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Via delle Scuole 11 | Paradiso, Lugano 6900, Switzerland
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Ranked #30 of 63 hotels in Lugano
4.0 of 5 stars 2 Reviews
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“Wonderful little B and B just out of the way”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2011

Found this hotel on a local resident's recommendation. Showed up w/o a reservation at 21:30 and the owner attended us at the door -- we were pleasantly surprised that they took us in and accommodated us. Agreed upon rate for 3 adults: 140 CHF (incl. VAT) The rooms are all upstairs on the second floor accessible by a grand stairwell. The room itself was basic but very clean and comfortable and had a balcony and a small color television with about 15 channels. One full-size bed and a bunk-bed. A clock-radio was provided. A simple menu was available from the hotel bar/restaurant at that hour and the czech-speaking cook made a delicious large pizza for 18,50 CHF.

The following morning the hand-shower was warm and had excellent pressure. Breakfast was included in the rate and was a continental 1-egg, with breakfast meats and bread. The cafe latte was delicious.

The owners are fluent in German, Italian, English and Portuguese. After a pleasant conversation, we packed out and left with a smile.

The only thing that was not agreeable to us was the fact that, upon our return to the US and receiving our credit card statement, we found that the charges that we had agreed to in CHF were actually billed to our card in EUR, thereby actually raising the rate of our room and food by approximately 15%.

Total price: 158,50 EUR

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Wonderful Hotel Alba - but is it still open?”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2010

We stayed for several days at this lovely old hotel - but please note it was many years ago, only I could not enter a date before 2007. We have often wished to go back, but I've been unable to find out if the hotel is still open or not. This year we hope to travel to Lugano and will seek it out and report back.
The Hotel Alba is set in a lovely garden with a small open-air swimming pool in Paradiso, a few minutes from the lakeside and the Monte San Salvatore Funicular station. We had a very comfortable stay and were extremely well looked after at a most reasonable rate - a bargain for Lugano, in fact. We were a bit puzzled that the hotel had obviously been much grander at one time, and had been classified as 4 star, but we paid about a 2 star rate. There were a few long-term residents, a la Major and two sisters in Fawlty Towers, and it appeared that the lady owner was recently widowed perhaps, there was a charming gentleman butler/factotum/old family retainer? who seemed to do just about everything, from mowing the lawn to serving in the bar. If anyone has been to this hotel more recently I would love to hear about it.

  • Stayed August 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Via delle Scuole 11 | Paradiso, Lugano 6900, Switzerland
Price range (per night):* INR7,524 - 9,084

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