Hotel Brasil

Bit specific, but a great hotel if your going for the Ironman. It's a bit far from the start but they have free bike hire for 3 hours so you can get around to the expo, transition etc and on the day I cycled to the start and then my wife took the bike back. They allow bikes in the rooms and had breakfast open from 5am in the morning. Generally, the staff were all very attentive and breakfast was great, if a little busy at times. Our room was large enough for all the gear. Plenty around to keep you interested. Wife hired bikes for the day and went to Ravenna, we went to see the flamingos. Nice homely italian restaurants especially if you're into seafood. Everything is shut between 3 and 7 so make sure you're not struggling for hunger at these times. Nice shopping, got some much needed shades for the ride while out there. Nice pool for hydrotherapy afterwards. Gets the sun most of the day. Didn't try the spa. They made food for me after the ironman pretty much at the cutoff of their serving time which was a nice touch. Organised a taxi to the station with the bike bag etc. All in all great experience, from the hotel, the beautiful town and the Ironman festival

We lived our stay (Sunday-Wednesday), it was quiet and great location. The staff was very professional and efficient, our servers were the best.