Royal Victoria Hotel

Beautiful historic hotel with loads of character. Staying there feels like being transported back in time. Location is great. On the river and within walking distance of all major sights in the city (Leaning Tower about 10-15 minutes walk). Good value for money. Big rooms, decent breakfast. Lovely roof terrace full of plants and with drinks service. You will find mixed reviews of this place - some people love it, some hate it due to its age - but as long as you know what you're booking and you don't expect everything to be brand new and shiny like a boring chain hotel then go for it! It's the oldest hotel in Europe so of course it will have a few cracks here and there but we found it part of the charm.

Perfect location for THE TOWER, shopping, eating, sight seeing. Lovely restaurants at the doorstep. Only a 10 minute walk from the train station so easy to get to Pisa Airport in the early morning. Our room overlooked the Arno so felt like a movie scene. This hotel has a real antique ambiance - perfect for our family. We enjoyed exploring the different floors of the hotel, with unique furniture and decor. The rooftop terrace for sunset drinks was a bonus. The buffet breakfast was simple and delicious.

We really loved this historic hotel! It feels more like a museum than a hotel with memorabilia of the hotel's long history all around. It was the first hotel in Italy and dates from the 1700's and many famous people have stayed here over the past 200 years. It is very spacious and you can easily imagine how popular it must have been in the days of "the grand tour" If you want everything super chic and all brand new with typical 21st century hotel decor then this hotel is not for you. It has faded grandeur and our bathroom, although perfectly clean, was not spectacular. But we loved the quirkiness .Lovely old furniture and so many interesting paintings, photos and portraits. It is a one off and that made it a memorable stay .

We really liked the location of this hotel. Right by the River Arno and only a 15 minute walk from the central station. Accessing it from the airport was really easy. In addition when we arrived early hoping to leave our bags whilst we walked around Pisa we were very pleased to find our room was ready and we could check in there and then. Obviously this may not always be the case but it was great that we could access our room immediately. The hotel has a very "classic" feel to it with some lovely pictures and photos on every wall we saw and lots of "Antique" items through out. Breakfast was a pleasant simple affair on the continental style which was adequate but dont expect "full English". We stayed one night at the start of our holiday and one at the end. Our room for the fist stay was small but again adequate. On the last night of our holiday we booked a river view room and it was definitely worth it. A lot larger with a bath and over bath shower. The best thing was the balcony overlooking the River Arno where we sat on our last night watching the sun go down. That was lovely. Staff were all very helpful and friendly and reception is covered 24/7 where drinks are available. There are some lovely bars and restaurants in vicinity of the hotel, a small square almost directly behind it and many shops on the main thoroughfare from the station. The Leaning Tower is about a 25 minute walk away through some pleasant areas.

This place is a real treasure. Absolutely loved it. Room was tidy, bed comfy and location was the best. Close to everything, and easy to take the 1+ train direct to Hotel. Breakfast was great and staff amazing. Godwin was so lovely and showed me parts of history in the hotel. The original kitchen and rooftop. Annalisa was extremely helpful with everything. Will highly recommend as this place is a true gem like a museum. I always imagined myself walking the corridors in a Victorian outfit. Thank you so much for a wonderful stay in the beautiful historic oldest Hotel in Italy ❤️