Casa alla Porta di San Lorenzo

About the stay The location is pretty nice, views from every window, pretty clean, and also, very well positioned. We were 2 couples and went for 4 days. the access to the location is also facile. There is a box in the front where you enter the code, and the key for the front door and the apartment is inside that safe. The room were clean, beds in our opinion were ok. The apartment is well equipped with things for cooking if is something you want. The bathroom is also ok, clean and well equipped. The two beds above we did not use, but you have room there to put your stuff and also sleep, it did not look that bad. For the confused people that may see this house, I will explain the layout a little: when you enter, there is the entrance with the red floor, big table, open kitchen. The stair for the above beds is on the right and the beds are on an open platform. the rooms are on the right, from this room, one in the left, one in front, and one bathroom on the right. About the proprietor We were contacted via booking and whatsapp and were given all the information we asked for. She was kind and to be honest, also understandable and helpful. She responded pretty quick. About Bergamo Very good connections to Como and Milano but was pretty confusing information about those transports, about the bus, the train etc. But after we figured it out(after some 2 hours digging) it was alright. If you go to Milano, then you go wherever place you want. We wanted to go directly to Como, so we took a bus(C46) which is pretty nice and the whole road trip you get to see The cities and the plains, mountains etc. But I advice you experience Bergamo for at least 2 days. The Citta Alta is beatiful, with nice food, nice drinks and views and architecture literally everywhere! The Bergamo outside Citta alta, also very nice, and full of history. The Center of bergamo is lively and a good walk, with shops and food everywhere. Forno fassi - italian pizza at a good price!

I did not have something in did not really liked in particular about the apartment. Maybe I would have liked a light in the left room, but we had a lamp next to our bed so the inconvenience wasn't that bad. The room on the right, is ok, but we would have liked at least a little wardrobe to put our clothes, but because we were traveling light, it also wasn't that bad. One thing they should do, is put a lock or something on the bathroom, it stays closed, but it kinda feels a little weird knowing you do not have a doorknob or anything holding the door. But, like I said, all in all, it was a great stay, those minor inconvenience(in my opinion) weren't so hard for us.

Kitchen was very well equipped, there was plenty of fluffy white towels , lovely bathroom and shower, plenty of hot water . Location was perfect in the old town Città Alta . Views from the balcony were stunning!

There was three of us staying and we knew there was only two bedrooms but there was supposed to be a pull out sofa bed also which wasn’t there . There’s a mezzanine level with two beds but this would really only be suitable for children and as we are all a bit older we couldn’t get up there .

Fabulous location. Very close to historical centre. Lovely old property. Very well equipped. Good communication. Very clean. Bergamo is stunning. I liked it more than Verona! Don't miss walking the walls.

We didn't cope well with the heat and just one portable air conditioner for the whole property. It was cooler with windows open and shutters closed at night, but town is quite lively and so can be noisy until late.

Location was great, the balcony views are gorgeous and it’s very close to the old town

Lack of AC is quite critical as the mezzanine floor is right under the roof and it gets crazy hot there during the day. We ended up having to move the mattresses from the mezzanine downstairs so that people could sleep through the night more comfortably. There was one fan provided but it wasn’t of much use. The dishwasher smelled foul and we couldn’t use it at all. We appreciated the fully equipped kitchen and some coffee capsules left for our stay.

The location was nice, and the kitchen was well equipped. The apartment was clean and spacious, and the view from the balcony was beautiful. The traffic was quite loud next to the house so if you are looking for peace and quiet, this can be a problem. But for us, it was an entertainment to follow the Italian way of driving.

The beds were quite uncomfortable, and some of them were very loud.

After receiving 600 euro fines - nothing!

Beware of the garage scam! The host offers you a private garage however fails to inform that it’s within ZTL (limited traffic zone). At my arrival, I followed the hosts instructions to park the car and trusted everything was in order to enter. However, now I am being fined by the police 90 euros for each time I entered ZTL to use the garage, plus 66 euros fine from car rental company to forward the fine. I used the garage 4 times so it’s 600 euros!!! I contacted the host and she refuses to help. How can they offer a garage that you can’t legally use?! They are misleading their guests!!

We had a wonderful stay, the location was really excellent for exploring the Citta Alta and the apartment was full of character and had mountain views. The communication from the hosts was really excellent from the moment of booking and they were even able to arrange a taxi from the airport for our large group at a reasonable rate. The driver was also very helpful and went out of his way to show us some of Bergamo. The hosts responded immediately when they found there was a problem with the hot water as we arrived and this was remedied before we entered the apartment.

Our teenage boys enjoyed sleeping in the mezzanine but this wasn't suitable for our younger girls.