Air Hotel

Ho passato un settimana a Air Hotel nel 1993, il mio amico Tiberio Valbonesi mi ha invitato à casa sua, poi il giorno dopo ho fatto il giro verso sud forlinpopoli, cesena, cesenatico, rimini e San marino. Albergo con staff accogliente, si mangia bene nel ristorante di sotto. Ho visitato Bologna, Ravenna, Piacenza, mi sono ben duvertito.

We came to this hotel at short notice, owing to bad weather.It is almost 1 km along a suburban road from the airport,in a residential area next to a very good, upmarket ,supermarket and a restaurant.The location is reasonably quiet,apart from birds in the morning. It is not a luxury hotel,and generally looks a little worn.Some of the guests were families, but there was also a group of truck drivers arrived from Sofia.The truck drivers were quieter than the families.Our room was of average size, with some recent refurbishing of beds and lighting.There was a fridge and proper wardrobe with drawers- better than a typical Ibis,for instance.The beds were rather soft ,and had unpleasant rubberised mattress covers.There was a useful balcony with two chairs and a table,with double glazing and a roller shutter to the room .The bathroom had a shower with part of the sliding doors missing,but otherwise was fully functional,including a good basin and a bidet.Again ,this was better than a more modern standard budget hotel. At the end of April,the air conditioning was not available,and the room became a little warm overnight with the windows sealed.Sound insulation from the adjacent room was poor- unwanted noise could be successfully masked by leaving the bathroom extractor fan on all night. Breakfast was of a standard basic three star type.Evening meals were available from a menu with reasonable choice,to be ordered before 1700 and brought as a takeaway by 1900,eaten with plates and cutlery in the breakfast room .Good local wine was available at €7-9,and a three course meal was only €16.I thought the quality was as good as a simple restaurant. The best feature of this hotel is the friendly nature of the staff, who were particularly helpful with local transport.We were more comfortable here,trapped by the weather for 4 days,than a modern budget hotel, and the price was very low