2/10 Κακό
24 Αυγούστου 2011
hotel paradiso sul lago - no paradise at all
This was by far the biggest disappointment of all the hotels we stayed in during our trip to Italy and by far the worst price to quality ratio. The lake view from the room was indeed very good (for which a supplement had to be paid) but this is really the only thing the hotel has to offer and it definitely does not justify the price nor the promising internet description. The hotel itself has almost non-existent facilities - there is no lift, the swimming pool is an inflatable one dangerously near a sheer drop edge, the jacuzzi was not working, there is no garden (just a small shoddy terrace by the pool with no bar), no restaurant except a breakfast room serving a mediocre breakfast, and public parking. We had booked a twin-bedded room for 2 adults and on arrival were shown a tiny miserable single room with a second folding bed. When we refused it, we were given a bigger room with a double bed which was OK but not what we had booked. As regards the location, though the view is impressive and we knew it was elevated above the Como Lake, we were not at all prepared for the extremely dangerous and very long drive from Como with endless hair-pin curves on a very narrow 2-way road, which in many places could not fit 2 cars but had sheer drops below. It was advertised as being in Brunate (itself a difficult drive from Como by car, but which has a funicular connection) but in fact is located a further 3 km difficult drive higher up from Brunate and difficult to reach. Being so far from the village it is also isolated and there are just 2 small restaurants by the hotel and no shops or anything to do in the evening. Given the lack of facilities at the hotel and the extreme hazard of driving to or from the hotel in the dark, this is not a location I would recommend despite the great view. And the hotel leaves a lot to be desired, as well as being overpriced by at least 100%
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