||||| This is a place where I've stayed before. |||||
Over the years I've stayed in several different places in Bergamo and I would gladly return to any one of them, all for different reasons. Some have modernity, some have snuggly beds, or en-suite convenience. But Andrea's place has a commanding location and an old-world class like no other.
Maps decorate the walls of corridor and rooms, showing European countries with special attention to northern Italy. The high-ceilinged rooms have tall shuttered windows and tiled floors, and the kitchen is well-appointed as a shared catering area.
Communication was good, even without social media for check-in. I have 2G only so I had to seek wi-fi at the local kebabbaro, where the welcome is good.
Gabriele Camozzi was born here, and is now immortalised in the street map. Whether you get to sleep in his room might be the luck of the draw, but it's a step into a bygone age with a fading elegance. And I'd be only too happy to make a third visit.