My family stayed in this hotel for a week, and the lobby is ok, but the rooms are dirty and the showers have mildew in them. After asking for the shower to be cleaned, it was still dirty. I payed way too much for this hotel per night, for the quality of room I had. The internet access is limited although it is advertised that it is available, no laundry service as advertised. All around bad experience, and would not recommend to anyone. The only reason I didnt leave is all other hotels around Lugano were booked.

The Villa Martia is a discount hotel on a hillside above Lugono, Switzerland: it is in a residential area in walking distance of the city, although the hillside is very steep. Be sure to have a good map to find it: signage is minimal; there is limited parking available adjacent to the hotel. The hotel itself is dark with a pervasive smell of cats, the staff speaks little English, and it was difficult to find someone to check-in (it turned out to be downstairs behind the dining room). There are no elevators in the building, so be prepared for many stairways dividing the split-level architecture.

The room was adequate: a small balcony, twin beds, a small TV with local channels. The bathroom has a shower, no tub, with adequate hot water and pressure. While the area is generally quiet, the group in adjacent rooms sat talking on the balcony late into the night; the hotel staff was unable to do much about it. There is no internet beyond borrowing the computer in the hotel office.

The hotel restaurant serves a single-choice meal that varies each evening; breakfast is a small buffet of breads and cereals. The cook will prepare an egg ad there is fresh coffee. This is an adequate budget hotel for the area, but a better suggestion would be to take a holiday apartment available from the VVV website: it’s roughly the same price but gives a much better experience.

My husband and I went for a 6 day vacation in Lugano, Switzerland. The charming, homey Villa Marita hotel became our home away from home. The cute, clean, and comfortable room with its balcony, the magnificent mountain view, the charming inviting dining room, with its wide doors opening to a beautiful garden with comfortable lounge chairs, was the best place we could have chosen for our stay. To top it all off was Tony, the most hospitable owner, with his special care and interest in his guests, providing good advice for local activities, who made us feel so welcomed and cared for, and made our stay so wonderful. In addition, Tony’s right hands in the kitchen, Antony, and in the office Concceta, were very helpful in their respective duties. The yummy breakfast, in the lovely dining room in front of the beautiful garden, added this special, unforgettable local flavor that made our stay so very special. The only downside was the lack of air conditioning, but the pleasant mountain breeze made up for it most of the time. If you drive, there is free parking on the hotel premises, and if you don’t, like us, a short 10 minute bus ride brings you to the breathtaking lake area where all the tourist action is. This hotel is highly and heartily recommended for anyone visiting Lugano for a short or a longer stay.