Suite Hotel Santa Chiara

“A little luxury in a great location in Lecce”

10-15 minute walk from station (or a short taxi ride) gets you to this hotel in the old town. Good size rooms, rooftop breakfast room / bar, small spa (sauna, pool, gym) we didn’t get around to using), …. Good wifi, comfortable beds, not warm enough to need the airco, friendly staff ….. basicall... more

10-15 minute walk from station (or a short taxi ride) gets you to this hotel in the old town. Good size rooms, rooftop breakfast room / bar, small spa (sauna, pool, gym) we didn’t get around to using), …. Good wifi, comfortable beds, not warm enough to need the airco, friendly staff ….. basically everything as it should be. Plenty of restaurants close by. Perfect for a stay in Lecce, would recommend. (Maybe no ‘wow’ factor for the fifth TripAdvisor blob).

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“Lovely but loud noise from street noise”

This is a new hotel built I an old building and is lovely. Our corner room was on the 1st floor (2nd floor to Americans) and while lovely, the noise and bright lights from a street party made it impossible to sleep on Saturday night until 2 am. Obviously not the hotel’s fault but be aware if your... more

This is a new hotel built I an old building and is lovely. Our corner room was on the 1st floor (2nd floor to Americans) and while lovely, the noise and bright lights from a street party made it impossible to sleep on Saturday night until 2 am. Obviously not the hotel’s fault but be aware if your booking includes a Saturday ask for a room away from the street. Breakfast is served in a sunroom on the top floor.

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“Reserve a “superior” not a “standard” room”

This is a lovely modern hotel in a great location but you need to be careful what you reserve. Forget the “standard” rooms, which have no windows unless they are opaque skylights or face a wall. “Superior” rooms are the normal ones that have windows with views that look over this beautiful town. ... more

This is a lovely modern hotel in a great location but you need to be careful what you reserve. Forget the “standard” rooms, which have no windows unless they are opaque skylights or face a wall. “Superior” rooms are the normal ones that have windows with views that look over this beautiful town. Our first standard room here (305) not only had just skylights but looked thru locked glass doors onto a hot tub we couldn’t use. Only one electrical outlet and no luggage racks (staff quickly brought us a multi-plug and a chair for luggage), the shower door was off the top hinge, and the safe didn’t work. We requested another room but they couldn’t give us one until the next day. The new room, 107, was smaller but had a big window (that looked onto nothing but i fear what may be what they describe on booking.com as “an inner courtyard view”). The staff said simply that if we wanted a real window we should have reserved a superior not standard room. 107 had more electrical outlets, bedside tables, and everything worked so it was fine besides being a bit cramped. Other than knowing that standard means sub-standard, all else was nice. Staff parks and brings you your car; the breakfast buffet on the top floor looking over the city is beautifully done with many choices; a staircase leads from there to a small rooftop terrazza for relaxing; and the staff is very helpful and professional.

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“Noisy and too hot, with no way to regulate the temperature, rundown and worn out room”

It was kind of rundown. The rooms were too hot, and if we opened our windows it was noisy outside. There was no AC. There was no water one afternoon when we wanted to shower, but it was working later. The shower had no place to put soap or shampoo, so they had to go on the floor of the shower... more

It was kind of rundown. The rooms were too hot, and if we opened our windows it was noisy outside. There was no AC. There was no water one afternoon when we wanted to shower, but it was working later. The shower had no place to put soap or shampoo, so they had to go on the floor of the shower or try to balance on the plumbing. The nightstands were too far from the bed. The outlet cover in the bathroom was broken. It has a nice location and nice lobby, but it was hard to shower or sleep.

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