Pensione Olanda

We spent a delightful 3 days at Pensione Olanda. The host, Davide, is warm, welcoming and friendly, and offered us many helpful tips about what to see and do around Locarno. It is perched high on the hill above Locarno, offering amazing views from the terrace and our room. The bus stops right at the front door, so access is easy, and when you stay there you get a Ticino Ticket which allows free bus and local train travel. The breakfast is amazing! David prepares it all with great care, much of it home made. The buffet selection is better than many hotels, and if the weather is good, it is lovely sitting out on the terrace. We also had dinner there one night, which was delicious and very reasonably priced.

We really enjoyed our stay at Pension Olanda. David was very friendly and helpful, and great with our kids. We had the family room and it worked well for us all. The breakfast was excellent. Friendly feel in the B&B. And location was good, the buses were easy to use and ran every 30 mins, dropping off right opposite the B&B / always on time. Beautiful views over the lake. Just make sure you bring mosquito repellant (for all of Locarno). Would recommend!

Dear Davide, thank you. What you have created is beautiful, peaceful and wholesome. I thoroughly enjoyed the 2 nights at your place. The rooms are beautifully decorated and exude calm and quiet. As does the outside area with the beautiful view over the lake and all the plants and fruit you're growing. The breakfast feast was great - so much to choose from. I loved your banana pancakes - very yummy! I would love to come back one day. G'day and cheerio!

In our room #5 the bed was very comfortable which is important for my back. Everything was very good and we can definitely recommend this place. Just pity that we were not lucky with the weather to enjoy your terasse with amazing view due to rains in the area at the end of August.

We had a short but truly lovely stay at Pensione Olanda. I will definitely come back – we enjoyed it so much! The privacy in the back house with the private bathroom was just perfect for us. It was exactly what we needed: a bit of peace and quiet, and the view from the terrace was absolutely beautiful. Everything was arranged with such care – charming, romantic, and simply cute. We felt very comfortable. Davide is a very kind and helpful host. He also told me about all the things he planted and gave me a little tour. It’s great to see how much heart he puts into the place. I truly hope everything grows just as he envisions and that his business continues to flourish. Next time, I hope to see the fruits of his gardening efforts – and maybe his idea with the trimmed bamboo, which we saw in the bamboo grove just outside our room. The bed was fantastic – we rarely sleep that well. Grazie ancora Davide - a presto! C & M.

I love this beautiful low key villa with an amazing view and kind, caring owners.

We have been there as a group of 6 people and had a good time. You can enjoy the view from above, breakfast is always with fresh bread and the rooms are cute, each one is different. From Locarno you reach that place with the bus Nr.3 or by cable-care in direction to Madonna del Sasso and a little ealk down the road. You have to reserve the rooms as she only has 10 rooms to rent. Calling to check the availability is preferred

We book our room with shower to enjoy our girls trip to Locarno, we couldn't choose better. Super sweet patio with stunning views of the mountains and lake. All the house was spotless, breakfast delicious, many to choose from. Andrea was super nice and helpful. Thank you!