Hotel Monteconero

“Sirola,Province of Ancona, Italy.”

This Hotel has the most spectacular view one could imagine,from the drinking bar and terrace and rooms. The road up from the base of the mountain is steep and has many hair pin bends.However when you arrive there is a beautiful courtyard where you will find the entrance and foyer.The rooms have air… more

This Hotel has the most spectacular view one could imagine,from the drinking bar and terrace and rooms. The road up from the base of the mountain is steep and has many hair pin bends.However when you arrive there is a beautiful courtyard where you will find the entrance and foyer.The rooms have air conditioning and are beautifully decorated. The food is excellent and the wine ,and the staff are all pleasant and helpful. The Monastery garden was pretty attached to the hotel ,and the swimming pool is lovely.

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“Beautiful location”

You first view this impressive hotel when you are travelling on the autostrada. It is perched on the top of the wooded mountain and has panoramic views. The hotel is in the style of a Spanish Parador with an old church dating from the 11 th century . It is definitely wrongly rated as a 3 star hotel… more

You first view this impressive hotel when you are travelling on the autostrada. It is perched on the top of the wooded mountain and has panoramic views. The hotel is in the style of a Spanish Parador with an old church dating from the 11 th century . It is definitely wrongly rated as a 3 star hotel. We received a friendly reception on arrival with good English from the staff - in particular Sabrina was particularly helpful on the phone before we arrived and throughput our stay. Our room was clean with efficient and comfortable air conditioning and a memorable balcony view along the coastline and with the Siblissi mountains inland . The American bar has a lovely terrace and Alfredo and his bar staff prepared good cocktails , snacks and drinks at a reasonable price . We were pleased to book half board and the dinner menu was excellent.Augustino the head waiter was attentive and described all the dishes with skilled pairing to the local wines . The dining room and terrace were particularly pleasant. Breakfast was varied and very good quality and again waiting staff were friendly and professional. There is a large clean swimming pool with plenty of sun loungers and shaded areas under the trees . The tennis court needs a bit of maintenance with net repairs and some moss removal but was playable . Reception staff were happy to provide walking trail routes to panoramic viewpoints and we would highly recommend 107 Conero cruises for a boat trip . There is a low cost 2 euros! transfer to Sirollo beach which works very well . After 4 days we left and were completely happy with all aspects of our stay at a very impressive hotel .

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“Lovely situation, great service, classic 3*, some noise from outside”

We had an excellent stay here last week. The hotel has an enviable position atop the cherry orchards above Ancona with fabulous views down over the Adriatic coast. At first glance it has the appearance of a “Parador”-type establishment because of its location within an old monastery, but this is no… more

We had an excellent stay here last week. The hotel has an enviable position atop the cherry orchards above Ancona with fabulous views down over the Adriatic coast. At first glance it has the appearance of a “Parador”-type establishment because of its location within an old monastery, but this is not a luxury hotel at the end of the day - 3* is absolutely right. The standards of welcome and service are excellent. Rooms are split over several wings – some have baths while others have showers. Some have fantastic views over the coastline. There are a few charming older rooms. The rooms are of a reasonable size, but Wi-Fi is patchy, the air-conditioning is noisy and does not function well at all, and light and sound insulation are not great. The fridge took a long time to cool items placed in it. Breakfast is an extensive buffet with hot and cold food, plenty of options, and when the weather is right, you can sit out on the lovely terrace. Local wine is very affordable. The hotel’s location means that you really need a car to take you up and down the windy road from the small town of Sirolo below; there are a number of beaches available (some cleaner than others), and some wild walks in the countryside around the hotel. The hotel can arrange taxis, but there is no free shuttle service. Unfortunately, there are two cafés immediately outside the hotel gates which play loud music quite late into the night. These are great venues for a snack, lunch or a cold drink but they are not so amusing when you’re trying to get to sleep. If you can, ask for a room as far from the hotel entrance as possible. The hotel has a lovely large swimming pool open from dawn ro dusk in season.

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