The Delle Arti Design Hotel is located very close to the main square in the city center of Cremona…read more I did still however have some trouble finding it with all the strange small roads (many one-way) in the old city center. The location is however hard to beat if you wish to be in the center of Cremona. The hotel has an impressive all black facade and the reception area also is very nice. The reception staff were most pleasant and they spoke excellent English (not always the case in Italy). I had a room on the first floor - unless you carry a lot of luggage I would recommend the stairs. The lifts are incredible slow but the stairs are a bit difficult to find. Once you are at your floor it will be completely dark but there is no cause for concern. Once you take a step the corridor is automatically lit - they appear to have placed more sensors in the corridors now since I did not encounter the same problems that a few other guests noted in reviews. The corridors do perhaps appeal to some people from a design perspective - to me it seemed more as if they carpet on the walls. The rooms are fairly large. The room I stayed in had a large bed, a desk and two chairs. There is a minibar and a safe. Everything was pretty new but a few things could have been better. The bathroom was very fresh and nice, soap, shower gel, shampoo etc was of course provided but there was also a shoe shining set which I find convenient. The bath tub with shower was nice from a design perspective but the lack of a full covering glass (it covers about 2/3rds of the bath tub) made it almost impossible to not get water on the floor. The TV was pretty small and the picture quality was not the best. The selection of channels in English was very poor (1 or 2 depending on time of day). Another thing that could be improved is that the information on Internet access is poor. Internet access via cable is free, you do however have to ask for the network cable at the reception. There is €20 deposit which feels a bit strange (they have the credit card number already). There is wireless in the building but that is not included (separate charge of around €10 for 1 hour if I remember correctly). The brochure in the room also promised that a bathrobe would be in the room for use in the relax/fitness area. It was however easy to get from the reception. There is a nice fitness area at the -1 floor. There is also an art gallery there where breakfast is also served. The breakfast is not the best breakfast I had but to be in Italy it was rather good. There is a good selection of different bread, pastries and also yogurt, cereal, fruit, coffee/tea etc so it is quite sufficient. The reception staff were very friendly and had a lot of good ideas for different restaurants in the area. Taking the very reasonable price in the account it sums up to a good hotel (between a 3 and a 4 but I am feeling generous).

From the owner: Nel cuore del centro storico di Cremona, tra palazzi storici e suggestioni medievali si trova il…read moreDellearti Design Hotel. Incastonato come una pietra preziosa tra piazza Duomo, considerata una delle piazze più belle d'Europa e fulcro della movida cittadina, e il celebre teatro Ponchielli l'hotel si presenta come un sogno di stile contemporaneo.

From the owner: Inserito nel cuore storico di Cremona, Città d'Arte e di Musica, l'Astoria Hotel gode di una…read moreposizione tranquilla e strategica per qualsiasi spostamento, ideale per soddisfare esigenze turistiche e lavorative. A due passi da Piazza del Duomo, offre la possibilità di raggiungere facilmente i meravigliosi palazzi e monumenti di Cremona, fare acquisti nei numerosi negozi.

We went back to this restaurant because in 2015 we had a delightful dinner. It was as we…read moreremembered it - great food at reasonable prices. We even saw the waitress who served us the last time we were there! They always start you off with a couple of goodies - we had eggplant and zucchini. We shared a pizza - half mushroom and half 4 cheese - very thin and simply delicious. One unusual feature of this restaurant is that the kitchen is separated from the dining room by a small pass-through window with a metal door that comes down and closes. When a server places an order, she rings a bell. The door opens, a hand whisks the order into the kitchen, and the door closes with a thud. When an order is ready, the process is repeated in the opposite direction. Our total bill was € 23 including water, 1/2 liter of wine, coffee and service. All-in-all, it was a very pleasant lunch!

This place has been shut several times by the police for hygenic reasons, which is enough to keep…read moreoff it. The problem is that most people either don't know about its appaling reputation, or are driven by lazyness to just chose the most central and easily accessible restaurant, therefore indirectly perpetrating the unprofessional misconduct of the managers. The pizzas are extremely poor in quality, the mozzarella and tomato can taste as if they are gone off, and the toppings are extremely disappointing: an clear indicator of a hand which is more interested in profit than in working properly. A very rude old woman sits by the till and scribbles post-its instead of issuing receits (an illigal action in Italy, but apparently they don't bother themselves too much about it). I would strongly reccomend anyone not to give their money to these people.