Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista

What a great place for a quiet time away from the bustle of Verona. Amazing decor, perfect food, and amazing service. Will be comming back again.

Great position. Good Room. Great breakfast

Best location, Staff very very friendly. You get the feeling as you're stayimg at home.

First impressions were very good, the drive way and grounds are lovely and the main lobby with the eccentric modern art pieces makes for a great welcome, even the corridors are amazingly decorated and very striking. The reception staff and the bar staff were friendly and helpful, and the pool area was nice. The rooms themselves were a bit dark but very clean and decorated in the same quirky manner which was nice and the bed was comfortable. The bathroom however wasn't quite up to the same standard and the shower seemed to leak and leave a huge puddle on the floor. The mini bar was also extremely over priced. During our stay, there was some sort of event on in the hotel, which wasn't too much of a bother at first, but when it came to dinner we decided to eat in the hotel restaurant, which reception staff suggested and booked for us. When we went down to the restaurant, it wasn't clearly signed and there were no staff around and the whole place seemed booked out for the event (which we weren't informed of). When we found a staff member, they took us to a table but we were made to feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. The food itself was nice but pretty expensive for what it was and a bit experimental in a bad way (mango tiramisu?). The wine list was also extortionate (hard to find a bottle under 75EUR). The breakfast (included in room rate) however was very nice, staff friendly and you could order eggs etc. on top of the extensive buffet. The hotel spa is also very nice, with sauna, steam room and a thermal pool, but the showers were a little dirty to be honest. Overall, I'd say the best part of the hotel is the quirkiness of it, with the amazing modern art installations and lovely grounds. I don't think I would stay again however, as the value for money is not good enough and its just not quite 5*.

This is a hidden gem close to Verona and having their own shuttle it is very easy to visit Verona without a car, The hotel itself is an old villa fully restored with modern art, quite a combination, but it works as it is refreshing. The staff are all very helpful, just ask and they will do what they can, without saying no. We had dinner at one evening and that was very good with good choices of wine and affordable! The breakfast buffet was the biggest I have ever seen, so many choices of every food selection, like cheeses, cold cuts, cereals, seeds, bread, fruit and so on. The hotel has a lovely pool with poolbar. Water is very cold, but that is me. All in all, great place to stay and be pampered

We loved everything from the beginning: The small route with the gate opening to a stunning garden/park, the old villa from the outside, not expecting a modern, exceptional interior and design Lobby, ALWAYS friendly and helpful staff, our room upgrade, the Pool, the ambiance, everything! Visit to Verona and the Arena was great on top, shuttle on time...etc. What we especially liked during our stay: The great Breakfast. Never had such a good breakfast our entire trip (several hotels) trough Toskana, so we decided to cancel the stay in a different hotel at the end of our holidays and fortunately could get 1 more night at villa amista and loved it again. Thank you, we will come back next time in Verona not to forget: Pool and Garden has very good architecture for well-being, SPA was nice too...great idea to serve fruits when it was so hot outside...

Excellent setting near Verona (city center is always hot during summer and hotel offers shuttle service to downtown), excellent garden with clean pool, better then last years breakfast and dinners, clean room, quiet place, nice staff (at least to Italian standards :) / no offense). The only thing to really improve is wifi connection + need to cover pool with wifi as well. This is longterm weakest point of the hotel.

What a fascinating place. The comfort of a sumptuous residence and the decor of a museum of modern art. The contrasts are mind boggling and done with such class. The garden and the pool are an oasis of peace after an exhausting day of visits in Verona.

I've been travelling for many years in a lot of SLH boutique hotels around the world. I never write any comment about hotels, I don't have time for it. But this time, I have to admit; this place offered me the most amazing tailor-made luxury experience ever. Thank you to all their team and I hope this will remain as it is for the next decades.

Top hotel with perfect service. As fa as the restaurant is concerned we would prefer an offer more "down to earth"