We spent a week in this resort early September 2008 at the Hotel Bel Soggiorno. Well we so so disappointed in this resort we were ready to come home on our second day. The resort it's self has very little to entertain the vistor no night life at all , not a bar for an evening cocktail, no music.
The resort has a ferry but is quite expensive to use often.
Hotel, 4 Star also disappointing, Very noisy if you stay on the front for which you pay extra( lake view), food poor cold veg with all evening meals?. rooms acceptable. generally not what one would expect from it's rating. If you go on venice by night trip get a key to get back in the hotel as you will find it locked up when you get back.

Sept 3rd to 10th. First time to Italy and loved lake Garda. Maderno is a small place but fine to stay in ( we are in our late 50s.) Ferries are close to hotel, not much going on in Maderno ,not much night life.We used the ferries every day. I expect younger people would enjoy the busier towns on the lake such as Malasine and Denzenzano or Riva, A must is the Dolomite tour and a trip up the mountain , we enjoyed Venice but you dont get much time there, The lake tour is very worthwhile.
Rooms in the Hotel were clean to a good standard, we had a balcony view ,the food was ok but not a lot of it.
Staff were helpful and freindly,

We have just got back from the Hotel Bel Soggiorno at Maderno in August 08. The hotel is excellent place to stay. We found the staff extremely friendly and helpful, they were always on hand to answer any questions and whilst their English is not the best we were able to get by .The food was excellent, great choice and if the menu wasn’t to your liking on the day you could always ask for the daily fish dish. The meals are served daily with a choice of potato's and a selection of cold vegetable's - don’t be put off by this they tasted wonderful .Gilberto, the chef, came round every table each evening to make sure you were enjoying your meal, Our room was overlooking the lake, and like others have said you could hear the traffic noise, when the shutters are closed you here very little. The rooms are clean and have a mini bar which surprisingly was priced low, towels and bed linen changed daily infact the towels were changed every time you seem to use them. The room also had a TV but only had CNN as the English choice channel - however I didn’t go on holiday to watch TV. Open the widow and there is a magnificent picture of the lake WOW. The rooftop pool was great, freezing cold when you get in but take the plunge you soon warm up. There are fantastic views over the lake, sun bed and towels were supplied by the hotel and there was always one free. Maderno is quiet; there are a few bars and cafes, a really nice walk along the prom. We hired a car but never used it once so save yourselves the money and see every thing the island has to offer by boat. The hotel is ideally placed for the ferries, we went somewhere different every day, This is a wonderful place to stay and relax, enjoy the peace and quiet the lake has to offer, travel across the lake to the small village's and wonder around the cobbled streets, there are markets on every day some where around the lake, you will find however leather and items expensive as its more like shopping on a high street than a market when it comes to price , you just have to haggle a bit. Most people however, speak a little English! A trip to the top of the mountain in Malcesine Monte Baldo is well worth a visit, get there early as you will need to queue, it took us about 1hours 20mins but was worth the wait. Other places we went to were Venice, over rated in my opinion, however you have to go, share a gondola with other people if you can we paid 18 euros each, better than the 120 they wanted for the 2 of us. Isle of garda is also worth a visit, included in the price is a guided tour which is excellent. When we went we were the only two people that spoke English so had our own guide for 2 hours. There’s so much to see and do - can't wait till we go back , and oh the weather was 30+ every day - not that that mattered, Ciao.

Have just returned from a week in Maderno on Lake Garda, staying at the Hotel Bel Soggiorno. This hotel deserves its good reputation. It was excellent value for money. An old hotel over two buildings. With a roof terrace swimming pool affording a lovely view of the lake and mountains. Clean, very comfortable beds, large shower rooms and excellent service. I always have a single room and they can be inferior - not this hotel! A lovely double room with plenty of lovely towels! The hotel staff could not have done more for us, even letting me keep my room until I left in the late afternoon. The food was plentiful and varied. The family running the hotel are always around and very friendly - eating in the dining room every evening with the guests. Tipping the staff was a good idea and I am sure that is why they were so kind about keeping my room on.
The resort of Maderno is very quiet and is best used for a base to visit the other resorts (beware the last ferry gets back about 6.30pm). However there is a lovely walk all along the promenade past the ferry terminal and ice cream parlour! The place is beautiful, friendly and not a rip off.
We were able to arrange trips to Verona and Venice throught Reception.

I cannot reccomend this hotel highly enough.