Tarantola In Appiano gentile

24/08/2024: Beautiful hotel amazing view from our room. In arrive Ashley was so helpful in fact that helpful she upgraded my wife and I to a suite with an incredible view of the lake it was amazing! Francesca was another wonderful worker at the hotel! She was so so helpful and very very respect and polite! Oh and how could I forget the great service from Chamry a lovely lady who was so so attentive for my wife and I! All three lady’s were great and deserve a bonus! People like this are hard to find these days they were fantastic! Besides the fantastic service the hotel its self is amazing ! Be sure to visit guys :) :)

24/08/2024: We were warmly welcomed by the hotel manager Mauro and he kindly gave us another room (209) after which the lady at the reception checked us into another room. The 209 was a corner room with a mini view of the lake. The rooms are all very dark and have carpeted floors. For hygiene reasons I have to put a towel in front of my bed, even if that doesn't make much sense. I can agree with the 4 star reviews. Monika Stephan describes the situation in the bathroom perfectly. The small and bulky bathroom items in the windowsill are inconvenient. Why don't you put refillable dispensers in the bathroom? Soap is out. Kettle and Nespresso machine available in the room. In addition to the toilet, there is also a bidet. The TV didn't work, but we weren't there to watch TV either. We didn't even look at the wellness area. That sounded strange with the one-hour reservation. The service in general was very good and we found dinner in the restaurant to be okay, but too expensive. The plates had fingerprints. The sea bass was completely topped with lemon slices. There is still room for improvement. There were gluten-free rolls with the salad. Thank you! We stayed for 2 nights and would always recommend the hotel as a starting point for excursions around Lake Lugano and Balcone D'Italia if you like it quiet in the evening. From here you start perfectly to Lugano (we only drove through) towards Grandria (definitely stop and eat there) and Porlezza (next stop for ice cream and espresso) back down around the lake. A great day trip. We just strolled briefly through Campione. We didn't visit the casino. There is a public beach near the hotel. You should read the story of Campione on Wikipedia. This little enclave is interesting and so are the names on the doorbells. The people who live there should put more effort into taking care of their place. Weeds everywhere and the properties are gradually falling into disrepair. I would have liked to know more about this small, mysterious country. We wish Mauro and his team all the best. It is definitely a challenge to run a hotel in this increasingly comfortable environment.