Address: Via dei Giardini, 6 - 67100 L'Aquila,Italy

Description:
In the very heart of L'Aquila, lovely capital of the beautiful and green "Abruzzo", the Hotel San Michele stands quietly just a three-minute-walk from "Piazza Duomo", the main square in town, next to plenty of elegant shops, pubs, bars, restaurants and pizzerias, besides the traditional daily market, useful information and internet points (one is just outside the hotel), and outstanding artistic and historic sights. Recently built, with modern design and stylish furniture, both in the rooms and in the public areas, the hotel is fully comparable, for the very high standard of comfort and service, to a superior class one. It is the perfect location for both the business and the leisure traveller.

Facilities:
Our comfortable rooms are designed in a modern and elegant Italian style, are finely decorated and smartly furnished, with sound proof walls and windows to guarantee a complete relax, and fire resistant doors and furniture for your own security. All of them are supplied with individually controlled heating and air conditioning, a spacious wardrobe, an elegant and useful writing desk, as well as satellite TV, direct dial phone, high speed broadband Internet access, radio, safe deposit box and a well provided mini-bar. Some also have a balcony and enjoy a marvellous panoramic view. All rooms have a modern and shiny private bathroom, with shower, hair-dryer, emergency alarm and customized complimentary toiletries: soap, shower foam, shampoo, shower cap, shoe polisher sponge, etc. A few of them have been particularly conceived to accommodate disable people.

Location:
1.BY CAR *Coming from Rome: take the "A24 Roma-Teramo" motorway, leaving it after about 100 kms at "L'Aquila Ovest". At the exit turn left towards the town centre, driving straight on for about 3 kms, on quite a large street called "Viale Corrado IV" and then "Via XX Settembre." At the very end of it you will see the "Grand Hotel". We stand right on the back of it. To drive to us turn right on "Viale Crispi" (you'll see the "Villa" gardens on your left) and then immediately left and left again (basically drive around the gardens on your left). At the end of the gardens you'll be on "Via San Michele" where we are located. * Coming from Teramo: driving on the "A24" motorway, leave it at "L'Aquila Est". At the exit be extremely careful to take towards the town centre, turning left and immediately right. Then drive straight for about 1,5 kms, till you see the the town cemetery on your left hand side. Turn left just driven past its main gate, and carry on for about 1 km, then make it right on a rising street (you'll see "Collemaggio" monastery high on a hill on your left) and drive across a tunnel. At the end of it turn left and rise for a short while ("Collemaggio" Cathedral will be now on your left), then turn right and right again at the first crossing street (you'll see the "Villa" gardens on your left) and after about 300 metres you will see our hotel. *Coming from Pescara and Sulmona (on the S.S. 17): as you approach L'Aquila driving on the "S.S. 17" A-road, there are a few alternatives leading into the city. The easiest one to reach the Hotel is just to drive all the way straight until the very end of the road. After about 500 mts driven past "Porta Napoli", one of the still existing ancient city doors, turn right on "Viale Collemaggio", and immediately left (you'll see the "Villa" gardens on your left) and after about 300 metres you will see our hotel. 2.BY BUS *From Rome: coaches for L'Aquila, run by the "ARPA" company, leave from the bus terminal outside "Tiburtina" Station, on the underground "B line" (for the schedule, please, click here). They are frequent, inexpensive, comfortable and reliable indeed. You may purchase your ticket just before leaving. Once in L'Aquila, after about 1 ½ hrs, get off at the very last stop, the "Collemaggio" Terminal. From there you may easily walk to the hotel in just 10 minutes, either taking the escalator to "Piazza Duomo" and then walking on "Corso Federico II" and "Via dei Giardini" or, as a second choice, turning right at the terminal exit on "Via Caldora" and "Viale Collemaggio" and then right again at the "Villa" gardens. After about 300 metres you'll see our hotel. For your convenience you might prefer a one-minute cab ride from the terminal. *From Pescara: coaches for L'Aquila, run by the "ARPA" company, leave from the place outside "Pescara Centrale" Station (for the schedule, please, click here). They are frequent, inexpensive, comfortable and reliable indeed. You may purchase your ticket just before leaving. Once in L'Aquila, after about 2 hrs, get off at the very last stop, the "Collemaggio" Terminal (Please, see above for directions from there). 3.BY PLANE *Landing at Pescara Airport: take the bus nr 38 from the airport to "Pescara Centrale" Station. They leave every 15 minutes from the bus stop just outside the "Arrivals" terminal. Tickets can be purchased inside the airport at the SAGA ticket office. From the place outside the station take a coach to L'Aquila *Landing at Pescara Airport (renting a car): take the "A25 Roma - Pescara" motorway towards Rome, leaving it after about 40 kms at "Bussi-Popoli". From there take the S.S. 153 in the direction of L'Aquila, and after a while the S.S. 17, still towards L'Aquila (Please, see above for directions from there). *Landing at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport (Fiumicino, Rome): take a direct train from "Fiumicino Aeroporto" to "Roma Tiburtina" Station (for the schedule, please, click here. *Landing at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome Airport (renting a car): just outside the airport take the free-way "Roma - Fiumicino" in the direction of Rome, after a while turn right on the "G.R.A." free-way towards Napoli/L'Aquila and finally, after about 25 kms, take the motorway A24 towards L'Aquila