13/01/2025: We all want to repeat the spring tennis camp in 2024, we had a great time! Kind, attentive staff, despite the central location, quiet rooms and an excellent restaurant! We will meet again in 2025, hopefully with a bigger team!
02/10/2024: I stayed at Casa Merano for a week in August 2024 with my family (2 children, eleven and twelve years old). I booked directly via the hotel website, i.e. not via a booking portal. The basis for this was the online reviews. The reservation and process was easy (possible online). The following contact was very friendly and pleasant. Unfortunately, a few minor emails were not answered. This specifically includes the contents of the half and full board (I still only know the price, not the offer). On the day of arrival we wanted to have breakfast without checking in, which was probably "overlooked" (?) or not even possible? Two different categories of beach loungers must be reserved in advance at the hotel. I still don't know the exact difference between the categories. In Germany you would say "...complaining at the highest level". Thankfully, we were able to move into the room in August before the official check-in, even though the accommodation was very well occupied. The receptionist in particular was very friendly and accommodating throughout the entire stay. The room was larger than expected and clean. The breakfast was very good for the price-performance ratio, more than sufficient and left nothing to be desired for us. The location is unbeatable: This means there is no outside noise in the room, even though you are right on the shopping street. On the footpath to the beach (max. 250 meters) there is a kiosk (approx. 100 meters) with “German supermarket prices”. An umbrella with two beach loungers and a chair is included in the room price, with the beach section being in the last row. Disadvantage: Anyone who wants to lie by the sea can't do anything with it. Advantage: Anyone who wants more freedom/space/peace has come to the right place. Although the sea is not in sight, you are close to the kiosk (cup of cappuccino 2.00 euros), the outdoor showers and the makeshift toilets and the bottom line is that you are only a few meters from the sea. For families with kindergarten children it is an additional expense (children cannot dig directly by the sea as it is far out of sight from the beach area). For me personally it was perfect there. I can only recommend eating in the hotel's own restaurant. You don't expect to find "simple dishes" that I like best (because they are honestly cooked) (e.g. spagetthi aglio e olio). We went there regularly for dinner during our stay. Hotel guests actually get a 10% discount in the evenings and even 20% at lunchtime. This actually saves you the coperto. The restaurant was occupied several times in the evening. Since there is much less seating compared to the surrounding restaurants, the tables are "borderline" close to each other. It can be tight for taller people. The restaurant staff is very, very friendly, but because of the space required around 7 p.m. (rush hour) you are often asked several times a minute whether you need anything else, which is about as intrusive as if you were asked to get up directly ( of course no one is forced to leave). A hotel parking space is included in the room price, but is not (video) monitored. We sustained damage to our vehicle in the hotel's own parking lot. Even though the hotel staff tried very hard to help us settle the damage, it was still very annoying and time-consuming. The rooms are very spacious, but typically very noisy inside the building. The drain in the bathroom should be flushed/cleaned before the new season as it smells very strongly when not in use.
The result: I can highly recommend Casa Merano for all age groups. The most important thing: The staff on site is absolutely top notch and helps wherever they can, even if something goes wrong (e.g. damage to the parking lot). We felt very comfortable and would love to come back. Many warm greetings from Bavaria to Bibione to the entire team at Casa Merano...