would have been just fine. The room had a lot of space in the sitting area where a shelf or a table could have been installed near the bathroom for people to put their toiletries on. Not ideal but certainly better. The Champagne rooftop experience on Friday and Saturday nights was a bit weird. To go up there you need to pay 20 Euro each. We took a peek and there were only a few tables in the place. It was beautiful up there, maybe it could have more tables and a general bar. we would have loved to sit up there. Also, I think that there needed to be more receptionists. We asked for reservations to a restaurant and went out for a few hours yet came back and a call was not made. One bag with our luggage was missing and they said they were coming up with it, but after an hour, we went to get it. It is a nice hotel and I would have rated it higher but for these issues.

Overall- very pleasant experience. Excellent location, modern rooms, nothing to complain about except breakfast Positive: great location, rooms facing very quiet square. Super comfy beds and pillows. Small hotel so no crowds. No issues with heating/cooling in the room. Negative: Buffet is 30 euro and the choice is super limited which feels like a scam in Italy:)) And things are slightly warm, not even hot. Very disappointed as a Platinum member. Not an issue to pay 30 euro but offer a choice. You can’t even get an omelette (only scrambled eggs available) and have to pay extra 12 euro. Hint: platinum members get water (from the mini bar) for free, but reception won’t tell you unless you ask

I’m mobility challenged, & far prefer a walk-in shower to an uneasy balancing act in a narrow old bathtub. This preference often means spending more money for a simple safety feature…the rooms & the hospitality venues I stay at often aren’t that great ..but yeah, they have that shower! So when recently we were in Lucca, we chose Marriott’s beautifully renovated former glassworks situated on a famous Square, as our destination. Our junior suite being the model of architecturally-influenced refinement did indeed have the promised (& spacious ) walk-in shower..but the huge base was not textured in any way ＞＞ & one was always fearful of slipping once the shower ran…indeed the adjacent flat section wasn’t textured either …so wet feet on a matt- finished stone platform ( with no wall hand rail ) was an accident waiting to happen as one gingerly stepped down onto the bath mat …in all an astoundingly ridiculous design failure …especially & ludicrously, seeing the surely almost never-used adjacent bathtub ( no doubt installed because they are ‘the thing’, aren’t they, those bid baths ?) …DID actually have …a nonslip base! Honestly. It was indeed a luxurious fitout, but the eyes-wide-shut hotel services manager nonetheless still allowed a vastly frayed edge to the lovely rug to greet us upon arrival…& I was always wary of that in case I tripped on it whilst being there. Awful such Raggedy Ann housekeeping …so-called Autograph Collection my foot! The 4 Star serve-yourself breakfast sadly wasn’t that good, with only very limited fresh fruit available & rather dry reconstituted ‘scrambled’ eggs …. Bewilderingly they offered just minimal cakes in a country that prides itself on glorious sweet beginnings to the day everywhere you go . Frankly I’ve had better breakfasts in far less prestigious places in Italy, many many times. And the ubiquitous caterer’s powdered eggs can be found everywhere….even zero-starred joints have those! Marriott can, & should do, better. The ground floor (sadly unsympathetically overlit in the evenings ) bar has a stellar Barman mixing a stunning Negroni…..but very ordinary snacks only to accompany a great cocktail..pity that. One wonders how it is an internationally famous hotel chain can’t get basic detail right when it presents one of its better brands in such a stunning city as Luca. Disappointed I was, so only a qualified recommendation, sadly. Hard to justify spending that much coin.