It wasn't four star luxury and it was compact, but it was perfectly pleasant. Morning breakfasts of crusty bread, fruit and eggs were enjoyed on our balcony terrace and in the evening we'd enjoy a Mythos before we headed out to eat.
There was one small issue though - well not so small perhaps. Bunkbeds. Not for us to sleep in thankfully but postioned in the room in such a way that part of them jutted across the balcony door. Not a great deal, just slightly.
Not the end of the world I know but for my husband, well it drove him crazy. I quite appreciated the extra storage space in all honesty!
I blamed the Belagio. The year before we'd spent part of our honeymoon in Las Vegas and were spoilt by the Belagio's luxury. Opening the curtains from bed with the touch of a switch, to see the twinkling strip and Bellagio's fountains out the floor length window was a nice touch. As was the luxurious marble bathoom and a bed, the size of a bedroom itself that enveloped you in a cloud of comfiness.
Of course, the bunk beds weren't really a major issue at all, especially as that was the only gripe the whole week. It just highlighted though that common saying, once you've tasted the good stuff....
The holiday had numerous highlights. It was the first time i'd got back on a bicycle in about 10 years, it was when my husband finally had the epiphany that olives really are amazing and there was a rather amusing moment when he got suncream in his eyes and spent 10 minutes stubmling around the beach like a blind zombie.
During 2011 we didn't go aborad so when we decided to head off to another European destination in 2012 those bunk bed comments rang loudly in my ears!! Tuscany was the chose destination and I am pleased to report, post holiday, that the holiday and hotel was so good that we struggled to think of anything to complain about.
Well actually we did think of something, it's far, far more trivial than bunk beds! But I'll tell you about that another time.
If in the meantime you want to read my Trip Advisor review about our more successful Tuscan hotel you can find it here
What holiday memories do you have - good and bad?
