Stayed here for a week for business at Monte Verita. It is a short walk from Monte Verita (1 km away uphill, only take about 10 mins), and just a few minutes downhill to ascona. I was staying in the section called Villa Favorita, which was a disappointment. I had a small room (single bed) with basic facilities. The toilet/sink/shower more or less overlap in the small bathroom, and there was just soap and a sachet of shampoo provided, so dont forget to take your toiletaries. The shower was good - good pressure, height and temp. adjustable. There was one socket available in the room (a plastic plate with lots of small holes) which took my euro-uk plug adapter fine. There was one lumpy pillow and a duvet, but it was warm enough. There was a hairdryer, although a colleague in another room did not have one or get one when she requested it from the desk. There was a view of the road from the window, and the shutters did not close (I think the wood had warped) which meant they banged all night in the heavy wind. The room was quite noisy because you could hear all the noise from the room above as well. There is no alarm clock. I guess the room had been recently refurbed because of the paint on the carpet. The door lock did not look very secure compared to other hotels I have stayed in, but I assume it has a low crime rate there, I certainly had no problems. There was a hanging rail and hangers which was good. It was 3* clean - I mean a bit of dust and the odd hair from the previous occupant. Some other colleagues had good size, lake-view rooms, so I guess your experience depends on where you are. Breakfast was fine, although a bit of a trek (outside, along the bridge to the main building and down 3 flights of steps), there were boiled eggs, bread, toaster, cheeses, fresh fruit, yoghurt, meat slices, croissants/pastries and cereals. Once they brought me a cold pot of tea, which I could not resolve because of my mediocre knowledge of italian, but generally breakfast was very nice. It was not too busy when I was there, but we had early starts (7am). I was not able to get wireless internet access in the villa favorita. Overall, although it was fine for my business needs, I would not choose to stay here again because I found it far too noisy.

This is the third time in which I have stayed at the hotel La Perla while travelling in Switzerland. Each time has been quite satisfactory, twice staying in Villa Favorit, and once in the main hotel. I have found this hotel to be very pleasant, warm atmosphere, beautiful view, the location is perfect as you're not smack in the center but it's very close. The rooms in which we have stayed have been well furnished with adequate space, TV, internet, etc. The breakfasts were a highlight, nourishing, and you have the option of eating outside on the terrace overlooking the lake.

Management and staff were very accomadating and we personally found it to be overall to our liking.

I stayed here for 1 night with my wife, daughter and father.
A family room in the new building for me, my wife and daughter, and a single room in the main hotel for my father.
We were given room number 1, recently refurbished, in a modern style, clean, tidy, with plenty of space.
DVD player and stereo were in the room, as well as TV, which I might say was a little small for the room, but OK. It has been a long time since i slept so well.
My fathers single room was adequate, and we were happy, regarding the prices we paid, as ascona can be very expensive.
we did not have dinner at the hotel, however the manager kindly reccomended some restaurants in town.
Breakfast was taken on the covered and heated terrace on the sunday morning, despite the rain, a very nice experience with lovely views over the lake.
Parking was available which helps in ascona.
the staff were very friendly, but IF I must criticise one thing, the breakfast was very good, but a little bit hectic around the buffet area.
All in all, a very pleasant experience.

My husband and I stayed at this hotel recently. We were really surprised with the condition of this place. If you notice, there are very few photos of the rooms on the hotel's website. Most of the photos are of the outside of the hotel or the view from the hotel. The reason is simple. If you saw the rooms, you probably would not reserve. We were very disappointed with the hotel and would not return. Also, you can forget about the swimming pool. It did not look clean enough to get into. Breakfast was very basic, with minimal selection. This is not a good choice!