Hotel Montecodeno

Excellent service, great location, and the breakfast exceeded expectations with a wide variety of offerings. The staff provided five-star service—definitely worth the money. Don’t hesitate to book your stay here!

Good location, great WiFi, comfortable rooms (though the mattress was not firm). Breakfasts need work -- dry scrambled eggs, many stale baked goods, more staff needed to refresh offerings and clean tables.

I don’t understand how is this place has 4* rating with those prices and these services We stopped for 1 night here and the room was terrible The window is like prison bars on the upper part of the wall and is extremely humid and small with a noisy AC The bed looks like twin beds with a gap in the middle that’s unevenly divided - hostel much? The whole building smells like a hospital The receptionist dude can use a smile. We didn’t have time to try the breakfast so can’t comment on that, however the breakfast lady was nice she checked us out when we the receptionist wasn’t there Such a rubbish place, not recommended

Everything was good, the room was clean and it had all the necessary toiletries. It is very close to the port, like a 2 minute walk. However, the restaurant had a separate entrance, you have to go out to get to it. But, the food was very delicious, everything we tried was good.

Broken AC. Staff did not care. It was 98 degrees F in our room. After carrying 2 large suitcases up 3 flights of stairs (no elevator) there was no relief. We asked if they could repair the AC (turned on but no sound or airflow). They said could not repair it. We asked for a fan, they did not have one. We opened the one window in our room, but there was not a breeze. We could not sleep. The morning after our first night we asked if they could move us. They could not. They just did not seem to care about our level of discomfort. We told them we would like to check out because we just couldn't sleep and we only had a couple more nights. They argued and refused to reimburse us. We asked for a manager. When he arrived on property he said he would reimburse us the remaining two nights. He never did after repeated calls and emails. We ended up finding a room at Bellavista in Menaggio for the same nightly rate. It was lovely and we salvaged the rest of our stay.||I would like to say something positive about this hotel as I am not one to complain. My husband and I have never had such a horrible hotel experience, and we travel quite a bit. The location of this hotel is very convenient (close to the train station), but that is it.

Totally great hotel not sure what the low reviews are about. The staff are kind and very helpful. The continental breakfast was absolutely great and plenty of it. I took a single room and have absolutely no complaints for the price. I booked through Agoda and stayed in early July but the price was still great although likely higher and higher as the tourists arrive in droves and prices go up, but this is the fault of tourists crowding into Lake Como and all the accommodation in the area is the same. Perfect location to get the ferry early and beat the crowds.

Location is fantastic for the price - we were booked in Hotel Barretta. Lake is 200 yards away, food market with coffee, sandwiches and basics is just next door. That said - the room is barely one step up from a hostel - or it is a hostel with a private bathroom and private room. White on white institutional rooms. Beds are not comfortable and very small. I literally don’t fit in the shower - I wear a size 22 - not a very large person. It’s about 2.5 feet square. I have to shower with the door open and I can’t bend down to reach shampoo and soap. If I sit on the toilet I have to sit sideways. The AC didn’t work (and it is a hot July day), the staff did bring us a fan when we told them it wasn’t working. But eventually this was untenable. My partner got up on a chair and removed the AC filter (thick with dust, no wonder it wasn’t working). I washed the filters out in the shower and reinstalled them and now it’s working. Ice would be nice. More than one pillow per person would be nice. Ultimately if I am going to be staying in a hostel, I’d prefer to be paying hostel prices.

Very convenient hotel, a short downhill walk from the train station and just steps from the Varenna ferry dock and town center. Excellent staff who were very accommodating to my change in plans to avoid an Italian rail strike. Great breakfast as well.

Comfortable place, near the station (2 blocks) and the ferries (1 block). The rooms are simple and very clean. Our room had a partial view of Lake Como. Nice staff - they called the Varenna hair stylist for me (reservations required). Complimentary breakfast (8-10am) was filling - coffee, pastries, meat, cheese, yogurt, fruit, juice, granola cereal. Just 2 blocks from town square, Piazza San Giorgio, where there are many restaurants and shops. Quiet and safe area. Great value.