Hotel was ok, needs to be painted and updated. The pool was lovely and the area is very central 5-10 minute walk to center. The air conditioning is turned off everyday between 8 and 12 in the morning. If they think you are going out for the day they turn yours off as well. Found this out when we changed our plans.

NEGATIVE:
Once we arrived at the hotel the most shocking to me was the condition of the rooms. Furnitures were to fall apart and the cup for the toothbrush wasnt cleaned so you could still see that someone sipped of it...in the shower were empty soap wrappings and the toilet stunk. The seiling was about to come down as well.
Staff wasnt really friendly!!!! Service too bad, breakfast buffet was alright but too much sweets ...
Every night starting at 7pm you can hear loud music from a not foo far club...very annoying.
Air condition turns off every couple hours during the day which is good, only if you are gone the day!!
The elevator was smaller than a toilet....we couldnt really use it together as a big family with stroller!
The built in kitchen in our room was nasty and it costs you an additional 10 euros per day if you use it. Be aware of that you might even have to clean the rooms after your stay or else you are going to pay another 60 euros after your stay.

POSITIVE:
It is right at the lake and some rooms have an awesome view over the lake!!!
Enough free parking available and close to major cities such as Verona and Venice.
The Pool area provides a babypool which was very neat!


All in one if you do not have high-higher or ANY expectations on your Hotel then this is the right one for ya ;)
Oh and try NOT TO BOOK in july...it is TOO EXPENSIVE for what "holiday residence" offers!!!!!!

bless

I was so disappointed in this hotel. I took my parents for a vacation to Italy and this hotel was the worst part of the trip.

My room was run down, my phone did not work, the safe in my room did not work and the air conditioner also did not work.

On top of all of this, there were three tour buses full of teenagers that were staying at the hotel during my stay. They ran up and down the halls, hung out by the pool and hung over their balconies partying throughout the night. There was so much noise that sleep was impossible. When I complained to the front desk I was told that "they are good kids, they stay here all the time."

The breakfast buffet consisted of stale rolls and yogurt and the breakfast room felt like a junior high school cafeteria with hundreds of yelling teenagers.

I tried to speak to the manager for two days but he avoided me the entire time. There are many beautiful hotels in Sirmione, I encourage my fellow travelers to stay in one of the other hotels.

We booked this hotel via a website which has subsequently updated its information on the hotel location. We had spent a wonderful 2 nights in Venice and then caught a train to Desenzano del Garda - €7 single on a brand new train was very impressive. The hotel booking was made on the basis that it was in Sirmione....it ain't!!!!!

We discovered that as we had got the bus from the train station in to Sirmione, only to find it was a €10 taxi back along the road we had travelled in on! It is in the middle of a residential area and was very difficult to find on our way back on the first evening after having had to go out for dinner (as there is no food option in the hotel!)

On arrival....not a very friendly welcome from the male receptionist, although he did lighten up slightly towards the end of our holiday.
Our booking was for 9 nights, so expectations were high.

The good things :-

Bicycles are available for hire @ €1 per hour
Swimming pool was grand and had plenty of sunloungers
Room was spacious, but basic

Things to consider :-

Distance from Sirmione made a bicycle essential to visit.
Air conditioning was switched off every day between c11am-4pm (it was 36-38 degrees when we were there).
There was no drinks (soft or otherwise) service at the pool - you had to go up a floor to reception and even then you routinely had to wait on someone from reception to serve.
Breakfast could be good if they refilled the plates of rolls, ham,eggs, cheese etc before they ran out!
There was absolutely no entertainment of any description, at any time, during our stay.
The bathroom was very dark and the shower overflowed within seconds.

The area:-

Enjoyable walk in to Colombare every evening ensured good food and wine. At the weekends there is an opportunity to buy some local produce of varying sorts e.g. art, pottery, jewellery

You must go and visit Sirmione, it is beautiful and very quaint - the history buffs will enjoy it!

We hired bikes for several days and would also recommend visiting Desenzano del Garda (great designer shopping) as well as Peschiera del Garda

Overall -

Don't avoid the area because of this hotel - we had a fantastic time in Italy (2nd year in a row) and will be back many times in the future. The area around the southern tip of the lake is beautiful. Either hire a car or hire a bike as we did, to enjoy the coast line.