How to send luggage between hotels and Airbnbs in Italy
Rome, Florence, Venice, then Milan sounds light on paper. The suitcase at every platform, bridge and staircase is the part nobody misses until the trip begins. Send BagMeHome the two addresses and dates. We check the route, coordinate the handovers and tell you how to prepare the bag; you take the train with a daypack.
How an Italy-to-Italy luggage transfer works
You send BagMeHome two complete addresses, the collection date, the date you need the luggage, and the size and weight of each bag. We check which carrier can serve that route and give you the price, collection window, delivery estimate and packing rule.
At collection, a real person must release the bag: you, a host, reception staff or another agreed contact. The same is true at delivery. A hotel desk can usually cover a wider window than a private home, which makes the handover easier.
You do not need to solve both ends alone. Send us the booking names and the contact for each property. We confirm who can hand over and receive the suitcase before you commit.
Hotel-to-hotel is the simplest handover
Send us the departure and destination hotel contacts plus the name on each booking. We ask whether reception can release and receive the luggage, then pass along the carrier, label and expected day.
A named guest and a defined handover are easier for a busy desk than “a suitcase may arrive this week.” That coordination is part of the service, not homework we hand back to you.
Reception still has to agree before the bag is left there. We obtain that handover detail first; you should never abandon luggage in a lobby without a named person expecting it.
Airbnb, villa and private-home transfers need a person
An apartment has no permanent reception, so a person must meet the carrier during the agreed window. Send us the host or local contact and we coordinate that handover at both ends.
Give us the complete street address, door number, postcode, city, contact name and reachable phone. If the property is behind a gate or inside a restricted traffic area, we work out the viable meeting point before the quote is confirmed.
A key box is not a handover. If nobody can meet the carrier, tell us. We will check a staffed alternative instead of leaving you to improvise on collection day.
Work backwards from when you need the bag
Domestic luggage transfer is carrier delivery, not an instant porter between two stations. The route, pickup day and available service decide the estimate. Weekends, islands and remote addresses can change the options.
Message us as soon as both stays are confirmed. Share your preferred collection date and the first date someone can receive the bag. We return the carrier's delivery estimate before you make plans around it.
If you need everything that evening, keep the suitcase with you or arrange a genuinely local same-day service. A carrier transfer is most useful when your daypack covers the time between handovers.
Pack for the service you actually book
Some domestic carrier services accept a closed suitcase. Others require a box or protective packaging. Do not buy packaging on a guess: we check the selected service and tell you exactly what it requires. Give the real dimensions and weight because carriers verify both.
Your one non-delegable job is to tell us honestly what is inside. Keep passports, identity documents, medicine, money, jewellery, keys, power banks, loose lithium batteries, perishables and anything irreplaceable with you. We check the rest against the selected carrier and route before collection.
Remove old airline labels, close every zip, photograph the bag before handover and attach the guest name without displaying unnecessary personal information.
Transfer it, or take it on the train?
Take it with you when the suitcase is manageable, you need its contents immediately and the itinerary has simple station access. You keep control and avoid coordinating two handovers.
Send it ahead when the large bag makes several city changes harder, both addresses have reliable contacts and you can travel from a daypack while it is in transit.
There is no universal answer for the train itself, so check the operator and class on your ticket. For the luggage transfer, do not start calling hotels and couriers: send us the route on WhatsApp and we do that part. Our separate train-luggage guide covers what stays with you.
Send six details. We handle the rest.
- The complete pickup address and property contact.
- The complete delivery address and property contact.
- The booking name at each accommodation.
- The number of bags, with dimensions and weight for each.
- Your preferred collection date and when the bag is needed.
- What is inside, including liquids, batteries, food, alcohol or valuables.
Those details let us price the route, coordinate both handovers and flag anything that cannot travel before collection day.
Questions before you message us
Can a hotel send my luggage to another hotel in Italy?
Yes, when both hotels can complete the handovers. Send us the booking names and hotel contacts; we coordinate the collection and receiving details for the quoted route.
Can luggage be collected from an Airbnb in Italy?
Yes, when you, the host or another person can meet the carrier. Send us the host contact and complete address; we plan the agreed window and handover.
Should I put my suitcase in a box?
Do not guess. We check the selected carrier and tell you whether it accepts the closed suitcase or requires protective packaging.
What cannot go in the shipment?
Tell us what is inside so we can check the exact carrier and route. Keep passports, documents, medicine, money, jewellery, power banks, loose lithium batteries, perishables and anything irreplaceable with you.
What your quote confirms
Send us your route and collection date. We check which carrier can take your bags, how to pack them and when they are expected to arrive. You get those details with your quote, before you book.
