Where not to Stay, Italy

  I’m starting this post with hotels that didn’t turn out so well, then continuing to apartments.  The scenes in the gallery above show both the reasons I chose these particular hotels; i.e. my weakness for terraces, and that even Read More …

Montecatini Terme

Montecatini Terme In total I’ve stayed in Montecatini Terme just over 6 days during two trips.  On the first trip my sister and I were meeting a group for a walking tour of Tuscany and we came in a day Read More …

Where to stay in Italy

Apartments or hotels?Before I write about some of my favorite hotels,  I want to comment on the growing trend to stay in apartments typically through VRBO or Air BnB. During our 2015 trip in France and Italy we met several Read More …