Hotel Cavallino s'Rössl

Tranquillità

Servizio della colazione, mancanza di tavoli apparecchiati con conseguenza assenza di tovaglioli, posate, zucchero

Forthcoming and friendly staff. Very good breakfast indeed. Perhaps a suspiciously large selection of menu items ("Most of these must be industrial product from freezers, they can't possibly have a pantry large enough to hold everything they'd need to make them fresh ! " ) but the linguine with porcini, pizza Romana, and griddled squid were very good, wherever they came from. The hotel is across the street from Merano's second-line railway station, rather far from the town centre : Roundabouts and swings. Bus service into the centre, however, is good. Traffic on the neighbouring streets can be . . . heavy. Those sensitive to noise may want a room at the rear of the building.

I should have been happier if the shower stall contained a little shelf or basket in which to place a personal cake of soap, bottle of soap, bottle of conditioner ; a safety razor; my glasses . . . * * * An electric kettle in the room, but -- "No instant coffee in the supplies rack ! " I commented to a staff member. "Just come downstairs, we'll make you a coffee," she replied. Ah. But for those of us who want a pick-me-up before the kitchen opens or the bar closes . . . If you go, take along a few sachets of Nescafé, and maybe a few of creamer as well. * * * Before breakfast is made available to guests, both doors into the area where the buffet is set out are locked : The lift door and the door into the stair-hall. And it's from that area that one gains access to the street. An early train to catch ? You may be in trouble. Well, at least you've been warned.