Upon arrival I was a bit disappointed to learn that this small hotel had no special connection at all to James Joyce apart from its name and the fact that while living in Trieste the Irish writer liked to hang out in the neighborhood. That said, the location is rather convenient to reach anything in center city within minutes walking. My room, although being out of reach of the elevator (which only goes to the second-highest floor), was spacious and comfortable, with some water bottles provided, as well as a generous number of towels. The breakfast was so so, ... it starts at 7:30 am, and a few times items were often missing at the beginning. Sometimes there was no fruit (apart from perhaps a mandarine), sometimes no egg (which when it did exist was usually dry and not expertly prepared). Most items were exactly the same on the five mornings, even the music ... always the one CD by the "Jazz Liberators," a certain lack of inspiration that unfortunately permeates the place, which would benefit from someone shaking things up a little, especially the dull breakfast, at hardly any extra cost.

At night, because the hotel is located in a small side street, it can get a bit (very) noisy, depending on which party passes by.

The location in the old town was wonderful; an easy walk to most of the inner city and its sights and an easy connection via bus or cab to sights around the area. The breakfast was quite good. The quality was excellent and the dining area was cozy. The exceptional factor was the staff. To a person, they were friendly and helpful.

The bed linens were adequate but not exceptional.

We wanted to be in the center of the port area but also near the port. The James Joyce met both expectations 100%. We spent several days walking the interesting port city area and three minuets walking the bag drag to the ship for departure on our cruise. The hotel itself met all our needs and expectations. We did not pre-order breakfast but did eat and pay for breakfast a few mornings, which was very reasonable, plentiful and excellent. All of the staff was excellent.

Cozy little room, perfect for one night stay passing through on our way to Ljubljana. Great location, friendly people, quiet, clean and comfortable.

Sometimes the water wasn't hot in the shower, or would go back and forth from hot to cold, and the soap and shampoo pumps were out. We weren't sure people were paying attention. No art on the walls so the room looked a little barren, but it was clean and comfortable which is what you hope for most in a hotel. The room we had was dark but it was quiet. We were quite happy, but a little more detailed attention to the aesthetic experience would go a long way.

The location was exceptional and the lady who checked us in couldn't have been more helpful. We had a rental car and they were extremely helpful in guiding us to the approximate parking structure and giving us a highlighted map of all the local sites to see.

Only thing I didn't like was the sound proofing. Could hear the room overhead, but luckily the went to sleep at the same and got up slightly earlier but not too early. Also room was a bit hot but I think it was more operator error and not knowing the system in a different country. Regardless I would stay here again.

The location of the hotel was ideal being situated in the centre of the town and within easy walking distance of the station and with many good bars and restaurants close by. The hotel had a very pleasant old world feel to it, which was lovely. Without exception, the staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was very good with a good selection of food.

We found nothing to criticise

Very friendly staff, comfortable room and excellent location. Also, we needed a wheelchair for the duration of our stay which the hotel sourced, collected and dropped back on our behalf without adding anything to the rental charge for the chair itself. Trieste is a lovely city and this is a great hotel to see and experience the best of it.

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Friendly staff great location

Very friendly staff. Lovely breakfast excellent location. Lady at breakfast made food for us because we had to check our early. Nothing was a problem. Nadine at reception was so knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommemd this hotel and will definitely be back. A few steps from resteraunts which were fabulous.

Wonderful gem of a hotel in the middle of the old city. Very friendly and helpful staff, rooms were excellent, so was breakfast. Staff very helpful with arranging for parking. This was our first trip to Trieste and we thoroughly enjoyed it!

The only dampener was a loud party in one of the neighbouring buildings on the first night. Not the hotel's fault! Since the alleys are so tiny, its hard to block out outside noise - so bring some good earplugs in case a neighbour feels like partying til the wee hours!

Very quaint hotel. Great location in a tiny alley in the old city but super close to everything. Very friendly staff although the day receptionist spoke only Italian. Fortunately we found a housekeeper who epeaks Spanish, which helped. Room was comfortable and clean.

Collapsing shower. So-so breakfast. But when we had to leave early to catch a train they were very accommodating. Very bad taxi service - we elected to walk to the train station