Alexander Museum Palace Hotel

“Perfectly okay”

A last-minute change of plans diverted us to Pesaro for 2 nights, and we booked a room at this hotel (one of the few reasonably priced places left) without doing much research. When it was too late to change, I made the mistake of reading the negative reviews and had a few days of unnecessary worry… more

A last-minute change of plans diverted us to Pesaro for 2 nights, and we booked a room at this hotel (one of the few reasonably priced places left) without doing much research. When it was too late to change, I made the mistake of reading the negative reviews and had a few days of unnecessary worry. It was, all in all, entirely fine. It's true that the furnishings in the room are very basic and far from new; we were in a graffiti-themed room, which was so bare-bones that it looked kind of like a dorm room where someone had gotten in with a can of spray paint and gone to town. That said, it was all squeaky clean and perfectly functional: the bed was comfortable, the air-conditioning and the fridge were wonderfully quiet (a rarity in any hotel), the shower had good pressure, and the bathroom had a proper window, which is a big plus for me. We occasionally heard people talking in the hallways, but it was no big deal. The breakfast was excellent--I like some decent bread in the morning with ham and cheese, all of which were good quality here, and the cornetti alla crema, of which we are serious connoisseurs :), were the most delicious of the entire trip. I wouldn't pay a ton of money for a room here, expecting luxury, but for a reasonable rate, you'll be okay.

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“Quirky but enjoyable”

A problematical holiday courtesy of KLM failing to deliver our luggage for the entirety of our holiday, but the staff couldn't have been more friendly or sympathetic. Ours was a twin room with a balcony overlooking the sea, with very effective air conditioning. The bathroom was a bit cramped, but … more

A problematical holiday courtesy of KLM failing to deliver our luggage for the entirety of our holiday, but the staff couldn't have been more friendly or sympathetic. Ours was a twin room with a balcony overlooking the sea, with very effective air conditioning. The bathroom was a bit cramped, but perfectly adequate, with a strong shower. The beds were extremely comfortable; I suffer from insomnia, but slept the best I have in a very long time. The only noise pollution was external, and beyond the hotel's control; namely beach volleyball competitions next door not finishing until after midnight certain nights. We are always late to bed, but this might be problematic for those seeking an early night. We didn't dine at the hotel, as we were visiting family in Pesaro, but did take breakfast. It was typically Italian which is fair enough as I suspect we were the only Brits staying, so the only hot food was scrambled eggs. However, there were plenty of cold meats, chilled frittata, breads, fruit and cakes etc. Certainly there was plenty to set us up for the day. If anything ran out, we only had to ask, and it was replenished in minutes (including the scrambled eggs). The lady who worked at breakfast time really worked very hard indeed, and extra coffee could be ordered at the bar without fuss. Our only tiny complaint was the insistence of use of disposable gloves by guests at the breakfast buffet. All Covid restrictions in Italy had ended (except - stangely - masks on buses/trains when ironically they're not required on aircraft). This seemed to us unnecessary, but of course others may take a different view. The cleaning ladies did a splendid job; our room was spotless every day, as were all the public areas. Yes, the preoccupation with art is a bit quirky, but nevertheless we very much enjoyed our stay. We told the staff that we would happily return the next time we visit our family in Pesaro.

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“Pompous and invasive owners. Otherwise very pleasent.”

I'm struggling to give this hotel a 'very good' rating but it warrants no less as the food is downright excellent and compensates greatly for the negative aspects. The hotel is on the seaside. One passes through the pool area, down a few steps and you are right on the beach. The owning couple (in … more

I'm struggling to give this hotel a 'very good' rating but it warrants no less as the food is downright excellent and compensates greatly for the negative aspects. The hotel is on the seaside. One passes through the pool area, down a few steps and you are right on the beach. The owning couple (in their 70's) are downright arrogant and presumptuous. My initial experience was upon check-in when the "lady" of the house instructed the receptionist to tell me that we could not view another room as they would then have to 'sanitize' given the Covid guidelines. I consequently simply peeped into the alternative room and went back downstairs and said we'd take the room they had first offered. In less than 15 mins later, I showed the receptionist a picture I took of the cracked WC seat that was in our room and wanted to ask him to ask his boss to review their "sanitizing" as it had not apparently been very thorough in our room. I let it go and, to be fair, they sent their maintenance guy to change the seat the next day. The first evening, my wife and I had been guided to a lovely big round table and were enjoying our first course when the "lady", her husband (very obviously a lover of contemporary art) and son/daughter/grandchildren all arrived at the next table. The owner, proceeded to query in a loud voice his grandchildren about their school etc etc. The children's father was very polite and did his best to tone things down but the owners managed to spoil my dinner which was, purely from a culinary point of view, excellent. The next morning I asked the waiter to move us to the other extreme angle of the dining room to be a long way from the thoughtless owners. That worked until a couple of evenings later, the owner decided to use the dining room/pool area to host a weeding party. The hotel guests were regaled to the basement area. Given the excellent food quality, that would not have been a problem but dammit the 'lover of art' had invited a local group of about thirty-thirty-five people and we had to spend the first half of our meal in the company of loudspeakers and the second half, again listening to 'his lordship' welcome his chosen private guests into the space which had been allocated to his PAYING hotel guests for their PAID dinner. The rooms are cleverly 'arty'. in need now of a redecoration and inter-room sound-proofing as one hears one's neighbor snore. Keep the cook :-)

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