Based ourslves here for two weeks while we explored Pisa and visited other places such as Florence and Siena etc. Authentic old Italian house with much character and charm, which was what we wanted instead of a modern hotel that could be anywhere. We had a double room on the third floor. Nice big comfy bed and simple but elegant furnishings. En-suite was small but perfectly adequate. Some street noise early in the morning as we had the windows open but that is all part of being somewhere different and we soon got used to it. Every thing was kept very clean and tidy throughout our stay. Owners were welcoming, friendly and helpful in spite of having no English and us no Italian - dictionary helps! Location was great, right in the heart of old Pisa and only 10mins walk from train and bus stations. Botanical gardens behind the hotel are lovely (and free!)Lots of great places to eat within easy walking distance, Nice bakery just down the road for breakfast and sandwich shop for al fresco lunches. Campo de Miracoli only a few minutes walk away and is especially nice at night, floodlit and peaceful. Good value for money. Would stay here again anytime.

Good central location, however windows obviously aren't double glazed and the street is very noisy throughout the night.
Bathroom was tiny and dirty! Found hairs in the shower, and the top part of the mirror was covered in dust and found an old used soap packet!

I've stayed here 3 times - admittedly there's no lift and the old couple who run it don't have much (any) English but they are very friendly and helpful.
The rooms are big and you can ask for one with a balcony so that you can sit outside, sip a glass of wine and see the duomo (and take a rest from the climb). It's 5 minutes from the field of miracles. There are rooms on the first floor without too many stairs.
No breakfast but there are 2 places, next door and across the road which do coffee, juice and panini for a reasonable price (breakfast for 3, * euros).
I've also stayed on the other side of the river in a more conventional hotel but much prefer this one.

Stayed at this Locanda for one night between the 12 and 13 July 2007.

On arrival first impression was quite good. On being give the key to our room we were informed that this was located on the third floor. My husband asked “Where is the elevator?”. Reply: “No elevator I’m afraid, this is an old building you know!” Okay, so up we go three flights with our luggage.

The room very large with an oversized wardrobe! Also has another adjoining bedroom (which we did not ask for) from which you had to pass to go to the ensuite shower.

After three flights with our luggage we were out of breath and feeling very hot! So the first thing we did was look for the air-conditioner remote. No where to be found. No idea how to switch on. Okay I pick up the phone to ask the man at reception how to put the aircon on. No instructions as to what button to press! Tried to usual numbers of 1, 9 and 0 only to get an outside line. No connection to reception?

With no intention of going down once again the three flights and back up, we resigned ourselves to having a shower and change for dinner. At least the shower would cool us down.

Spent at least five minutes figuring out how to switch on the light in the shower room. The cubicle is miniscule with barely enough space to squeeze in. My hubby and I are quite small – can’t imagine someone larger trying to shower in that small space.

Ready! We went down to reception on our way out for dinner. Asked: how do you switch on airconditioning. The elderly smelly man who was now at reception tried to explain in an “it is very easy, how come we don’t know tone” that we had to locate the switch to which the wire of the airconditioning was attached and put it on. After this explanation I asked that I tried to phone reception to ask about this but did not manage. What was the number I should press? Answer: None. It does not work!

This is taking long, so I’ll cut a long story short, anyway, I am sure you have made you judgements by now. All I want to add is, they are not able to pass through any calls to your room cause the exchange does not work “and they did not bother to fix it” – quote. Also they do not serve breakfast.

Paid €75 for the room, which is quite expensive considering that we paid €80 for a room in centre of Florence, 4 days after, also for 1 night inclusive of breakfast (with elevator, not to mention all the other huge differences).