Сказка для итальянских пенсионеров A fairy tale for Italian pensioners

We bought a tour to Italy from Natalie Tours. We wanted to relax by the sea and see local sights. For a long time they chose where to fly and opted for Rimini. We chose from 4 * hotels and we were offered Punta Nord. The manager said it was a good hotel. We liked it in the photo, because there was a green area there, more than in others. What happened in fact? We got from the airport in 30 minutes on a small minibus of the minibus type. The guide did not go with us, only the driver is Italian. Arriving at the hotel, we found out that it is located on the very edge of the city of Rimini. During check-in, it turned out that the Front Desk Clerk could hardly speak English. And later, when we were at the bar and ordered tea, the bartender did not understand the word "tea". 2 elevators, inside they resembled a metal box (1 sq. M. ) with a mirror, a capacity of 2 people and a suitcase between the legs. The hotel was built somehow strange in our opinion - it stands perpendicular to the sea! View from one side to the pools and to the left of the sea, on the other - to the road and fields and to the right of the sea. We were lucky, the room was given on the last 6th floor and overlooking the pool, not the road. Our room turned out to be the epitome of Italian Renaissance art. Of course not! Small (15 sq. m. ), with no corridor, in yellow and white colors (Italian designers obviously worked), with a small bathroom-toilet (2 sq. m. ) and a meager balcony (1 sq. m. ). There are no bedside tables as such. Instead, there are open wooden shelves. Between the bed and the table, the passage is 40 cm. The buttons on the TV remote control are completely overwritten. Instead of a coffee table in the photo in the catalog - a single bed. The phone didn't work. Safe in wardrobe with key, minibar included. The soundproofing is such that you can easily practice English, Italian and Russian without leaving your room. The key fob can be used for self-defense. 240 W socket only in the toilet. In summary, the room is 3 *. The 2 restaurants and public areas in the hotel are large. Breakfast in one restaurant, lunch and dinner in another. During breakfast, it becomes clear that this hotel is positioned as a boarding house for Italian pensioners (the manager of Natalie Tours forgot to tell us something about this). 70% of all guests are Italians aged 60-70. Dressed up, painted and happy, they discuss something over food, play cards in the hotel lobby, communicate with young staff, and generally have a nice time. A sort of happy Italian old age. Russians - 20 percent. But there is free wifi, which is given for 1-2 hours a day. In general, we can say that the hotel is solid 3 *. Miniature rooms, very old furniture, modest service and interior. In terms of food - gorgeous: the food is very tasty and varied, dinners are generally delicious! If you are ready to relax modestly surrounded by Italian grannies and grandfathers in the outskirts of Rimini, then you are here!