8/10 Very good
19 Oct 2017
Affordable, with helpful owners
Needed an affordable place in this part of Crotone – Il Tulipano looked ideal. Single room, shared bathroom, extremely cheap. Arrived after dark, phoned the owners as reception isn't manned, they kindly drove out to pick me up. B&B is close-ish to the station but tucked away and hard to find, certainly for the first time at night – it's opposite the entrance of the Marrelli Hospital of Radiology & Radiotherapy, marked on maps. After taking the trouble to drive out and pick me up, the owner strangely sullen on the short drive to the property. Same for the check-in process, done entirely in Italian, slightly complex (and vital, it's unmanned at night) arrangement for the four keys explained with tricky words even an intermediate speaker wouldn't understand – they're not used to having foreigners here. Once you're given the keys, you're on your own. Room slightly bare but perfectly adequate. Shared bathroom extremely comfortable. WiFi didn't work. Before leaving that night, owner insisted I drop off the keys and check out at 11am the next day, even though it said noon on the booking – curtailed my morning research work in Crotone considerably. It's a 15min walk from town, 25min from the seafront. Owner then kindly drove me the shortish distance to the town centre, again sullen, and again sullen when I rushed like a maniac to get back for 11am. Would certainly recommend, in terms of price and location, but make sure you know where you're going, and make sure you speak Italian.
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