Reale

We booked our 4 night visit to Tuscany through Travelzoo and Travelodeal. The price and the added extras seemed a bit too good to be true but it turned out to be much better than expected ! The deal included flights to Pisa , 4 nights full board in the lovely Hotel Reale, welcome glass of Prosecco on arrival , bottle of wine on the table, trip on the funicular railway to the beautiful village of Montecatini Alto where a wine tasting visit was included . We were greeted by Angelina in the reception who, along with the rest of the team, made us so welcome during our stay , nothing was too much trouble . The food was good, wholesome Italian fare with a fabulous breakfast each morning and superb dinner each evening. Travel around the area was so easy too ! We arrived in Pisa, paid €1.8 on the bus to go and see the Leaning Tower then it was €5 on the train to Montecatini Terme which took just over an hour. The hotel was 5 mins walk from the station so superbly located in the centre of the town. Trips to nearby Lucca and Florence were really easy on the excellent trains and were only an hour away. One evening, the hotel arranged tickets to an Opera evening which was amazing and a real experience to hear live Opera in Italy. All in all we had a fabulous time and also can’t thank the Team at Traveodeal for doing such a great job with all the arrangements and extra little things like twin beds in one of the rooms and a vegan option for two people in our group of 8. Massive thanks to everyone.