During our three-week trip to Italy, we stayed in ten different hotels, and I would rank Affittacamere Casa Danè at the bottom of the list. That does not mean it is a bad property - all the hotels we booked had excellent ratings.
The location is excellent, just a two-minute walk from the train station. The room was clean, spacious, and comfortable, and a complimentary breakfast voucher for a nearby café was included.
The lower ranking is mainly due to convenience. Our room was on the fourth floor of an old building with high ceilings and no elevator, so carrying our luggage upstairs without assistance was difficult. Another minor inconvenience was the lack of complimentary bottled water. Almost every other hotel we stayed at provided bottled water, which was especially appreciated during the hot Italian summer.
The hotel also asked for our arrival time, which we provided and adhered to. However, unlike almost all the other hotels we stayed at, the air conditioning had not been turned on before our arrival, so we entered a very warm room after walking in the summer heat.
Checkout was at 10:00 a.m. While I understand that late checkout is not always possible, the property also did not offer luggage storage. As a result, if you want to continue exploring La Spezia after checkout, you have to use the paid luggage storage at the train station.
Overall, a good property, but the lack of an elevator, luggage storage and a few thoughtful touches affected our experience.