Hotel Vapore

We loved our stay at Hotel Vapore — it’s one of those places where you feel at home from the moment you arrive. The staff are outstanding: Manager/Sommelier Osman makes dinner memorable, and host Maria runs everything with warmth and care, and servers like Murat and the whole team treat you like family. The location is perfect — right in front of the port, so catching the aqua taxi is easy. Note: it’s not directly accessible by car; you park above and walk down some steps, but if you’re visiting the Lake Como area, expect a few steps everywhere — it’s part of the charm! The hotel even has a vehicle that runs up and down to help with your luggage, which makes things so much easier, especially with kids. They were super friendly and accommodating with my daughter — that personal touch makes all the difference. Even though many famous people have stayed here, they make every guest feel like a VIP. The restaurant is cozy, with a well-chosen small menu and an unbeatable view — a perfect spot to unwind after a day on the lake. Warm, family-friendly, perfectly located — highly recommended, and we’d stay here again without a doubt!

We stayed at the hotel for 3 nights this past week and we loved our stay. The views are fantastic from our room. Italian atmosphere and very friendly service and all the staff were great. We arrived there without reservations and were lucky they have availability. Maria and the other lady at the front desk are very nice and helpful. You can’t get to the hotel by car but if you find parking by the municipal office is not hard to get to and staff is very helpful to help you with your luggage anyway. They also offer parking in an offsite location and they will help you get to the parking and with your luggage. Location is right by Torno’s ferry stop so you can visit Como and all the other cities around the lake easily. Breakfast is great and the restaurant is good. The rooms are simple but good, we would love to go back anytime.

We visited only the restaurant. They have very small portions and they are very expensive for this small quantity of food. The food was tasty though. The stuff was a bit rude, they implied they wanted us to leave the restaurant because we didn't spend as much money as they wanted us to do.

What a total disaster ! We travelled over from Lake Maggiore for what we hope to be a magical time on Lake Como. The Sat Nav successfully took us past Como into a winding narrow road that twisted and turned for miles. Poor signage meant we missed the turning and took 11 kilometres before we could find anywhere to turn round. In the meantime we were nearly hit by a bus delivery lorry and 3 cars all out to prove they were the retired Italian racing team. Eventually found this narrow track that led us to the sparsely named “car park” that was not only full would not have accommodated any vehicle larger than a small car (we have an Audi 5). The final track to the hotel was so narrow even a small Suzuki Jeep struggled to come up from it. With no parking we tried calling the hotel - no signal - tied the internet - no signal and in the end - given I gave just had replacement knees we had to make a decision to abort the booking. When we contacted the hotel there was no sympathy no understanding no offer of any refund - just “it’s our policy not to refund” - we were totally deflated having looked forward for so long to our trip and having such a wonderful romantic time with the lovely people of Lake Maggiore - be careful folks !!!

I went to have lunch and I can say amazing service and amazing views!! The food is perfect! Perfect quantity and flavours!. I recommend it 100%.

The food is good. Prices are reasonable with an amazing view. I recommend trying the tiramisu!

Astonishing view, very warm atmosphere and lovely food. |We stopped in Torno for a small lunch and after a serious walk (we had to park up hill) this was a very pleasant surprise. |The service is great, the the food is Top class. |Starting we a small salad and as 2nd course a delicious pasta with small octopus and my wife a spaghetti with filet di Manzo. |Accompanied with a very good Lugana Roseville di Tommasi.

We did not stay in the hotel but we had a great lunch with a beautiful view of the lake.