Abano Ritz Hotel Terme

I liked the old classic style + a nice thermal pool inside a park

The Abano Ritz was probably, at one time, one of the nicest spa resorts in Abano Terme. The lobby is luxurious, the rooms large and the dining room elegant. Unfortunately, this property has not kept up with the times. Although it is ranked as a 5-star property, the Ritz in no way compares to some of the other true 5-star hotels in Abano. The grounds are overgrown, the furniture and rooms are dated and even the cleanliness of the pools is lacking. We wanted to love this place as the proprietor is friendly and the staff are hard working. The negatives however outweigh the positives. In particular the breakfast is very disappointing. No hot food with the exception of some very watery eggs unless you want to pay extra. The cold cuts were of average quality and the pastries just passable. This is an area that could easily and quickly be improved. Dinner was family style and of good quality. However, this property is competing against other hotels in town that offer a proper antipasti buffet, a dessert buffet and more menu selections. The pool area is quite nice, but dated and far too small for the number of guests. The proprietor would be smart to consider adding a second pool and lounge chairs in the rear garden area that is largely unused and somewhat overgrown. Hopefully she will consider this upgrade for the future. Finally, the internet was completely unusable for most of our stay. Often we were unable to login even with good reception. Other times the internet dropped and we were unable to connect for hours. We spoke with reception about this issue a few times, but were told there was no problem. So overall we had a good time, but at this price point, improvements need to be made in order for us to come back.