Once again, after our third visit to Belvedere, I join the great number of pleased reviewers who have nothing but praise for this fabulous place. Of course the facilities, cleanliness, food and cycling is top notch - read the reviews! - but the uniqueness of it all is the atmosphere, the palpable sense of being among family. Yes, Marina, Anna, Max and others, you are more than people running a business, you are my friends!
So with Elspeth from Glascow I feel annoyed when my friends are unfairly treated in the very scarce negative review of September 13th. I was also there that week and during that pool party. I choose to withdraw to the balcony at late evening to avoid getting wet but was also very impressed by the set up of tables and chairs and above all by the sumptuous and excellent dinner. And I find Marinas response to that review very restrained and amiable.
My experience from other vacation trips has been to avoid going back to the same place because you run the risk of being disappointed, its difficult to repeat a success. But not so here. We come back and come back. Why? Because we've found paradise.
I admit that it is advantageous to come as a biker. And the better legs you have the more fun. As a biker you make friends on the road, you have shared experiences and you feel knitted together....Once again, after our third visit to Belvedere, I join the great number of pleased reviewers who have nothing but praise for this fabulous place. Of course the facilities, cleanliness, food and cycling is top notch - read the reviews! - but the uniqueness of it all is the atmosphere, the palpable sense of being among family. Yes, Marina, Anna, Max and others, you are more than people running a business, you are my friends!
So with Elspeth from Glascow I feel annoyed when my friends are unfairly treated in the very scarce negative review of September 13th. I was also there that week and during that pool party. I choose to withdraw to the balcony at late evening to avoid getting wet but was also very impressed by the set up of tables and chairs and above all by the sumptuous and excellent dinner. And I find Marinas response to that review very restrained and amiable.
My experience from other vacation trips has been to avoid going back to the same place because you run the risk of being disappointed, its difficult to repeat a success. But not so here. We come back and come back. Why? Because we've found paradise.
I admit that it is advantageous to come as a biker. And the better legs you have the more fun. As a biker you make friends on the road, you have shared experiences and you feel knitted together.
As our guide Paolo cried out during a specially steep uphill: "Enjoy!" That was not merely a joke - you realize that you actually do just that!
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