Albergo Astro

This hotel is ideally located in the heart of Genoa. It is close to the train station, shopping, restaurants, bus lines, etc. Located on the 5th floor, it might be challenging to reach as there is only one, small elevator. If you have a lot of luggage, you could be in trouble. The room was small, but clean and comfortable. There is a tiny fridge, tv and a communal dining room. There is 24-hour check in and the rooms lock with a regular key. The wifi worked splendidly. This is a no-frills hotel in a great location. There was a constant odor of either a sewer or perhaps garbage from Il Mercato Orientale coming through my open window which I left open for some fresh air. There was no fresh air :) I would definitely stay here again.

I tried really hard to find some positives to talk about as I don’t particularly enjoy complaining about what could be someone’s livelihood. However, after consideration there were simply not enough positives to outweigh the vast range of negatives. Positives: Location Negatives: Difficult to find - no directions provided Smell - the whole place stinks of stale smoke - the reception staff clearly smoke in a room and it’s quite foul and permeates throughout the place Staff - I found the staff, particularly the old man quite overbearing. He was very loud - with paper thin walls you could hear him constantly. He also seemed to shout for no reason which was quite annoying - even the first time I entered for apparently ringing the bell too loud - something I press from outside which I have no control over. He also followed me to the lift once to check who I was when leaving for dinner - very odd The room - bedding was old and worn. The room was not particularly clean - i stepped on someone’s toenail which was really foul The bathroom - no door just some folding rubbish so little privacy Toiletries - I had to go and ask for extra hair product and toilet roll. No one checks despite me being there for a few days. When provided with 10ml of shampoo I’d have had to use 2.5 with each shower. Hardly possible Its cheap so I suppose I could cope with some things, but the above are things I’d expect from the cheapest of hostels and not a hotel. I couldn’t wait to leave.