La Monastica Resort & Spa

We had a wonderful stay at La Montasica Hotel. The location is perfect with breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. The staff was incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to make my stay comfortable. The rooms were clean, cozy and beautifully decorated. The on-site restaurant served delicious meals with a great selection of local dishes. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a relaxing and memorable getaway!

It’s started from the google reviews where I found this place being 5* resort. I got very excited and decided to visit this hotel with my husband. How can it go wrong? It was freshly renovated, used to be a monastery, located in some “lovely area” (judging by the pictures from their site). I booked the best room for €1300+ and couldn’t wait to visit it. How big was my disappointment to find out that there is no way you can sleep and relax (aren’t the spas and resorts all about that?) in that place. There is an old tower that actually belongs not to the hotel but the city (even though it’s located on the tiny parcel of land that hotel owns, so don’t even bother to wish to have a pleasant morning walk around, there is nowhere to walk) with an old bell that rings whenever it wants. Not every 30 mins, not every hour but any time it desires! The sound is absolutely unbearable too. It’s very sharp and unpleasant. Imagine someone is smashing the frying pan near your ear at night and you will understand. Don’t forget about €1300+ price for the room… A HUGE NO for the people who want to rest during their stay. Next: our room had a pre-set AC temperature that was impossible to change from inside the room - only from a central dashboard somewhere, but for some reason the management of the hotel was not able to change it too. They told us they didn’t know how to do it, so me and my husband had to freeze in our room, yet again - keep in mind all that for €1300+ per night.. Next: breakfast buffet was a bit of a joke. Lots of chocolate (but who on earth would want to eat chocolate for breakfast?), two types of cheeses, one type of meat, and a chocolate puffed rice with some dry fruits?. I mean…. for €1300.. Really? The shower was leaking and the lamp in our room was broken. So let me summarise it for you. DON’T go there unless your want to stay at a very basic hotel with almost zero land (nearby home owners almost can see you using a shower), near a tiny dilapidated town with zero “flavour” and dangerous-looking to walk at night, in the overpriced room with a loud bell that will never (unless you spent all your life leaving in Manhattan) let you sleep and enjoy any type of peace you imagine you would have staying in that area of Italy. Good effort by the owners who tried hard to make it pretty, but the renovation is not impressive (please, don’t forget to put carpet on the stairs, it belongs there), the pink velvet divans will look outdated very soon and the giant painting in the middle of the hall is just pathetic. I am sure in about 10 years garden will look great and oranges will pick up but for now…Unfortunately it’s not enough when you have to pay €1300+ per night. We booked this place for 2nights but left the first morning. Really not worth it.

I’ve been to La monastica a month ago for a long and relaxing weekend that I’ll never forget. The location is amazing – everything is extremely well maintained – from the garden and swimming pools to the restaurant and the SPA (the massage was so goooood!). The best part of the hotel are the rooms, though: I’ve seen 3 different rooms and they were all stunning. Every room has a different style. The bathrooms are spacious and furnished with taste and elegance (really impressive)! Bed is extremely comfortable too. Attention to details in the room is so visible – everything was just so perfect, also when it comes to all the (room) services. The hotel was recently opened when I visited… I really hope they will be able to maintain the highest standards - seeing how caring and attentive they were with the customers I’m quite sure this is going to be the case. I strongly recommend a visit to this hotel – for me this was an experience to remember – really top-notch I’ll visit again for sure. I don’t normally do reviews but I had to make an exception for this jewel :)

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