Hotel Carignano, Restaurant, Cooking School

The Hotel Carignano, is located about 3,5 Km from the center of Lucca and 4,5 km from the A11 highway exit; close to the city, but at the same time in the tranquillity of the Tuscan countryside.

- Completely renovated June 2006, it is located near the main art cities like, Pisa, Firenze, Siena, San Gimignano, etc. ideal for your Tuscan vacation as well as for business travel. You can relax after a long day in our spacious rooms, on the terrace or by the pool in the hotel's gardens ....and perhaps dine with some good Tuscan cuisine!
Bedrooms
The Hotel has 26 spacious rooms, all air-conditioned, with shower or bathtub, hair drier, telephone, in-room safe, air-conditioning, minibar, TV with satellite channels, intl. news and pay per view. The 16 Superior rooms, are larger and can accommodate families of up to 4 people.
- Our English speaking staff will be at your disposal for any requests you may have, to make your stay with us a memorable experience.

Services
- The hotel has a large reception hall, a TV room, piano bar bar.
- A car park for over 70 cars is available to our clients free of charge.
- Internet point free for our clients, a Wi-fi connection is available for an extra charge. - Our swimming pool  and 2.5 acre park is at our guest's disposal.

Park and pool
The pool and the 2,5 acre park with children playground are ready since July 2007 the 2 1\2 acre park is large enough for jogging and outdoor excercise.

Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! We think it’s important to offer our costumers a rich and complete breakfast: ham, cheese, 2 types of yoghurt, preserved and fresh fruit, 2 types of croissants, 3 types of cakes, cookies, biscuits, cracottes and swedish crispbread, 3 types of fresh bread, 4 cereals, 4 fruit juices, cappuccino as well as all hot drinks. Naturally also butter, jams, honey and Nutella.
 

Conference Rooms
Our 2 Conference Rooms from 50 to 70 seats and natural light, are furnished with standard equipment. On demand we can order equipment as required. We also organize coffee-breaks and business lunches as well as dinners.

Activities
Our Hotel is particularly suited for sports tourism, Trekking in Garfagnana and the appennines mountains, cycling on Lucca hills, by the river or in the mountains. A few steps away from the hotel there is the river natural park with its cycling path which can be enjoyed on foot or on horseback too. Locked bike deposit.




Cooking Classes
For the lovers of food and wine,  Chef Paolo Monti teaches italian gourmet and tuscan cooking classes since 1994, please visit www.cucina-italiana.com  formore information

 

Restaurant
The “Cantina di Carignano”  was an old "mail station" where horses and carriages stopped during their journeys along the dusty roads between tuscan towns. 
For 4 generations, the same family has managed this restaurant and proposes typical dishes from the Lucca tradition such as the "Farro soup", home-made "Lucca ravioli", locally grown olives, "lardo di Colonnata", the famous "fiorentina" beefsteak cooked over charcoal and the traditional Lucca vegetables pies "con i becchi" which are some of the  specialities.
In the summer it is possible to dine on the terrace by candlelight.
It is possibile to book for groups and banquets up to 300 persons.

Nella bella stagione, i nostri clienti possono cenare a lume di candela e fare la prima

colazione nel fresco della nostra veranda.