Dionne T.
Yelp
Stayed here during our recent trip to Lake Como at the end of March. Perfect location across from the lake & staying in room 231 gave us a wonderful lake view. Night time views were the best!! Staff was friendly. Breakfast every morning from 7-10:30a was great, with a wonderful selection of offerings ranging from scrambled eggs, prosciutto, a variety of breads & toast with jams, Italian pastries, cereal, fruit juices, fruits, & a variety of cold cuts, including my favorite...smoked salmon!!! Of course breakfast wouldn't be complete without café, with choice of espresso, latte, or cappuccino. The decor from the reception lobby to the conference rooms like where breakfast was served were super fancy, making me feel as if I was eating back in the Victorian days, with fancy chandeliers & such.
Our room was nice, comfy double-twin/king bed & pillows, and a really nice shower with rainfall shower head PLUS a wall wand which came in quite handy on days when I didn't want to wash my hair or get it wet! The water pressure was great & hot water was always plentiful & came quick. There was also a handful of English-speaking channels in the TV, which was nice. And I think it had HDMI hookup if we wanted to watch stuff from our electronics.
So why the minus 1 star? Well, it might seem silly but it's my review & my reasoning. 1) I had called one afternoon requesting an ice bag/pack for my sister staying the Jr Suite next to us after she had stubbed her foot in the furniture. That request never was fulfilled. 2) We had bought a bottle of Toscano wine & asked if we could drink it out in their terrace, but we were told the manager probably wouldn't allow it, but rather we would have to do so in our room. At least they provided a cork screw bottle open for us. 3) When we were checking out, they tried to charge us €25 for the unopened/unused bottle of Prosecco that was in our room when we checked in. We had to tell the front desk guy that the bottle was still in the bucket after being asked "why did they put it in your bill then?" Perhaps that's a question to ask your staff, but we didn't touch that bottle the entire 3-4 nights we stayed there. So, pay attention to your bill when checking out!!
Yeah, it was a pretty nice hotel, but not sure is stay again. Especially with other locations around the lake. It was a great view, but we paid for that!