Hotel Metropole

Location was great. Needed to park about 1/4 mile away but they were clear on that in our reservation e-mail. Room was clean but very warm (see below).

Room was VERY warm when we arrived and the desk clerk did a very poor job of explaining why we couldn't cool it down. It was late in May and I would have expected the property to have air conditioning turned on by that date but they did not. The room eventually cooled down after a few hours but for the money we paid to stay at this hotel, we expected much better accommodation on temperature control.

Staff and location were great. Fantastic breakfast! Walking distance to great restaurants and beach area.

Rooms need updating, especially washrooms, but very clean.

The location was the best in Grando, I looked at all the other 4 star hotels and this had the best location with easy access to the bus station and the old town, I brought a return bus ticket at the information office at the airport it was only 5 euros. The staff are friendly and the breakfast was German with itailian bread. They did have english tea which surprised me. The rooms have a plastic shower with water jets and a seat. The room was not very modern with old tv and furnishings, the bed was huge and very confortable. The hotel is only half the size of the pictured building as the end in private flats and a shop. I would recommend this hotel as the location and views was the best in Grando.

The reception gave us the time table for the bus from Grando to the train station, and the train station timings into Trieste. They also told us about the boat trips. They did everything that we required.

Everything was ok, free wifi was also available in the lobby. Not the nicest Hotel, but definitely a good bang for a buck.