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Hotel Description:
The historical Republic of Lucca and its province provide a unique venue for the study of the rich yet tumultuous urban and rural life of early modern Italy. And of the military defences of Renaissance and early modern Europe the historical period that witnessed the gunpowder revolution and its attendant developments in defensive architecture, engineering, warfare, and to a large extent culture and daily life. The Florentine novelist, Guido Piovene, maintained that Lucca was the only Italian city which is totally enclosed, ringed about by the high bulwark which it built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which still hides it from the eyes of anyone arriving from the surrounding plain. By the early nineteenth-century the starkly forbidding appearance of the walls had been softened by the ring of trees planted atop the massive walls leading poet Gabriele DAnnunzio to celebrate Lucca as the city of the wooded circle. The Hotel Universo is in the very centre of these walls. 46 Comfort rooms,3DeLuxe and 3 Junior Suites and 2 Family rooms equipped with direct dial phone, mini bar and television. The restaurant, recently renovated, offers a very high quality an exquisite cuisine in a quiet and refined environment, which is the perfect setting for the calm and elegant atmosphere of Hotel universo.
Native currency: Euro
Number of floors: 3
Number of rooms: 60
Areas served: Galileo Galilei Airport PSA 25 km, Amerigo Vespucci Airport 68 km, Luccia Golf Course 35 km, Palazzo Ducale 0 km, Romanic Anfitheatre .5 km, San Fredianos Church .5 km, The Cathedral .2 km, Shopping area "via Fillungo" .2 km, The Botanic Garden .3 km
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Restaurants: The restaurant Del Teatro next to Hotel Universo, has been recently renovated, offers a very high quality. A sophisticated cuisine, in a very quiet environment, is the perfect frame for the calm and elegant atmosphere of Hotel Universo.
Hotel Amenities:
(additional fees may apply to certain amenities)- 220 AC
- Bar/Lounge
- Car Rental Desk
- Elevators
- Mini Bar
- Pets Allowed
- Safe Deposit Box
- Wake-up Service
- Air Conditioned
- Barber Shop
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Florist
- Modem Lines in Room
- Bus Parking
- Telephone
- Balcony
- Business Center
- Drugstore
- Guest Laundromat
- No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
- Room Service
- TV
- Bar/Lounge
- Car Rental Desk
- Elevators
- Mini Bar
- Pets Allowed
- Safe Deposit Box
- Wake-up Service
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Location Description:
The Hotel Universo is one of the historical monuments of the 19th century Lucca. Located in a central position, it faces the Theatre and the splendid Palazzo Ducale. Each of the rooms has a spectacular view of the Cathedral, the tree-lined Piazza Napoleone or Piazza del Giglio with its 18th century theatre. The Hotel Universo, with its calm and elegant atmosphere, it is the ideal place where one can really live in the ancient medieval town of Lucca. It is located in the very heart of Lucca, next to the most important monuments.
Guest Ratings & Reviews for Universo Hotel:
Dec. 10, 2009
Overall Rating:
Grand old hotel, well-maintained in historic area.
Lack of parking can cause logistical problems. N/A
