Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi

Igor at the reception was extremely helpful and helpful. Location was great but if you intend to go to St Francis Basilica you need to drive up. Our TV wasn’t working but we were too tired to watch it anyway

We booked a night here so I could visit the Basilica. Beautiful property, terrible service. Beware - they decide what room you are in - even if it isn't what you think you are booking. There was a wedding, which shut down the bar, isolated access (which was frustrating since our outdoor space wasn't clean) and the dinner options are not clearly communicated. Second worst stay in our three weeks in Italy. Thankfully, the chef at Re Tartu (NOT the hotel's restaurant regardless of what check-in staff tell you) took pity on us and allowed us to have dinner in the first seating. AMAZING!!!!!!. Make a reservation for dinner, skip the Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi.

We could not have been happier with Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi. We were there 2 nights (we drove from Rome with our pugs, so we also wanted to mention the pet friendly aspect). It's quiet and beautiful at the hotel, and the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi looms hugely and gorgeously above the hotel (just like the pictures). It's a short walk up the hill through olive trees to the basilica and town, as well. I asked some of the people working at the hotel about the owner (an ex-footballer in Italy, if I understood correctly) and recent changes, and it sounds like they're continuously making improvements. For instance, the restaurant there is now Re Tartu, and it seriously rocked (great food, gorgeous location, huge wine list, extremely nice people working there). Now by humorous coincidence, we were in Montefalco the previous day, and ate at the Re Tartu there, too, for lunch (this was run by the son of the man who runs the restaurant at Assisi). But the restaurant in Montefalco was also excellent. The cocktail bar at the hotel has now a separate menu and drink list from the restaurant (I was told that they didn't want to compete with the main restaurant), but they were also excellent (snacks fresh from their on-site garden, smaller dishes to share, and easily enough to make a real dinner). The cocktail menu was from my perspective brilliant (or, it just happened to have most of the things I like, from more common things, Old Fashioned, Martini, and so on, but also including Pisco Sour, Aviator, Boulevardier, Vieux Carre, and others), and the cocktails were excellent in taste. And, again, the people working at the cocktail bar were also very nice and professional. And so on, I could say more, but we really loved our short stay there. Nice rooms (cool and quaint), a big lawn where we you can sit and have beverages, a limited number of room so the place never feels overly busy, and a nice breakfast (menu, not buffet). We didn't try the spa, but there is one, and it looks nice. I wish we had had more time there. Next time we'll stay longer. Thanks a lot to Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi and Re Tartu.