La Locanda di Colombo

Could Not Ask for More

I am entering this note on the evening of our 9th night at La Locanda di Colombo.
The small hotel has been completely booked for the duration; yet we continue to feel as though we are receiving personalized service. The staff is professional, cordial and kind. Upon our arrival, Raffaella greeted us in front of the penzione, and personally took our suitcases. Our room, the beige room, had a stocked small refridgerator with cold drinks and snacks available for minimal purchase.

We were handed several typewritten pages of things to do in the area as well as a local map with recommended restaurants. I would be hard pressed to think of anything to change in our 10 day stay.
Small photos outside each room served as before (2007) and after (2010). The owners have worked very hard in renovating the building and are now beginning to see the fruits of their labor, as they should. Their attention to detail is obvious and the cleanliness, impeccable.

Unique Quality: During our stay, the hotel's restaurant had a grand reopening, complete with sushi bar.
Each room was personally invited to be the owner's guests for the evening, alongside friends and family. We were honored to have been included. From the numbers of folks dining in the subsequent evenings, the opening has been a success. The evening waiter, Jonathan, has helped to personally hail a taxi and goes out of his way to greet us each time we enter the terrace. Julia, the day assistant, has a wealth of knowledge about the area and pointed us in the right direction for markets and local hot spots.

If you are looking for uniformed maid service, a formal concierge, round the clock kitchen and seaside clorinated pools, this is not the hotel for you. If you travel a great distance and wish to feel as if you are an expected and welcomed guest, it is.