Grand Hotel Assisi

Location. The Grand Hotel Assisi, 900 metres from the city walls of Assisi, is a five storey property sited on a hilltop overlooking the Umbrian landscape, 15 kilometres from Perugia and Gubbio. Perugia's Sant'Egidio Airport is 18 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 20 minutes. Hotel Features. The stone fa�ade belies the modern interior decor, where the marble floored lobby and adjacent piano bar are fitted with cherry furniture and chairs upholstered in cool blues and greys. The hotel offers a fitness suite, indoor pool and sauna, open all year round, and the rooftop garden offers panoramic views over Assisi and the surrounding Umbrian countryside. Other amenities include high speed public Internet access, around the clock room service and a concierge on hand to offer sightseeing advice. Motorists will find complimentary garage parking on site. The Grand Hotel Assisi's Giotto restaurant serves regional dishes prepared using local ingredients such as truffles, wild boar, olive oil and homemade pasta, in a colourful, open space that seats up to 600 people. Guests can gain complimentary access to the city sports centre, located in front of the hotel, offers facilities including an Olympic sized outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts. Guestrooms. The 156 guestrooms are located on five floors accessible by lift, and feature modern decor with hardwood floors and cool blue and grey drapes and bed linens. Amenities include satellite television, minibars, Internet connections (surcharge), direct dial phones and complimentary newspapers. Bathrooms come with shower/tub combinations, makeup mirrors, bathrobes and complimentary toiletries. Expert Tip. St Francis famously experienced his the revelation in the St Damien Convent, before composing The Canticle of the Creatures. The convent and church, surrounded by olive and cypress trees, are examples of the unadorned ecclesiastical architecture of the time.