Boston

Italy , Livorno
LIVORNO , Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini, 40
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75 reviews shown

2/10

Poor

25 Oct 2025

Samantha

The room we had smelled bad and the bathroom clearly hadn’t been cleaned since the last resident, the bin was full and a used towel was hanging on the back of the door.
I thought maybe I could use the fridge in the communal area but it was already full of goods 4 MONTHS EXPIRED!!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2025

Arnoldas

dusty and dirty tops, dirty cups with spoons left in room, found a dead mosquito in a drawer!!!
(i got plenty of pics)

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Carolyn

We had three rooms in this motel, the reception area as you walk in is abit run down, BUT
The three rooms we had were absolutely beautiful, very beautifully decorated with matching furniture cushions pictures, coffee & tea and small fridge, everything was perfect
Obviously they have redecorated all the bedrooms and were concentrating on the entrance. We did meet the owners who are very friendly and showed us different rooms available which were all perfectly decorated. We were here for a family gathering. I would definitely stay here again thank you

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

david

Smelly stay

All good apart from drains were smelly

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Poor overall experience

Unfortunately the room was facing the front and there is noise from the main road.
There are no fans provided in the room in spite of record high weekly temperatures so it was a difficult and uncomfortable experience. The toilet flush sometimes worked and sometimes didn't.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Conveniently located quiet and comfy

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Michael

Business trip

Nice room with desk, table and chairs. Ajoining room with twin beds. Nice quiet remote area. You need a car to get around. Hazel the owner is a lovely lady and very helpful.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

FEROZ

We are very happy with the support from the host service

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2025

Karen

Boston Lodge was in an ideal location for our needs. It is a little dated and we did have a few issues, but contacting the owner was very easy and they responded very quickly, and issues were sorted to a satisfactory standard.
Many thanks

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

James

All was as expected,at a great affordable price

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2024

Kate

Good value room

Room was very clean and comfortable. Large TV screen, good hot drink facilities plus small fridge.
The water was very hot. Only issue was that the water in the shower was too hot to stand under and we couldn't turn it down.
Good value for money, would stay again.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

give it a miss

it was freezing, damp and full of mould

Business

4/10

Poor

01 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

No central heating in November

Communication was good in relation to informing us on access and room number as the check-in was unmanned.
Unfortunately, when we arrived, the whole place was cold and no central heating was on - so the foyer/reception room was cold on entry.

When we got to the room, the central heating was off in there as well. The only heating that worked was a tiny electrical heater in the corner of the room which was connected to a switch timer that lasted for 45 minutes at a time. Not good when trying to keep warm overnight at the end of November.

We ended up sleeping in our clothes and wooly hats.
The room itself was tired but tidy, in need of redecorating and the carpet by the bed next to where the shower was (on the other side if the wall) was cold and damp. The wood at the base of the side table was also blown - so its likely they have a leaky shower.

Room was functional but wouldn't use again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2024

Mike

Great parking nice stay

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2024

Mike

great pleasant stay good staff cute as well :-]

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

Good value

Fantastic lodge, clean, warm and quiet. Quick replies to questions. You don't need to message about parking or a code to get in. Wait for a email an hour after booking.

If booking at short notice your name won't be on the room list so you have to phone them. Only downside.

Fridge and microwave with cutlery downstairs.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2022

Richard

Excellent location, very comfortable and clean room, large TV on the wall, no negatives about the property.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2022

Richard

Does just what it says. Not a luxury hotel, just a comfortable, clean place to stay. Excellent value for money.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2020

Diane

NO BREAKFAST :(

Clean and comfortable room. Booked 2 nights bed and breakfast through hotels.com Note in bedroom giving times of breakfast. Came down in the morning, no breakfast and no sign of anyone. Rang the number on our booking to be told aggressively \"I don't do breakfast and hotels.com got it wrong. I am not giving you a refund!\" I pointed out I hadn't asked for a refund just some breakfast. She told me to take it up with hotels.com - I did and spent over an hour on the chat line with an agent and never had any response. The owner of Boston Lodge then rang me back to tell me \"Anyway you only booked for a single person and our son turned up with his girlfriend, you haven't paid for her!\" Wow! I pointed out very calmly that I had indeed paid for a double room for 2 people bed and breakfast... \"hang on..... oh yes, it was somebody else not you. Go and check with Expedia about your breakfast\"
Hmmm... not exactly the customer service one would expect and will certainly not use again - the Travel Lodge would have been better - at least we could have got a cereal bar from the petrol station. We had been expecting a lovely cooked breakfast - and just got told off for asking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2020

Jean

Ok for overnight stop

After an inauspicious start, this was a good stopover. We received a text with the number of the key box which enabled us to enter the property, but inside there was no note to tell us the room number. We rang a mobile number but it was poor reception & the person on the end of the line wasn’t sure which room we were to be in.
When the room was sorted out it was comfortable & clean ( apart from behind the unit housing tea/ coffee). The shower was in the room & everything was ok. It was good value, although breakfast was offered online & we were told to be sure & fill in the breakfast list, there was no list! We left and got breakfast on our way. We never saw anyone the whole time.

Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2020

damian

Could do better

I arrived to a note on the door. Please call this number. After pushing the camera doorbell and it not being answered I then called the number which went to voice mail. I find this to be a very unwelcome start to any stay.
First impressions are everything to me.
The call was returned about 15 minutes later but by then I had already decided not to stay.
Sorry guys you could do a lot better.
I won't be staying with you again

Business

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

WiFi wasn’t working but was late to ask to solve it . Very clean and tidy, lovely breakfast.

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

nice room, lovely host, ideal location.............

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Fantastic hosts, food and service. Good communication and ordering system for breakfast

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2019

Michael

The B&B is comfortable, staff are friendly and a lovely breakfast.
For £50 a bargain

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is quaint, staff were friendly, breakfast was good. Was a 1 night stay as needed to stay over before driving home after visiting family.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Good little B & B always booked up and staff helpful and kind. I’m sure I will stay again soon

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

I thought this B and B was fabulous! Nothing too much for the owners. Easy to find, plenty of parking. Thankyou so much!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2019

Leslie

Night away

Great location, rooms are very well maintained. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Couldn't have asked for more.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2019

Mike

Good value.

A good budget bed and breakfast. Excellent breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2019

Steve

Nice find and very reasonable

Lovely room, very comfortable. Peaceful location. Great hospitality and an excellent breakfast. Ample on site parking. Would definitely stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2019

Verified traveler

Very welcoming made to feel at home immediately. Room was pleasantly decorated. It was quiet and we had a very good night's rest

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2019

Ian

Nice stay

Nice stay. Great breakfast and warm welcome. Local information needs updating as restaurant next door closed 2 years ago.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Cons: I was expecting much more from breakfast and I don't feel welcome.
Pro: quiet room and good parking.

2/10

Poor

30 Mar 2019

Gavin

Shocking

Very poor we paid, then on arrival was told there was no room by a very rude owner via a ring doorbell

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Convenient position. One or two items didn't work like TV remote control and one bedside light. Breakfast very good..

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We arrived late a quick phone call and we were let in given our key and explained what to do with breakfast. Our room was large and spacious and a big bathroom. The beds were really comfy. The breakfast was fresh and hot. Overall a really lovely B&B and wouldn’t be disappointed if stay there. Lovely friendly people clean tidy room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Easy self service check in. Room was very welcoming, immaculately clean. Everything one could want for a B&B is available. Breakfast was ideal too with a good variety of cereals available and the cooked breakfast was delicious. A Hotel Inspector would be proud to stay here.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2019

KAREN

Comfortable, clean, good breakfast

Comfortable stay excellent breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2019

WILLIAM

great place to stay

lovely place to stay and very welcoming even in sad circumstances many thanks

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Ideally located to break our journey to Norwich.
A comfortable stay.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2018

Michael

mr very happy

The lodge was very nice,clean,and the beds were comfortable, special thanks to the very pleasant lady that did the breakfasts, we would deffinately stay there again

Family

4/10

Poor

20 Sep 2018

Mark

You got what you paid for.

Basic, you got what you paid for
Not my choice of somewhere to stay but my company booked it at short notice.
Overpowering smell of air fresher in the room made me feel sick after a while.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2018

Hazel

Lovely , great

Our stay at Boston lodge was lovely , lovely bedroom , fantastic breakfast and great friendly host , would definitely go back ,exceptional value for money

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2018

Suzanne

Comfy room. Good breakfast. Would stay again

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2018

Traveller&2

Basic Comfort

No-one to greet on arrival and had to look for room and room key ourselves. Basic comfortable room, with broken leg on single bed. Good stock of tea/coffee and extra blankets.

Biggest problem was the room was below a flat and the floorboards were very squeaky, which made it difficult to get to sleep!

Breakfast was great and impressed with the breakfast order sheet left out the night before.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2018

leanne

We’ll be back!

Elaine was really nice, breakfast was lovely and the room was comfy.
Very easy to find location! Will definitely stay again if in the area.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2018

John

Very good stay. I was in the single room. Very well equipped and comfortable. Breakfast good. Would stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Average

Average

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2018

Sheila

Value

Value for money. Breakfast very good. Finding somewhere to eat in the evening is a bit of a challenge as nearby pub has closed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2018

Susan

Nice.

Quite good. Need a car. Very small but adequate. Good breakfast. Boston a few miles away is an interesting town.

Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Aug 2018

Janet

Unfriendly

Note on front door to say let yourself in. Picked up key from table inside to room and had to order breakfast night before.

Room was clean, bathroom was dated and noise from adjoining rooms doors as they kept coming in and out.

Breakfast - had ordered bacon egg and tomato but told no tomato by lady that was looking after place as owners away. I then asked can I have sausage instead then but this was not well received and moaned I will have to get one out of the freezer.

Whilst eating my breakfast a couple came down with soya milk and was told oh I have been and bought soya milk especially for you and Linda McCartney sausages.

The lady fussed around them so much but couldn't be bothered to buy a tomato.

When I left she was so busy talking to the vegan couple didn't even look up to see me never mind say thank you or goodbye.

As a single traveller I found the place really unfriendly and very insecure the front door key just left to let anyone in.

Very disappointing as I was planning to revisit again area in Sept but will go elsewhere.

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Very basic

Didn't see anybody on check in, you do it yourself.
Could get very little water either hot or cold in the room, for washing etc.
If you want a cooked breakfast your fine. But otherwise, no fruit, yoghurt, marmalade or honey.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2018

Julie

Short Overnight Stay

Our overnight stay was very brief. Upon arrival, we were a little late so the keys were left in the breakfast room. It took us a while to find the room but when we did it was fine. It was clean and tidy, good WiFi and quiet.

Met the hosts the following day who were really friendly.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2018

Stephen

Great hotel in a quiet area.

This review is in 2 parts,firstly for the area and secondly for the hotel. First the area. We visited on a Monday, the problem on a Monday is that there is nothing open locally if you want to eat unless you are prepared to travel into Boston, or similar, this is of course not the fault of the hotel, but when you are riding a motorcycle, like we were, it is a bit of a pain to have to get all your gear on just to go and eat food, obviously if you are in a car then it's less of an issue. You can order a takeaway, and it will be delivered to the hotel, but the food isn't great.
Secondly, the hotel. There will be a big welcome from the friendly owner, and once you are shown to your room you will be left to your own devices, unless you need anything and then the owner is just a button press away. To be fair the decor is a little tired, but it is relatively clean, the bathroom could do with a bit of TLC, and maybe the rest of the hotel would benefit from a bit of modernisation, but honestly, for the price, it is more than acceptable. The breakfast was very good, and there was plenty of it, and as we left we got another big smile.
Overall, the hotel was all that we needed and it was at a great price.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2018

Andrewolof

Nice place, good breakfast. Home from home. Not an ordinary hotel. Good location. Probably not everyone's cup of tea, but a good value business stay....

4/10

Poor

30 Mar 2018

linda

would not recommend

Good breakfast entrance porch very scruffy inside was very dated shower head gave a very weak spray towel rail broken edge of bath dirty.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2018

Jac

Clean, and convenient for Boston and Spalding

Rather dated décor but clean, comfortable bed and very good breakfast. Owner and staff couldn't be more helpful.
Plenty of free parking and although it is close to A17 I found no problem with noise.
Good value basic B&B

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2018

MR IAN

Boston Lodge

I found that it was a very friendly atmosphere the rooms were clean although a little compact. But overall I enjoyed my stay there

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2018

DR FELIX NOMUOJA

It worked for me, it should work for you too

Heating works
WiFi works
Lots of towels
Lots of pillows
Quiet night times
Good breakfast to start your day

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2017

Bill

A17 Oasis

Boston lodge is easy to find just of the A17, easy parking, self check in, rooms are clean and warm, Wi-fi is good if you have work to catch up on, breakfast is first class. I might be only a B&B but is is excellent for the price and the facilities.

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2017

Jacqueline

Nice little break

The lodge was nice and was welcomed by a friendly lady.
Our room was a nice size (Family) with the kids beds in a separate room. The bathroom had a shower cubicle and was an average size. The bathroom door didn't close to lock though. We were used to booking premier inn so was a little disappointed to find no soap or shower gel only hand wash.
We had an issue with our front door not being able to be locked but the lady and her husband fixed it by the time we returned later that night. Breakfast was very nice with added toast made for one of our party. We had to vacate our room at 11am and this was whilst I was retrieving our car from a local party and my children had to wait in the dining room with our friends. Overall, we were happy with our stay but some things could be improved.

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2017

WALLPAPERMAN

Good overnight stop

Found the property easily. Arrived on a quiet day and found room comfortable, warm and clean. Great breakfast in the mroning.

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2017

Ian

Boston Lodge

Nobody around to welcome you, had to find my own bedroom key as the one on the table was not mine, condition of the room was ok, could do with a little renervation.

TV was very small and the bathroom mirror was too far away to have a proper shave.

Breakfast the next morning was good with very friendly staff, overall not bad for the price but not as good as other hotels I have stayed at in the area

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2017

brian

stay at boston lodge

was met at the door and i offered to pay straight away which i did. shown to my room where i stayed until morning breakfast. i was made welcome

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2017

KARL

Great value for money, definately recommend!

We stayed at Boston House because we were on an overnight Ghost hunt in Lincoln with Paranormal eye, so we only came in at 3am, room was massive, bed was lovely and comfy, breakfast was fabulous as were the hosts, thanks for a lovely stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2017

Marc

Cracking little B and B, great value for money and comfortable bed. Lovely breakfast in morning

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Thankyou

Very nice a room and a lovely breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Single Room at the Boston Lodge August 2017

Very basic single room at a daily rate of £35 but perfectly acceptable and clean. Good wardrobe space but no desk. Full en-suite with bath and powerful shower. The only criticism I can make of the room is the large chair wedged up against the wardrobe which cut down a lot of the space available to move around. Very good location just next to the A17 so easy access to Lincolnshire. Plenty of on-site parking. Breakfast consisted of help-yourself to as much cereals, fruit and yoghurt as wanted and then a cooked to order full-English breakfast. The cooked breakfast was good but not amazing - I would have liked thicker bread for my toast but I could make that complaint against almost every hotel and bed-and breakfast I have ever stayed in. All the staff I did come in to contact with were polite and friendly. My only substantial disappointment was when initially checking in on the day at 2pm there was no one to greet me as there was no reception. I had to communicate by intercom which was so difficult to understand at one point I was getting so stressed I actually considered walking away. Luckily for me I didn't but after a long journey this was not what I was expecting. It turns out the hotel is up for sale so this may be why the current owners are not so committed to the day to day operation. Despite the initial problems - would I stay here again - most definitely if looking for a clean basic room with onsite-parking and a good cooked breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2017

Patrick

Overall, good value for price and would use again.

Not the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on, but okay for one night. Room 6: Cobwebs above the shower / between water pipes, and a dead bee on the carpet (appeared to be recently deceased), but otherwise clean enough. Standard coffee / tea in room (no sweeteners, just sugar, as per every small hotel in this area!). Shower temperature adjustment was a bit temperamental (shower control bar cartridge might need replacing?). Cooked breakfast was good, but it would have been nice to have the choice of more than one solitary yoghurt (strawberry, which I do not like). Main complaint, as a business traveller, was the poor (virtually useless, and dropped out completely after an hour or so) wifi connection which left me unable to complete my work in the evening.
Overall, good value for price and would use again, but only if I do not need to use the wifi.
Additional note: Used the pub over the road (The Barge) for dinner. It has apparently just been taken over by new owners, and I was not impressed. The food was unimaginative and straight off the shelves from Lidl as far as I could tell, and the choice of ale was poor. I was also overcharged. They do not serve dinners at the hotel, so f you have time to find somewhere else then do not go to the Barge.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2017

Trisha

Quiet

Although the place is very clean and good decor, the room I and my husband had ,had the noisest floorboards going! That was the only issue that marred our stay
Good cooked breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2017

Sally-Ann

Comfy, cosy and clean.

An absolutely lovely place to stay, friendly hosts so so clean and spacious room for a family. The breakfast was hot and filling and overall a superb value for value for money. Situated close enough so it is easy to find. Would stay here again.

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2017

Paul

Nice and tidy place to stay

No problems really other than the WiFi, with 2 17 year olds it was an issue! Breakfast was very nice too!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

Bethany

We stayed here for the second time this year. Same as last time, it was an excellent stay, friendly staff and also great breakfast choices.

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2017

Sarah

Different but pleasant - recommended.

This bed and breakfast was different to any I have stayed in before for two reasons:
1, to check in you don't meet anyone, you just grab your key from the hook and write down what you would like for breakfast the next day. - Perfect if you want to get away for the weekend without having to make small talk and/or have social anxiety ;-)
2, the shower is in the room (not en suite, literally next to the bed) oh, and so is the sink.

Best bits
1, Breakfast! Lots of choice, fantastic quality and well cooked, our requests were welcomed and met.
2,The room was very clean and looks to have been recently decorated.
3, ABSOLUTE BARGAIN PRICE!

Less than perfect bits:
1,The bed was uncomfortable (but this could be a personal preference for us) and the pillows were incredibly hard.
2, Payment was taken without my presence, and then it turned out that a duplicate payment had been taken (then immediately refunded) without my being informed so I panicked when I saw my bank statement and misread it). When I rang in a panic the owner(?) was incredibly polite, explained what happened and apologised for not letting me know.

Other good bits
Fresh fruit always available
Plenty of parking.
TV/DVD in room
TV showing news and weather during breakfast was very helpful.

Overall a nice weekend away and I would recommend The Boston Lodge as a place to rest your head!