{"id":2634,"date":"2025-07-24T12:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/98133-hotelbiri.tempwebsite.it\/home\/the-story\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:59:02","slug":"story-hotel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/en\/home\/story-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"The story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2634\" class=\"elementor elementor-2634 elementor-2358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1532021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1532021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7cf923 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7cf923\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796ed6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"796ed6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337cd95 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337cd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of the hotel<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c5dfe animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c5dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An historic hotel in the heart of Padua<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d84c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89d84c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>1946<\/strong> Ferdinando Stimamiglio launched a project to build a service station for the <strong>commercial and tourist traffic<\/strong> traveling in those days on the &#8220;Padana Superiore&#8221; road no. 11. The project was brought to fruition in 1949 with the opening of the<strong> Via Venezia wing<\/strong>: apartments, a repair shop and an industrial vehicles business were the first activities.<\/p><p>The <strong>Best Western Hotel Biri<\/strong> looks out on <strong>Piazzale Stanga<\/strong>, which derives its name from the barrier of the <strong>old customs office<\/strong> that once controlled the entrance of goods into the city.<\/p><p>The name <strong>BIRI <\/strong>derives from the joining together of the first two letters of &#8220;<strong>Birreria<\/strong>&#8221; (pub) and &#8220;<strong>Ristorante<\/strong>&#8221; (restaurant): <strong>Italian creativity<\/strong> in the 1950s, before the allure of English words had taken over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e35ade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e35ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491f501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"491f501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee49c42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee49c42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3047dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3047dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122-1024x690.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2595\" alt=\"The image shows a vintage photo from the construction of the Biri cinema, which later became the hotel. The photo is black and white.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122-1024x690.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122-768x517.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122-1536x1034.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Cinema-Biri-e1753352612122.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31db8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31db8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea47f6f e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea47f6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a578a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a578a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beginnings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fb8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39fb8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>hotel <\/strong>was opened in<strong> 1950 <\/strong>and the cinema (CinemaScope of course) in 1954, and soon became synonymous with<strong> entertainment <\/strong>and <strong>fun <\/strong>in Padua: its terraces could host over 400 people, while the best orchestras beat out the rhythm at its dances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c3929 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c3929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c663e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c663e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7722a29 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7722a29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96b874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d96b874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hotel expansion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93aa847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93aa847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early stages the <strong>hotel<\/strong> part of the structure was smaller than the residential wing (30 hotel rooms versus around 100 apartments). But over the years the <strong>apartments gave up<\/strong> space to the <strong>hotel <\/strong>which now boasts <strong>104 rooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e91b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e91b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b00ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6b00ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6603c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6603c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265-1024x672.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2580\" alt=\"The image is a vintage photo of the hotel rooms. In the center are two beds with striped bedspreads. Opposite them is a desk with a vase of flowers, a low cabinet, and a chair. The wall next to the beds is occupied by a built-in wardrobe with a mirror, and next to it is the front door. The photo is in black and white.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265-1024x672.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265-768x504.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265-1536x1008.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Appartamenticamere-1-e1753352572265.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283167a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"283167a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b22ba6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b22ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0899d2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0899d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2231f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e2231f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1-1024x725.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2587\" alt=\"The image shows a vintage photo of the hotel bar. A large wooden counter takes up virtually the entire room. The wall behind it is completely frescoed. To the left is a staircase leading up. The photo is in black and white.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1-1024x725.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1-768x544.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1-1536x1087.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48aec8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c48aec8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee414f4 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee414f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a16c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a16c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Until now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dfede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02dfede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1989 the <strong>hotel<\/strong> was promoted to the new<strong> 4-star category<\/strong>, and every day the management seeks to maintain, and even to increase, this level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48e39f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c48e39f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076a384 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"076a384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b7d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"e2b7d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Tavola-Calda-1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"e2b7d8c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Snack bar - Historic photo - Hotel Biri Padua\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vintage photo of the snack bar of the hotel\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ob3RlbGJpcmkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMjE3XC8yMDI1XC8wN1wvVGF2b2xhLUNhbGRhLTEud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImUyYjdkOGMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Tavola-Calda-1.webp\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1359\" aria-label=\"The image shows a vintage photo of the hotel&#039;s cafeteria. The room is furnished with rectangular tables with tablecloths and chairs. The walls are frescoed on the upper half and wood on the lower half. The photo is in black and white.\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"e2b7d8c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bar - Historic photo - Hotel Biri Padua\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vintage photo of the hotel bar\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ob3RlbGJpcmkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMjE3XC8yMDI1XC8wN1wvQmFyLTEud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImUyYjdkOGMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbiri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2025\/07\/Bar-1.webp\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1359\" aria-label=\"The image shows a vintage photo of the hotel bar. A large wooden counter takes up virtually the entire room. The wall behind it is completely frescoed. To the left is a staircase leading up. 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