Residenza Il Duomo

Beautiful place to stay in Tropea. But if you have a big bag isn't comfortable cos the check-in is in te 4th floor and not elevator there.

My wife & I stayed for five nights towards the end of July in Residenza Il Duomo. Our room was very large & had en suite facilities. The en suite consisted of a shower but not a bath which was not a problem for us as we prefer such an arrangement. The room was fully air-conditioned. The hotel has very good wifi. Because the room is at the top of the building it lacks a view. Breakfast is taken on the roof top terrace which has splendid views of the surrounding area. The staff were very friendly & helpful. There are two potential problems for visitors: 1) Reception is not manned at night, though there is a number you can ring should need help; 2 )As the hotel is at the top half of the building, it is accessible via steep stairs which cover 3 or four sets. There is no lift & therefore you need to be fit enough to carry your luggage. Even without luggage, you can have difficulties! The hotel should at least provide assistance for the luggage.

We missed our train connection and arrived at three in the morning-- the manager let us in, and showed us to our room in the attic. Rustic beams, nice bathroom, small window with rooftop views. You have to climb a few flights to get to reception, and the whole set up is pretty quirky, but it was clean and had a good location. No complaints.

There is no doubt that the location and room decor are excellent, and the rooftop breakfast area is very pleasant. The problems start with dealing with the car. We were advised to park fifteen minutes away by the rail station. In other towns where the hotel is in a limited entry area the hotel arranges with the police so that you are not ticketed for entry, and they help with parking your car where it is legal (and free). Not so here. Then, when you arrive you have to get your bags up to the top of the building (to be honest we found a porter who took them up). There was no one at reception, but the same porter made a phone call and someone eventually arrived to welcome us. It turned out that the receptionist had quit and had not been replaced, and a very kind lady from the sister hotel (Villa Antica) had to come each morning to serve breakfast . There was a telephone number for emergencies. We tried that but no-one answered and no-one replied to a message. There was no information (such as a town map) at the reception area. A note in our room said to contact reception for internet details :). It turned out that there was no internet! Apart from all of this our room was pleasant and overlooked the cathedral roof. It was quiet apart from the church bell summons.

We stayed a week in the charming, small city Tropea in the southern part of Italy.|Il Duomo is located in the old town in a real old building. First sight doesn’t reveal it’s a hotel inside. But three floors up is a small reception. There are different typen of rooms, we got number one, close to the reception. Nice room for a couple, with a window against a small alley.|The hotel should have wi-fi, but this was the first week open, so nothing were up and running.|Among the best parts were the breakfast, which we had outside with a wonderful view over the roofs.

Great town centre location opposite the Cathedral. Close to bars, restaurants and short walk to the beaches.Room was very spacious and everything you need was available. Breakfast was a bonus and was lovely sitting on the roof terrace. The downside was the 50 steps (no lifts) to get to the hotel as its on the second and third floor of the building. The other big problem was the noise of the nightclub / disco which is about 300m from hotel. It was on every night we were there from 11pm - 3am, if you do not pack earplugs to keep out noise you will not be sleeping. This is not the fault of the hotel and they cannot do anything to stop it, visitors just need to be aware this hotel is extremely noisy at night, it makes the Church bells in the morning seem quiet ! We did enjoy our stay as the location is so good but if you do not like loud disco music and lots of steps then avoid this hotel.

Had booked a two night visit but we did check out after one night! |Several incindets of the water in taps and toilets shutting of, we could not use the toilet for the whole night. |Budget air condition that did not cool the rooms. |Don’t stay in the apartments of this hotel!!||Ps. Did not have to pay for second night

We're seasoned travels. The hotel reception is hard to access as driving in the city is limited. The website recommends that guests call in advance however reception doesn't pick up the phone. The rooms associated with this hotel are spread throughout Tropea, again with little or limited access and in our case 5 flights up making luggage an unadvertised challenge. Parking is a long way away from reception and the rooms they represent. ||||The room was a bit of a joke as the bed was hard as rock, the fridge basin full of water, no wifi, a TV but no hook-up and in Italy of all places no wine glasses and no coffee cups - sacrilege! Fortunately, we mastered drinking wine without glasses in our university days! This is a 1 star backpackers hotel at best.||||This hotel appears to be nothing more than a AirB&B reseller!