Casa Betania

“Great for what we needed”

This hotel was absolutely fine for what we needed - somewhere to sleep and shower, basically. Receptionists were very friendly and helpful and sold us our bus tickets so we could get into the centre of Pisa from the bus stop just a few steps up the road. The breakfast offering was fine - no hot f... more

This hotel was absolutely fine for what we needed - somewhere to sleep and shower, basically. Receptionists were very friendly and helpful and sold us our bus tickets so we could get into the centre of Pisa from the bus stop just a few steps up the road. The breakfast offering was fine - no hot food, but plenty of other things to eat and all tasty. The room was fine, kept fairly clean throughout. My only criticism would be that it got incredibly hot in there. We had unseasonably warm weather while we were there, but the windows were the sort that didn't have brackets to keep them in place, so it's either closed or WIDE open - not what you want with insects about. The unit over the door was more of a fan than actual air-conditioning. Putting that on full basically moved the air around and made it just about possible to sleep, but only just. The walls were incredibly thin which meant our noisy, inconsiderate neighbours were very audible. However, other guests are not the fault of the hotel, so I haven't marked down for that, just thought it was worth mentioning. If you're a light sleeper, I'd recommend taking earplugs. The location, as others have said, is a little bit out of the centre of Pisa, but given just how close the bus stop is, and how cheap the buses are, it wasn't a problem. Download the "Teseo" app to get live updates - though there is a printed timetable at the bus stop. There's not much around the hotel at all, other than the Pennymarket and a little row of shops with a bakery and a pizzeria. It was very much a pizzeria for locals, but I always think that's a good sign! We used it one night since we'd had a day out and weren't ready to eat dinner, so we went back to the hotel, then went down there one evening - very nice, and the man I suspected was the owner/manager was very friendly, and the food was delicious. Well priced, too. Overall, if you're looking to save money on a more central hotel and are happy to catch the bus into the centre, then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place. If you're looking for something upmarket, then I'd steer clear.

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“Needs modernisation”

This hotel is small and was adequate for our two night city break. It’s situated 10mins from Pisa centre, the number 13 bus stops outside. The rooms are small and although dated, we’re ok. The bed was hard and the pillows very soft. There is air conditioning in the room which was needed. There i... more

This hotel is small and was adequate for our two night city break. It’s situated 10mins from Pisa centre, the number 13 bus stops outside. The rooms are small and although dated, we’re ok. The bed was hard and the pillows very soft. There is air conditioning in the room which was needed. There is a small balcony that over looked a school and community sports area. The breakfast is very basic and extremely limited, the coffee from the machine is quite poor quality. Unfortunately we were badly bitten by mosquitoes, the hotel provided mosquito plug in scented repellent, this didn’t work. The staff speak basic English and a friendly, we purchased bus tickets from reception and was not informed they only last 70mins once activated. We received a €86 euro fine from bus inspector. I don’t think we would use this hotel again, as there are so many to try if we returned to Pisa 🇮🇹

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“Small but adequate”

Rooms are small but very clean and adequate for what we needed. The hotel is quite a bit from the centre but is on a main bus route with a stop outside. Unfortunately our room was situated next to reception area and the noise for the 4 nights we stayed was ridiculous and got worse each night wi... more

Rooms are small but very clean and adequate for what we needed. The hotel is quite a bit from the centre but is on a main bus route with a stop outside. Unfortunately our room was situated next to reception area and the noise for the 4 nights we stayed was ridiculous and got worse each night with the front door being a fire exit door it was continuously slammed shut all through the night. The shouting and echoing from persons at the reception throughout the evening also made it impossible to relax and get to sleep at a decent hour and then other guests going from room to room, banging around the hallways without consideration for other guests was also an issue.

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