I was a bit worried about my stay at this hotel after reading the comments
but decided to keep an open mind. When i arrived i was shown to my single room which was located at the front of the hotel. The room was ok, basic and clean with fridge, hairdryer, safe, no air conditioning which you really would need as even when i left the french door open at night it was still to hot. The balcony gave you a good view out over the lake but it wasn't a private balcony as it was only separated by a rail from your neighbour. As my room was in the corner of the hotel if the people in any of the rooms to my left were out on their balcony at night i had to close my heavy curtain for a little privacy as they could see right into my room. Although the music in the evening stopped around 11pm the noise still continued along the promenade. A socket beside the dressing table would have been appreciated. I tried to make a call from my room on the first evening but just got a dailling tone, again i tried the next evening same thing, i asked the couple in the room next to me and they too had tried to ring from their room but couldn't. I mentioned this the next morning to the lady owner at reception who told me she didn't speak english and called over a young waiter who had to translate the problem. She then said to me in english ' not so important you need to make a call , try again tomorrow' i thought this was rather rude of her as she didn't know if my call was important or not and surely should have tried to solve the problem instead of dismissing me with a shrug of her shoulders. Instead i decided to use the payphones lot less trouble.! The breakfast i thought was good better than most hotels iv'e stayed in. The varied choice meant you didn't have to have the same thing every day.
I had booked a few tours which meant i would miss breakfast as it didn't start till 8am. My first 2 tours i just skipped breakfast , but my last trip didn' it leave the pickup point till 8am. I asked if i could come down to breakfast a little early i was told no, a package would be delivered to my room the night before and would consist of juice, fruit and toast. What i got was juice, fruit, a large lump of ham and cheese slapped between two bits of dry white bread, no toast! It was unattractive to look at and even more unappettising to eat. Needless to say i gave the dry white bread to the ducks!!! sorry guys but you can do better than that.. But what really annoyed me when i came down at 7.45am the next morning to go to the pickup point just along from the hotel there where already people in having breakfast!! perhaps they where the germans who the hotel did seem to favor.! The staff didn't talk much to me, if any, except for the young waiter who spoke english, i found him the most pleasant. I only got a smile and a few words the day i left. I went to have a look at the sun terrace, its just a small flat tiled roof with a few sunloungers . A few potted plants would help make it a bit more attractive. The rooms where kept clean, towels/sheets changed regular. Its not the sort of hotel you could or would want to lounge around in. I can't comment on the snack bar part of the hotel as i didn't eat there .. Although limone is nice I found it to small to spend a lot of time in, 2 weeks is to long. A few day trips you can do yourself by bus its a lot quicker and cheaper than by boat. If i had the choice to stay here again, i wouldn't and i couldn't recommend it either as everyone will have their own opinion, you will either love it or hate it. Your choice!
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