OK. Assisi was nice. Old. Beautiful. Up on a hill. Great place to visit.
Our place to stay was a little strange. Very well appointed - someone obviously spent a lot of place. Nice bed - modern bathroom. Best shower I've had in Italy yet.
However, there are a couple of things it lacked - hospitality and location.
From a hospitality standpoint - there was none. An 18-20 year-old was there to greet us when we arrived. This greeting consisted of "Here's your room" and "Leave the key in the door" and "I need your passport" and "No, there is no air-conditioning." And as for location, well, it's about 4km from Assisi - as the crow flies. It's really about a 25 minute car ride over a paved road then a gravel road from Assisi. It was the 3km on the gravel road that really made us a little nervous - as in "where the heck are we going?".
Needless to say - if the place hadn't already been paid-for, we might have found other accommodation. We definitely made sure our doors were locked...
It was a nice place - just needs some hospitality - that's all. Basically, after you've trekked for 25 minutes up a gravel road, you want to be greeted by someone who realizes what a weird situation it is and seeks to reassure you that everything will be OK, that you're welcome and says things like "Can I help you choose somewhere to eat?"
Anyway - it's around 10:30 PM here, and I'm tired - perhaps we'll post more pictures tomorrow. We had a great day in Siena today and we're staying in a much better B&B tonight in a little town outside of Assisi.
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