This hotel is smack in the old town of Lucca within the city walls so perfect location except if driving then it requires a minor inconvenience to park considerably away from the hotel and then walk back. Normally such hotels in Europe are Relais & Chateaux, LHW, SLH, or at best Design Hotel, but I find there are more and more Autograph Hotels joining Bonvoy which are of that style so it's even better than these other brands due to elite benefits available at Autograph. Grand Universe Hotel joined Bonvoy two years ago, fully renovated historical building; I intended to stay here on a road trip as I had this hotel on my target list for quite a while. I was upgraded as Marriott Ambassador Elite to a junior suite which is a corner room and simply more spacious. The quality of the room was excellent and can approach Luxury Collection standards in some ways. Breakfast was ok but not the highlight of the stay especially considering it’s Italy after all. No Prosecco and no a la carte menu. In destinations with a lack of hotel chains I am quite lenient in judging hotels but in this case the hotel was very good in its own right so if staying in this area I think this one is a slam dunk.
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