I have to endorse most of the previous comments. This is a lovely old place but it is in a (quiet) industrial zone and the bus service is poor - there is no shuttle to anywhere. It is now mainly a conference hotel but this means there are good spa facilities (we were told), though the outdoor pool was still closed. Our room was a suite with historic furnishings and a large, comfortable bed. The bathroom was huge but very poorly designed esp. for older people; there were steep steps, the spa bath and shower were very hard to access, with no handrails, and the floor had no drain. Breakfast was adequate but you had to boil your own eggs and watch your toast as it wasn't automatic.

We just come back from a 2 day stay at the hotel. At the momnet they have a building site there, where they build a new 4 storey builing. You can´t open the windows in all rooms facing the builing site, because the noise starts at 7 am until 6 pm.
It was disappointing that the swimming pool opens at 10 am, because you can´t go for a swim in the mornings. They charge you for the towels and a bathing cap which you must wear in the water. The breakfeast room is far too small for such a hotel and some guests had to wait for a table. Otherwise a typical business hotel with an convention center and a country club.
Bathrooms and airconditioning were o.k. House keeping also.

The hotel photos make it look like a peaceful haven in the midst of lush Italian gardens, conveniently ignoring the industrial zone overlooking it. We booked it because we really wanted to have access to a swimming pool during our stay in Verona for the opera festival.

The rooms
The "deluxe room" we were given smelt of damp, was narrow and worn. Depressed by our surroundings on what was an expensive holiday, we asked to move to a different room. The receptionist would not offer us an alternative, so we asked one of her colleagues the next day. We moved to the annex, which was a much bigger room but highly unexcptional, and with shared terrace overlooking...the industrial zone.

The swimming pool
The swimming pool is part of a country club so is shared by the hotel and the country club members. At the weekend it can get very crowded. To the right is the industrial zone. The newly refurbished health club, which was closed, was quite stunning but would not make up for the disappointment of the hotel.

The breakfast
The ham and cheese provided were cheap lunch pack junk. The cakes were dry. The juices were concentrates and water.

It's the kind of hotel you go for team building work exercises, and in fact that's what it is used for. It is not a peaceful Italian villa, but a run-down disaster that will make its money from uninformed tourists (like ourselves) and discounted corporate events rather than repeat custom.

Total cost, including small rental car, hotel, flight from London and opera tickets for 2 for one week in July - £2,000 (booked on Expedia). Be warned!

I just returned from an easter vacation at this hotel. I stayed there with my girl friend for three nights and really cannot understand the other reviews on this site. I really think that this hotel is highly overrated in special for several reasons:

-Location

The hotel is located very remote from the action in an industrial area about 30 minute from Verona and 20 minutes from Lake Garda. There is no infrastructure close by the hotel, no shops, no restaurants, nothing. You will defenitely need a car when staying there. Also, the hotel is located directly at the highway SS12 which has heavy traffic till late in the night. So be ready for some noise till 1 or 2 AM. We could hardly sleep with an open window.


-Rooms are pretty worn

We had a deluxe room with private jacuzzi which was very large. Unfortunately, the room - especially the matresses- were pretty worn and you felt like sleeping directly on the wood. Both, my girl friend and I had quite some back pain when we woke up in the morning.

-Outdoor pool closed and very dirty, no sun chairs

When we came to the hotel in April the outdoor pool was still closed and not cleaned. There was only some brown and dirty water in the pool. Also, even though it was 25° Celsius and very sunny, there were no sun chairs or any other option to sit in the sun. We had to drive to a different place to enjoy the sun.

To also mention a good side of the hotel: They have recently added a large indoor pool and wellness center with a large gym, 25m swimming pool and three other pools. This is really impressive for a hotel this size. The only anyoing thing is that they make hotel guests pay to rent towels.

I would not go back to this place, there are so many nicer options in the area with far better location, much quiter environment and better kept rooms.