I would have loved a little welcome prosecco in the courtyard and a little flower on the table of the outside patio. Again, the place is too marvellous not to be pampered.

The place is like an old movie set and a little out of this world, I absolutely loved it. The potential; the sky is the limit but it is a little tired.. not in the I’m old and tired kind of sense but the “I’ve lost the energy to dress up and put in make up kind of sense;)

Stayed in September 2023

Cereal that was more adult oriented, not chocolate pops. Cooking our own eggs was not easy. They ran out of yogurt one morning.

The breakfast was spare, but adequate. The setting was lovely, the service okay. Not the high point of the stay.

Stayed in July 2022

it is more of a chambres d’hôte than an hotel. there is no restaurant

very beautiful old house, full of charm and character

Stayed in August 2022

I found our bed and pillows were very firm / hard. If you are not bothered by a very firm bed this may not be an issue. There was an unprecedented June heat wave in Italy so that also played a role with the overall sleeping comfort. We had two rooms and one of the rooms did not seem to have a well functioning air conditioner. I do understand that when you choose to stay in such a unique, wonderful setting you may not have the “corporate” climate cooling systems and control. Overall I am very pleased we chose to stay in Paulo and his mother’s “ magical” home. Thank you.

Paulo and his mother work very hard to maintain this beautiful, historic and artistic home. It truly was a feast for the eyes and the senses. Paulo was a wonderful host and we enjoyed a delicious aperitivo shortly after our arrival. It was a pleasure to take in the various rooms, decor and courtyards. I am thankful we discovered this lovely, unique hotel and to have met Paulo and his mother. We do not speak Italian and we felt very welcomed. Paulo speaks English and I appreciated chatting with him and learning more about his home and it’s history. If you are flying out of Milan I recommend spending more than just a night here. I wish we would have had more time to relax and further explore the lovely surrounding region.

Stayed in July 2022

Breakfast is a very, very simple affair - you can boil an egg, fruit juice and hot drinks are brought to the table, together with a croissant to eat (albeit served with beautiful butter and jam) and some toasted pieces of bread (for the boiled egg).

We booked three nights bed and breakfast - there is car parking inside the walled grounds. This hotel is from the 15 century, it is a family owned home - if you like Escape to The Chateau and appreciate a wonderful historical building, then this is the perfect place to stay. We ate two nights at the hotel, Paulo (the son) cooked simple, tasty, Italian food which we thoroughly appreciated, sitting in the courtyard at the hotel. There is relaxing, laid back jazz music in the main areas and reasonably nearby, within walking distance, a super market, shops, cafés and restaurants. Very near to lake Varese, we were able to use this as a base to explore the lake.

Stayed in June 2022

breakfast

the owners of the hotel are very nice people with great taste, they tried very hard. very sophisticated interior.

Stayed in June 2022

The airconditioning in the room could be a bit better, but the good news is that there was air-conditioning.

When we arrived we were impressed by the amazing atmosphere of the hotel. Great designed and we felt like we arrived in a famous jazzclub around 1920. Wonderfull decorated and such a great patio. We had diner at the patio, which was so romantic and the diner was more then excellent. I have never had such a great risotto and pasta. It's absolutely one or even two Michelin-stars. The whole atmosphere of the hotel is great and it helps you immediately to relax. I felt so sorry that I already booked a hotel for the next night, otherwise we would have stayed a lot longer. We'll absolutely come back!

Stayed in August 2021

The breakfast was a joke. Some small pieces of hard bread with jam, one croissant, orange juice and coffee. No butter, no bacon, no eggs etc. We took also dinner in the restaurant and it was much too expensive for what we get. The situation was surreal. After a 5 course menu, were the main dish was cold meat with tuna sauce (without bread), the chef appear like Paul Bocuse himself and wanted to be honored. In fact, the meal was not much, not excellent but nearly ok but much too expensive.

Historic atmosphere in the ancient villa

Stayed in August 2021

Owner would not turn AC on during a very warm September. Says he turned it off for the season. Lots of mosquitos on property. Rooftop not accessible.

Old charming look. Picture worthy.

Stayed in September 2023

Where do we begin; 1. Even before arriving, we tried to contact them on booking, a couple times to ask for information but no response. 2. Wi-fi; in both superior rooms there was no Wi-fi because the walls are too thick. Would have been nice to know this before 3. Not allowed to bring any food or drink into the room. Understandable since it's old but we weren't even allowed to bring water into the mini bar. Instead have to buy their water for Euro4!!!!! 4. The SAME key can open all the doors! We were able to open each others doors with our keys 5. The breakfast; BAD BAD BAD! Only a croissant with some toasts (both usually burnt/too crispy). Only one jam type. Can make your own boiled egg but that's it. No cheese, or cold cut meat. Water is not included in the limited breakfast (and no one tells you this. Only at the end when you're paying for Euro4 bottles of water) 6. DIRTY. The room was not cleaned properly. There was hair in the bathroom upon check in, dust everywhere. Looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. In fact on the first day our room wasn't serviced at all. We felt so uncomfortable 7. The service; TERRIBLE. I don't know if the owners just didn't like us as other reviews seem to say they were nice, but we definitely did not feel welcome AT ALL. We had to give them our exact time for coming home, or get a gate key which we were given with extreme hesitation. They kept our passports and left it out in the open everyday, anyone could just walk by and take them. Paolo the owner watched us 2 girls carry our suitcases up the stairs struggling and did nothing. At least some help or offer to help carry half the suitcase. We had to ask for aircon to be put in our room, which again we faced extreme sour faces. Paolo and his mother very much made us feel unwelcome in their place. There was just one lady with short brown hair unfortunately we didn't catch her name who had just started who was...

We had a wedding in Varese so chose to stay at this villa, in the superior rooms. The good; it was a vintage Italian villa with classic Italian decor. If you're looking for a villa in Italy then it's got that old vintage look. Antiques everywhere, high ceilings, old furniture. It looks very beautiful! Peaceful and quiet location

Stayed in September 2023

Quite run down requires investment alround

Secure car parking

Stayed in September 2023

the worst was that our booking it was forgotten so we were not expected. being the only customer found the door closed cold place , basic dinner (ham and cheese very expensive) breakfast very poor. Nothing like a pretended 4 stars hotel. Service below 2 starts. Staff did not excuse. Only the family grandmother did her best to save the situation.

house interior and garden

Stayed in November 2022

splendid and super friendly service; unique atmosphere and style

Stayed in April 2022

No COVID measures applied, the personnel did not use mask or asked for the vaccination certificate. It cannot be consider a 4 stars place, the structure is in urgent need of restoration Very poor breakfast.

The rooms are big

Stayed in August 2021

Excellent dinner for two!

Stayed in August 2021

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Stayed in August 2021

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Stayed in September 2023

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Stayed in June 2023

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Stayed in September 2022