My little brother and I last minute decided to go to Rimini between Stops in Rome and Venice, so we booked the National Hotel very last minute and through a budget hotel website. After experiencing some iffy hotels in Florence and Milan, we were PLEASANTLY impressed. We arrived and the front staff, who was incredibly friendly, was able to move us from our economy room to an ocean front view on the 5th floor! What an upgrade and for no fee! The downstairs of the hotel is typical Italian marble fare, but the rooms are SUPER modern. Lots of glass, windows, and light! The room was immaculately clean and very accommodating. The bathroom was beautiful. But the best part is the balcony. First off, if you like to sleep in and was a dark cave at night/early morning there are full hurricane shutters to block out ever ounce of light, but if you really enjoy a 24/7 view, the large glass window to the balcony doesn’t disappoint! The best was comfortable and the location was excellent in terms of walking to restaurants and access to the beach boardwalk. Now the hotel does not give you direct access to chairs/umbrellas on the beach, but that isn’t an issue as the breakfast was included and diverse. The downstairs bar makes a killer hot chocolate and the staff was very careful with storing our bags after we had checked out while we were on the beach! This was such a great experience I highly recommend this hotel!