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Name: Italian Short Breaks
Rating: 4.91

4.9 Rating 320 Reviews

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Italian Short Breaks 4 star review on 14th November 2024

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Italian Short Breaks 5 star review on 22nd March 2024

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“The weekend was excellent. The highlight was obviously Tosca with something magical about being on the shores of a lake on a balmy evening but Lucca was special too. The hotel was in an excellent location, characterful, with friendly and helpful staff. The car transport all arrived when they were meant to with drivers who were polite and informative and took away all the stress that comes from having to arrange taxis etc. The pandemic had meant that the trip had to be rolled over twice but throughout the A la Carte office kept us informed of developments and couldn't hae been more helpful”

Italian Short Breaks 5 star review on 28th July 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Andrew, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time and will forward your comments to everyone involved. Lovely photo! Thank you for sharing. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Seamless from the beginning. Excellent service from Weekend a la Carte, beautiful hotel, wonderful seats at the opera, would definitely book again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Jennifer, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time and will forward your comments to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“My wife and I had a wonderful 3 days in Verona, stress-free, everything arranged perfectly. The Hotel was perfect, a short walk from The Arena, the Opera seats were fabulous, as they were when we visited Milan with your company. Many thanks. We're planning to travel with you next year.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Patrick, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time and will forward your comments to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“I would recommend Italian Short Breaks, every time - they provided not only excellent advice on how to be newcomers in Verona, but also the feeling of a safety net, through the unpredictable trains & planes hazards..HL”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Hilary, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time and will forward your comments to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Two days in Verona plus 5 at Lake Garda. Italian Short Break, excellently organised by Weekend A la Carte from start to finish. Hotel Firenze in Verona, good basic hotel . Standard rooms small so go for the upgrade. Included breakfast had a good range including hot food. Tickets for Carmen upgraded to platinum foc. Row 3 in the centre, fantastic! Would recommend Restaurant close to Romeo and Juliet. Balcony. Travattoria Pompier, very popular so book ahead , food and service excellent at a reasonable price. Excellent personal transfer by car to Grande Hotel Garonne. Lake Garda , perfect. Excellent room with balcony and Lake view. A La Carte Restaurant in the hotel a little expensive but food excellent . Included breakfast very good with excellent range. Plenty of restaurants locally , R. Nicholas well worth a visit. Perfect private transfer to the airport. This was a special break to celebrate my wife’s birthday, delayed by two years. Excellent support throughout by Hannah at Weekend a la Carte. All in all a perfect week and I would recommend anyone to use them. Thank you all.”

Italian Short Breaks 5 star review on 24th July 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Steven, Thank you for your wonderful feedback on your Verona trip. I'm so pleased you had a great time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. Thank you for including the recommendation on the restaurant and providing a photo. Sounds lovely! I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Lovely trip to Verona. The hotel was lovely, the opera was spectacular, the day trip to lake Garda was great. The only disappointment was the 'wine tasting' and meal, which was not what we expected. There was no wine tasting or even explanation of the wine, we were just shown to a table and given 2 glasses of prosecco and a glass of red wine with the meal.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Fay, Thank you for your feedback on your recent Verona trip. I am looking into your comment regarding Al Cristo with our supplier as was not aware of this. I will come back to you once I know more. I hope this point notwithstanding, you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Well organised with good selection of hotels. The company are easy to contact, even when abroad, and very accommodating. We have been to Italy with Italian Short Breaks before and would use them again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Carol, Thank you for your wonderful feedback on your Verona trip. I'm so pleased you had a great time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“From the moment of booking back in January to our return from Lucca this week Italian Short Breaks has done everything possible to tailor our holiday and stayed in constant contact to ensure that everything ran smoothly. I cannot fault them.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Jo, Thank you for your great feedback. I'm so pleased to hear you had a wonderful time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent service throughout our holiday, will definitely travel with the company again”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Richard, Thank you for your great feedback. I'm so pleased to hear you had a wonderful time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“A lovely hotel, very handy for the centre of Verona. The chauffeur from the Airport was brilliant.What can I say about the Opera, words don't do it justice, incredible.The moon rose as the opera Carmen was half way through, very special.”

Italian Short Breaks 4 star review on 18th July 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Robin, Thank you for your great feedback. I'm so pleased to hear you had a wonderful time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. Fantastic photos! I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“A wonderful operatic experience in Verona”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Helena, Thank you for your great feedback. I'm so pleased to hear you had a wonderful time and will forward your feedback to everyone involved. I hope you will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“We had a fantastic time in Verona. Flights, transfers, hotel and seats at the opera were all first class. The arrangements made by Weeknd a la Carte suited our party perfectly. We have booked with them previously and will do so again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Keith, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time in Verona and will forward your comments to everyone involved. I hope you have a great day and will consider us again for your next adventure! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“The organisation from start to finish was excellent. The communications from "Italian Short Breaks" was also first class. Unfortunately, we were not enamoured by the Hotel, the rooms were small and we had issues with ants in our bedroom. The shower could only be likened to getting into a M.I.R scanner and very claustrophobic. The buffet breakfasts provided you were in the dining room very early were good however, if you were in the 8/8.30 contingent you had to ask the waitresses if they were going to replenish many of the items that had been available earlier, such as bread, butter and cold meats. I would not want to stay at this Hotel again. But, having said all that the staff were excellent and attentive. The opera was stunning and though it did not finish until 1.30 am it was worth every penny paid. I thank everyone that was involved in our booking and we shall keep you in mind when we look at another trip to Italy. Many thanks, Ian M.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Ian, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time in Verona and will forward your comments to everyone involved. I am a bit surprised about your feedback regarding Hotel Firenze. We have used this hotel for many years and always had great feedback, however, they have changed ownership this year, so that could explain some of the points you raise, so thank you for making me aware of this. I hope you have a great day and will consider us again for your next adventure! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Every detail that we discussed was seen to, in a professional and helpful manner. The quality of each aspect of our trip was consistently excellent, from the hotels and bedrooms, to drivers & transport vehicles and the seats at the Opera. Nothing was overlooked, despite several of our last minute problems, the trip was seamless and wonderful. I would very confidently recommend Italian Short Breaks to every one I know!”

Italian Short Breaks 5 star review on 8th July 2022

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Evy, Thank you for your wonderful feedback and lovely photos and videos. I will forward to everyone involved. I hope you have a great week and look forward to hopefully booking future trips for you! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent service, a company that really goes that extra mile and doesn't just sell a holiday.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good afternoon Terry, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. It's so good to hear despite Covid and airlines, you've at last had your special trip. I will forward your feedback to everyone involved and hope you will consider us again. Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“What a great trip! We had the best seats at the Verona opera. The Hotel Accadamia is very central but quiet and is excellent. We were driven in style to The Grand Hotel in Gardone for the two day stay in what is a stunning setting. That too was excellent. The entire trip went like clockwork, (even at Manchester airport). Thank you very much Hannah. I'm sure we will return.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Nick, Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. I am so pleased you had a great time, and will forward your comments to everyone involved. You are right, Manchester flights are doing a lot better now and Jet2 are also providing the best airline so far this summer. I hope you will consider us again in the future. Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Was very impressed with the level of personalised and efficient organisation of the entire experience. Will definitely recommend to friends and family.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Judith, Thank you for your wonderful feedback, which I will forward to everyone involved. I'm so pleased despite the extra challenges faced this year that you were able to have a great time. Please do think of us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“A superb service. we originally booked pre pandemic and Hannah did a marvellous job booking & confirming flights/trains/hotels/events/transfers…and then early pandemic - having to cancel & repeat … and then late pandemic – having to cancel & repeat again and finally (third time lucky) finalising what turned out to be an extremely enjoyable seven day break in Verona and Venice. Both hotels (Accademia and Metropole)were high quality in all respects and being centrally located were a very good base to explore. All the wrap-around stuff (transfers etc) that are important for a smooth break worked well and we will probably use the company again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Graham, Thank you for your great feedback. I will make sure everyone involved is updated. It's taken a lot of work getting this to happen due to Covid delays, so just so pleased you got to enjoy your wonderful trip. Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“We had a wonderful short break in Verona, the hotel Firenze was in a very good location to walk to the places of interest and a stones throw from the arena, excellent bars and restaurants. Our seats at the opera we're exceptional and we enjoyed every minute. The only complaint was we were unaware we didn't have pre-booked seats on our flights. It would have been helpful, and cheaper, to have been told in advance. As I checked in 9 days before our flight the only available seats together were extra leg room. Hannah did a excellent job otherwise in what has been a difficult 2 years.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning June, Thank you for your wonderful feedback regarding your recent trip to Verona. I'm so pleased to hear you had a great time and have forwarded your feedback to everyone involved. I'm a little confused however, in regards to your comment about seating on the flights. We leave this to our clients to arrange as they prefer. I hope you have a good week and will consider us again for your next trip! Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

“Our trip to Milan was delayed by 2 years due to Covid. The cancellation was handled efficiently. Throughout the past 2 years we were kept informed of developments so that we could decide when to rebook the trip. The rebooking was handled efficiently, including a last minute flight cancellation. The trip included flights,transfers, hotel, opera, and da Vinci’s Last Supper. We did not have any problems with the bookings made by Italian Short Breaks. The Italian Short Breaks staff were very efficient and friendly. In particular we would like to thank Hannah, who rearranged our trip, for her attention to the details of the trip and getting everything right. She responded very quickly to our emails and was very efficient and friendly throughout.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Good morning Steve, Thank you for your lovely feedback. It has taken quite a while due to Covid, but at least we got there in the end and made this trip work for you. I hope you will consider us again in the future. Kind regards Hannah

Posted 2 years ago

Italian Short Breaks is rated 4.9 based on 320 reviews