Hotel Dory

I stayed at Hotel Dory in May 2025 with my cycling club and reserved a brand-new, high-end carbon Scott e-road bike with electronic shifting—important due to past wrist and ankle injuries. I received confirmation of the exact model and size. At the scheduled fitting, the staff couldn’t find the bike. The bike manager insisted it was there and even showed me the matching inventory number on my contract. Fifteen minutes later, he told me the bike was “out for repair.” I later learned the bike had been reassigned to another guest the day before after his e-bike broke down. I was given the same aluminum gravel e-bike he had refused—a major downgrade with mechanical shifting. I was told new bikes were being ordered and would arrive mid-week. They never came. A mechanic finally admitted none were ever ordered. I ended up riding the gravel e-bike all week for 40–50 mile road rides—far from what I expected. Others in my group had serious bike failures too, suggesting the fleet is aging and no longer matches what’s advertised. Worse, the bike manager selectively handed out review cards only to guests with positive experiences—clearly trying to influence online ratings. Bottom line: Hotel Dory’s cycling program is not what it once was. If you’re a serious rider expecting a quality, reliable bike, consider other Riccione bike hotels such as Belvedere or bring your own. I can’t recommend Hotel Dory until they fix both their fleet and their honesty.

We had a FANTISTIC time at Hotel Dory!! The food, the staff, the guided bike rides, all truly wonderful and memorable! Fantastic and authentic way to experience the region. The price is beyond reasonable! Highly recommend!! We want to return!

This Hotel is amazing with their care of the client. From room service, to the incredible meals! Top notch chefs creations, wonderful wines, the list goes on...and as a cyclist, everything needed to ride the mountains is here to make us safe, maintain bikes, ect...

The staff were wonderful, attentive, professional and happy, they made the holiday very enjoyable. The room was very generous in size, important when spreading our cycling kit and deciding what to wear in sunshine and rain. The bed was very comfortable after a long day on the bike so it was difficult to leave it in the morning at breakfast time! I was particularly thrilled with the free washing service for the cycling kit and so next year I’ll bring less . On reflection I would quite like a long day trip out on the bike,as long as that doesn’t mean doubling the number of hills to go up!

The food was buffet style and delicious; the cycling tours were all hilly and beautiful, so for us an electric tandem worked well. The Hotel found one for us to rent locally. Our room in Residence Dory, one of the external buildings of the hotel was lovely, spacious, comfortable and had a balcony, so we could sit outside. We really appreciated the option to ask that our room not be serviced every day.