Victoria Hotel Letterario

“Fabulous”

Really loved this quaint, comfy, city centre hotel. It is right beside a few darn good supermarkets for supplies and a 5 minute drive from the port. The staff here are stand-out wonderful and the daily brekky offerings delightful, with great food and coffee choices. Our 4th floor air-conditio... more

Really loved this quaint, comfy, city centre hotel. It is right beside a few darn good supermarkets for supplies and a 5 minute drive from the port. The staff here are stand-out wonderful and the daily brekky offerings delightful, with great food and coffee choices. Our 4th floor air-conditioned bedroom was on a corner and double-glazed so it was fairly quiet, especially, usefully, at night time. Our room was on the small side with great in - room coffee and the bed lovely. The bathroom has a space saving sliding door and has a shower (stand in the bath) that was real powerful and there’s a bidet which I always am delighted to find in hotel rooms. The hotel lift is also on the small side. The rooms have clearly been renovated, there’s some nice touches in the bathroom accessories and the room had a tiny wall - mounted tv that we didn’t watch as Trieste has so much to offer from great food to stunning architecture, a complex history to include a coffee museum (being Italy’s largest coffee importer/processor) and with all these delights who wants to watch telly. They have a snug bar open in the evenings near ground floor reception (where the breakfast area is) but they do switch off their espresso machine about 10pm so if coffee is your drink of choice get in before then. It’s our second time in Trieste in a year - the first time was an emergency when I was toxin poisoned and hospitalised courtesy of MSC cruise line. This time we intentionally returned and we would return here again in a heartbeat and would love to stay at least a week as Trieste is just wonderful. If you need more proof of its greatness it was home to genius James Joyce for near 16 years at the start of the 20th century which must have been a world away from dirt poor, tenement Dublin. The decay of Dublin was epitomised by Henrietta Street, which had once been home to generations of lawyers, but was, by 1911, overflowing with poverty. An astonishing 835 people lived in 15 houses. At number 10 Henrietta Street, the Sisters of Charity ran a laundry with more than 50 single women inside. Now we know nuns and laundry gave rise to pure unblemished evil but that’s a whole other horror story.

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“What I liked during my stay!”

Very light and airy, quiet and spacious. Bed very comfortable, very clean, very quiet and very dark. A great sleep. The staff was super kind and helpful. The main hotel has an area where they serve breakfast. Great location. Staff were very helpful and attentive and there’s always someone at the ... more

Very light and airy, quiet and spacious. Bed very comfortable, very clean, very quiet and very dark. A great sleep. The staff was super kind and helpful. The main hotel has an area where they serve breakfast. Great location. Staff were very helpful and attentive and there’s always someone at the front desk. Highly recommend!

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“A week feeling well cared for in a beautiful city!”

We felt welcome from arrival and were in great hands with Jorge at the front desk. He made excellent restaurant recommendations an called a taxi to transport us. The rooms were beautiful, and we would have given 5 stars for ambiance. Walkable to the canal and Piazza Unità d'Italia. The parking... more

We felt welcome from arrival and were in great hands with Jorge at the front desk. He made excellent restaurant recommendations an called a taxi to transport us. The rooms were beautiful, and we would have given 5 stars for ambiance. Walkable to the canal and Piazza Unità d'Italia. The parking across the street in the garage was worth the cost and having a grocery store in the same building was great! We loved staying in Trieste!

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