Hotel Aquila Bianca

“Comfortable and clean”

Stayed here as part of a tour group but a solo traveller. I found the room comfortable and clean and staff were friendly. It is located within walking distance of the old town but there is also bars and restaurants just downstairs. Nice breakfast also served. Quaint town with a beautiful Duomo

“Quaint, old hotel in centre of Orvieto”

The old hotel is in centre of city and very convenient. It has pitched roof and our small room #32, was excessively hot due to restrictions on use of air conditioning, by day and by night. Inadequate power points provided, especially near bed. Breakfast quite good. Key operated safe rather small.

“No Air Conditioning”

We stayed 2 nights in beautiful Orvieto (highly recommend). Here are some good’s and bad’s regarding this hotel; Good: 1) nice breakfast and lovely breakfast room 2) room was spacious and clean 3) bathroom was big enough although the shower was tiny but there was plenty of hot water (unlike our l... more

We stayed 2 nights in beautiful Orvieto (highly recommend). Here are some good’s and bad’s regarding this hotel; Good: 1) nice breakfast and lovely breakfast room 2) room was spacious and clean 3) bathroom was big enough although the shower was tiny but there was plenty of hot water (unlike our last place in Rome) 4) location was in a quiet area of old town side of Orvieto so away from the big crowds 5) free water bottles in the fridge (which came in handy) Bad: 1) we were on the 3rd floor and the AC didn’t work. We couldn’t sleep and had to go find the front desk man at 1:30 am. He said the AC got ‘blocked’ and he would reset it and then handed us a fan (exactly like what we read in a previous review!). The next day we asked the front desk to make sure it worked but again the next night it also did not work. We had finished 35 degree heat during the day and we were hot and tired! The rotten part is that is seemed that the manager/owner really didn’t care about our concern. I’m sure this happens a lot as people usually stay only for one night. 2) the shower was so tiny that when you turn around you bump the tap off 3) room key is attached to a large wooden animal which is difficult to carry around 4) no key in the room for the safe so you need to ask for one 5) pillows were rock hard 6) Wi-Fi was cut off at 8:00 am the morning we were leaving, although checkout wasn’t until 11:00. This made it difficult to check emails prior to leaving SUMMARY: 1) Orvieto is a beautiful, peaceful place to visit - you can easily spend 2-3 nights there the Duomo is magnificent - go inside and compare the ceilings to the Sistine Chapel 2) take the local bus (2.2 euro one way) to Civiti di Bagnoregio. Wear good walking shoes as you will be walking both UP and DOWN hill. Go early in the morning to avoid the crowds. We took the 8:30 am Cortel (spelling?) bus from Orvieto (tickets at the tobacco shop at the top of the Funicular). The ride was about 45 minutes and you get to enjoy the beautiful countryside. We returned on the 12:30 pm bus back to Orvieto and then still had the rest of the day and evening to enjoy, relax, and watch the sunset (walk to the far west side of the town’s edge… simply magnificent) 3) make sure you research your hotels. Staying up top in Orvieto allows you to truly enjoy the town. Prices are cheaper below but not worth the time in my opinion. 4) sit on the steps of the duomo and just enjoy the atmosphere

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