Orta San Giulio Hotels

A clean, functional and spartan room.Breakfast was excellent and the restaurant they hotel suggested was also very good. Could not get wi fi to work at al with my netbook (nor could other guests)l but could use the hotel computer.

for italy excellent breakfast , accomodation ok friendly staff no complaints , only thing ; maybe lakeview only from the toprooms

Excellent variety of local produce available every morning for breakfast.The staff were all very friendly and helpfull. The free coffee and cakes was a thoughtful and well used facility. Having to pay for parking at the hotel was poor particularly staying for a week.

We found Micheal very helpful, warm and friendly. The rooms were nice, the location is fabulous. The reception staff were very helpful and friendly.The food was delicious. A part from the lovely smiley girl at breakfast time, we felt the staff in the restaurant were rather surly and not very approachable compared to other michelain starred restaurants we have been to.

Staff, Parking Paid for upgrade but not told of two weddings being held directly under our room for the whole weekend. Shower unit in bathroom far too small to shower properly. No fridge in room to keep water cold. Menu was very poor and hardly any vegetarian choice, staff member was told off in front of us for booking another restaurant so we could eat. Breakfast extremely poor and very little choice. Pool and area especially sun beds were in a filthy state and starting to look rundown. Not given air-conditioning remote till three days into stay. Hotel starting to look shabby and run down with plaster coming of walls and dirty carpets. All very poor for a 4 star hotel and a huge disappointment to spend a birthday celebration.

great view, friendly 24 hours reception

Check in, staff, near Lake Maggiore, parking Lack of vegetarian choice on menu, hotel in need of renovation, main area carpets and sun lounges very dirty, very small shower unit, no fridge in room which needed in high temperatures, breakfast was very poor for 4 star hotel, activities offered were far too expensive.

The distance from toe town and there was no local taxi services

nice and comfortable swimming pool, wide garden, access to the lake. Everything very convenient. Lacks a little charm.

The breakfasts were excellent. Excellent hot water in the bathroom. Discount for meals in nearby excellent restaurant. Location - is easy walking distance to the centre of the town. I was in a room not in the main hotel so had to walk to breakfast in another place. The weather was chilly for much of the time and it was impossible to get the the central heating to work. The room was clean but very basic.

The central location and breakfast

It was cheap, clean and recently decorated/refurbished by the looks of it The hotel is near a school and the children are out playing and making noise early in the morning.

It was right on the lake. This wasn't like a hotel more but more like a block of apartments. Noisy ones with paper thin walls. The floor was made entirely of rough concrete and we had a young baby crawling around. He cut his toes on the floor. The cot provided was a travel cot and broken on one side and the mattress was so thin we had to layer it with several blankets for the babys comfort.

Location of hotel; room was adequate but had a fantastic shower Hotel was very noisy; breakfast was poor; struggled to get an iron, when we did get one, they didn't have an ironing board to go with it. Hotel did not have its own reception - this was based in a separate building - therefore there was rarely any staff around if you needed anything

Interesting design elements, nice location, except for the comment below. The lady who greeted us and checked us in was charming, but the man who was setting up the breakfast was rude. Difficult to get to. Only window opened on to the main square right above the most popular bar in town. Very noisey late at night, even though it was a Thursday.

Reception, restaurant staff excellent. Breakfast truly international, and generous. Bed not exactly comfortable. Cleaning staff cleaned well but forgot to replace towels and other things in the room. Had a free bar fridge but it remained empty the entire time. Powdered milk only for your tea and coffee. However location is excellent. The associated restaurant Hotel Olina was the best restaurant we ate in. Very nice front of house and restaurant staff work hard to ensure you are well nourished. Great food. Easy walking access to lake and village. Remember to leave your car at entrance to village and take the free train down the hill. Or if you are travelling light you can stroll into town very beautiful location. The 'free' bar fridge which was empty ;-). Lack of UHT or fresh milk in room for a cup of tea. Both of which I asked about but was not followed up on.

Incredible breakfast, nice view It should have clear guidance for the method of transport to the hotel from the train station and clear indication to where to check in

The hotel stuff were very friendly and helpful.The location of the hotel was a right side of the old Piazza. We had difficulties in access to the hotel by our car. The access street was very narrow with a lot of people during summer time. You have to go thought the street for unloading your luggage and drive back the street to designated parking lot where was far from the hotel. And you have to do the same things again when you leave. Addition to this, the reception of the hotel is apart from the hotel building. With my poor Italian, I could not understand where the reception was.

Hotel situated next to nature trail, so nice for short walks through the forest. Close to Lago d'Orta. Great coffee from the bar. Hotel faced directly onto main road. Some decoration very "70s English hotel" so didn't go with the modern building or furniture - doilies under everything, plastic flowers, yellow floor-length table cloths, cloth bows on chair covers. Rooms very nice, but could do with some pictures or photos on walls as a bit sparse.

not very easy to find location; the front desk close at 23:00 - not 24 hrs

Friendly staff. Lake views. Free onsite parking. A busy road passes between the hotel and the lake so traffic can be noisy but OK with air conditioning on at night. Restaurant on site but need to drive to nearby villages for alternatives.