Hotel Villa Paradiso

What a great place! We had a lake front very large room with stunning view. Hotel has been renovated in recent years. Maintenance is spot on and all is very clean ( and i am from the cleaning industry…)!! Garden, swimingpool, beach, all is 100%! Staff is superfriendly and able. Food is fine, maybe a bit expensive but acceptabel. Really have nothing to complain which is pretty unusuaal for me. Ok, one thing, you defenitivly need a car…

Spent 3 nights here early May as part of Italian Lakes & Adriatic cruise package - originally scheduled for Baveno but rerouted here in Meina. Italian public holiday so very little open in Meina. Hotel has great view of Lake but on a hill on a very busy main road with uneven pavements & busy blind bend. 20 mins walk into Meina (small village).. Beach across busy road was uncared for. Good points: Staff very friendly & mostly helpful. View from terrace. Rooms ok (3.5 star). Deconstructed Tiramisu the star on the menu. Shortage of veg. Issues: No Aircon for most of stay, despite requests, in mid to late 20's hot spell. Due to location only hotel restaurant avail for evening meals, with limited non - changing menu.Breakfast ok, tour groups iset up in separate area with more limited choices. Other guests located with wider buffet choices. General feel that this hotel unsuitable for this kind of tour & definitely not for guests who didn't fancy a hike or were without access to transport. Probably not the best time to visit ( they suggested Aircon avail from mid May!?) with public festival closing things down locally for a few days. Didn't take advantage of their pool & gardens. Beach needed a clean up. If booking the Lakes / Adriatic Cruise package insist on Baveno.

Tucked away from the bigger resorts of the west coast on Maggiore this is a little gem. Everyone is very friendly and because of its size it does have more of a community feel. Arona is 5 mins away and has plenty of restaurants, Stresa is about 15mins away and has plenty of more touristy restaurants to choose from. However the food in the hotel itself is excellent.|If you don’t want to drive there are bus stops just outside the hotel.

Elegant hotel on the lakeside. Wonderful views whether from the lakeside rooms or from the outside dining area. Rooms are stylish and well-equipped and there is a good sized pool to retreat to in hot weather, all set in delightful gardens. The hotel is in easy striking distance of Stresa and Isola Bella, as well as the picturesque Lago di Orta. But it's tempting to do none of these. The hotel is a wonderfully relaxing place, with excellent food and charming and helpful staff. And, yes, I'd go back just for the lovely staff. You feel wanted, cared for and cared about. What more do you want?

I recently spent two nights at this amazing hotel in Lacco Maggiore, and everything about my stay was perfect! The location is stunning, offering breathtaking views and a serene atmosphere. The hotel itself is beautiful and well-maintained, with all the amenities one could wish for. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating, making me feel right at home from the moment I arrived. A special shoutout to Giacomo, who was an amazing host—warm, attentive, and always ready to help. I can't wait to return!

Pros - great position overlooking the lake and rooms and communal area very clean and well presented. Excellent choice for breakfast and good service overall.|Nice pool area and facilities at Lake beach front.|Cons - we couldn't find an open restaurant to eat at within walking distance and there is a main road which makes it difficult to walk. We had to take a taxi to Arona (c 5km and c8 mins max and it cost 20 euros each way! |Nearby Meina very quiet and nothing opened! Nearby Meina beach club looked lovely and according to website should have been opened but closed! |Try Aldo Pizzeria in Piazza del Popolo - fantastic!

Our stay at the Hotel Villa Paradiso exceeded our expectations. It was a perfect place to stay for our wedding guests. Our group of 18 just loved everything about it. The high points were: the stunning location, the well appointed bedrooms, swimming from the private lake beach and the delicious breakfasts. Also the young couples very much enjoyed having an impromptu dinner at the nearby Villa Paradiso lake side restaurant. All in all, the Villa Paradiso looked after us all beautifully.Elisa at reception was particularly helpful generally, and even found a make up artist to come to the hotel for wedding make up.

Pros|Genuinely charming hotel |Really fabulous staff - could not have been nicer or more helpful|Beach club by the lake is wonderful - very clean, quiet, safe & the water is divine on a hot day. You do have to cross a busy road so have your wits about you. Beach is a bit stoney - suggest sea shoes. |Rooms very clean & modern - they were refurbished during Covid so very nice |Very good restaurant called Bella Vista next to hotel with a lovely terrace overlooking the lake. ||Cons |The major downside not the fault of the lovely hotel but it’s the transport situation. There is not a lot to do in Meina & you will want to visit Stresa for dinner or sightseeing. But the train was not working. There is only one bus an hour. And the last bus leaves Stresa at 7pm. Which leaves taxis. But taxis are incredibly expensive. €50 ONE way for a 6 mile/20 minute journey. And they are really difficult to book as so few of them. We almost got stranded in Stresa one evening after dinner. It’s a real shame there aren’t more buses. They are also often late & can get very busy. All very stressful. Would advise hiring a car. |WiFi is very patchy. Cuts out all the time. ||Overall, a lovely quiet hotel worth a stay but beware the transport situation!