Al Porto di Lucca B&B

Al Porto Di Lucca is a lovely old property that has been tasefully renovated and decorated to combine modern facilities (such as the bathrooms) with the original features and furniture in keeping with the age and style of the house. We stayed in the room Maria Teresa facing the lovely quiet garden with a balcony and wished our weather during our stay had allowed us to make more use of that feature. Our hosts Giovanna & Francesco and staff were very friendly and the breakfast provided was very generous and more than enough to set you up for a day in Lucca and beyond. Al Porto Di Lucca is in a quiet street just outside of the city walls nearest to the Porta S. Pietro (a five minute walk away using the footbridge over the railway lines). It is very convenient for all of the places you would want to visit. Heading in the other direction takes you to the train station (another five minute walk) where you can use the ramp or stairs, again very convenient. You do not get any noise from the railway station and do not need a taxi to get you to the B&B, it is so close. We had not visited Lucca before and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Al Porto Di Lucca is an ideal comfortable base to use to visit all of the sites, and I think staying within the walls would have been noisy and more problematic. I would recommend Al Porto Di Lucca to anyone.

Spent 4 nights here. Enjoyed our stay. Great location close to the station and onto the walled city. The room was well equipped and warm. Bed was very comfortable and spacious bathroom. Breakfast was very nice nothing was to much trouble freshly squeezed blood red orange juice. They even made breakfast for us on the 1st morning when we told them we had to leave early in the morning for a appointment. Great location if you want to do the Lucca park run. We will be back thank you.

Lovely B&B with a short walk to the center of Lucca. The suite was super clean and beautifully furnished with antiques and artwork, high quality bedding and mattress, large soft bath towels, toiletries, (even slippers), and a balcony with table and chairs and a screen on the door to keep bugs out. There is a quaint sitting room for guests that seems like a history museum - books, antiques, paintings and photographs of times long ago. Breakfast was served in a lovely room with large windows looking out on the garden. It was excellent and abundant: croissants, breads, egg dish, yogurt, fruit and freshly squeezed juice, and tasty cappuccini! The owners were pleasant, attentive, and kind. Would highly recommend and will return on our next visit to Lucca.

We spent three nights at Al Porto di Lucca B&B in mid October. We very much enjoyed this lovely accommodation just a five minute walk from the train station and a short walk to the gate into walled Lucca. We have stayed inside the walls on a previous visit and I think this location was easier. Our room was actually a couple of rooms, with a separate seating area with couch and table and chairs and a huge, fabulous shower. Everything was very clean and comfortable. But of our three weeks in Italy, this was our favorite breakfast situation. Delicious. And so plentiful. We loved our breakfast spot in the charming sun room overlooking the garden. We won’t forget our visit.

Beautiful old house and rooms. We had a balcony which was good to relax on after a day of sightseeing. We arrived by train and you’re about 5 mins from the front door. Centre of town is easy to reach, about 5-10 mins via a small railway bridge. As everyone says breakfast is superb, table laid for you with pastries, fresh orange juice. Then hot food and coffees brought out by the wonderful ladies working there. It’s not a hotel, so bear that in mind if you have expectations of a concierge etc.

We were in Luca for a wedding in Pietra Santa. Al Porto di Luca served us not only as a base from where to drive through the beautiful western Tuscany region but also from where to site see in the beautiful city of Luca. Francesco and Giovanna have turned this great old family house into the most welcoming, hospitable B&B. Its excellent location, adjacent to the train station and a short 5 min walk from the Old City make it a very central and convenient place. We walked everywhere from there. The rooms had recently undergone a tasteful renovation. Our room was comfortable spacious, had a beautiful balcony overlooking their pastoral garden filled with fruit trees and flowers. Breakfast was very generous and plentiful. They offered good advice about places to visit but were not pushy nor too chatty. We spent eight lovely nights there and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to come to Luca.

We booked this B&B based on the excellent TA reviews and the consequential #2 position in Lucca. Unfortunately our experience wasn’t consistent with this. Upon arrival, we didn’t experience a friendly creating. After paying the bill upfront (fine) we were given our room key without any further information one usually receives from a B&B host - nothing about the house facilities, opportunities to use the garden, typical tourist advice and tips etc. It was also difficult to make contact with the owner and we had to resort to email/-WhatsApp for simple requests (eg. extra tea bags) Our room was pleasant but, as the house fronts a relatively busy road and is adjacent to a factory, there was a high degree of noise which required the windows to be kept closed to sleep undisturbed. The consequence being a very warm room which meant sleeping was compromised. We tried to switch the AC on but it wasn’t operational. In the morning, I asked the owner if he could look at the AC and he asked if we would like it switching on. Needless to say, we said yes! As experienced travellers, I cannot recall not being able to operate the AC (when installed) and I am at a loss to understand why the owner feels the need to prevent guests from doing so. On a positive note, breakfast was very good and the rest of staff were friendly and efficient. In conclusion, we enjoyed our stay in Lucca but it was unfortunate that the issues outlined above compromised our experience of this B&B.

We were very pleased with our three-night stay in this wonderful B&B. First, the location was ideal for us, travelling by train: easy access from the stazione and to the Lucca city gate. The room was comfortable and very quiet, the a/c functioned very well, and the wifi signal was consistently strong. Loved the shower in our room. Madame served us a magnificent breakfast each morning, more than we could possibly eat, and absolutely delicious. The croissants were the best I’ve ever tasted. When she learned we were headed to Pisa for the day, she provided a helpful tip about getting off the train one stop before Pisa Centrale, which saved us a lot of walking. I don’t know if fortune will bring us back to Lucca, but if so, I know where I will be staying.

A lovely b&b, only one hundred metres from the station, but you’d never know it. No sound of trains or vehicles of any kind reached our room, which overlooked the garden at the back. We found the entire b&b calm and restful, and with the help of the aircon, still cool when outside the late afternoon temperature was in the upper 30s. Thanks to a nearby pedestrian bridge over the railway line, the city walls are only 5 minutes walk away, and beyond them, Lucca’s old town, thronging with tourists and concert-goers on the nights that Festival music concerts were on. The Ai Porto di Lucca ticked all our boxes. Especially the generous breakfasts, where the food seemed to just keep on coming! Thank you for your serenity and hospitality, Ai Porto di Lucca. You are one of Lucca’s hidden treasures!