Stayed here for 2 nights as a single parent with a 10yr old. Cannot fault this hotel at all. We had a lake view room with 2 balconies, the room was very old fashioned in a good way with gold leaf on the ceilings and heavy curtains like you’d find in a stately home. The staff are very friendly and welcoming , and the outside pool is the best we have ever used. Fabio the pool guy greets you with towels and a smile every morning and he works hard to keep the pool area spotlessly clean. No fighting for sunloungers at this hotel , it’s all very refined and civilised. If it’s raining the indoor pool is amazing too , designed as a cave even with sand effect, shells and starfish on the pool floor for effect ( it’s all under resin so is flat and smooth to walk on ). Towels are provided.
Location is perfect for everything Stresa has to offer , literally 5 minutes along the promenade to the shops and ferry service. Breakfast is buffet continental and is lovely out on the terrace.
One thing to note is there are no tea/ coffee making facilities in the rooms , I think it’s something to do with wiring and plug sockets locations but it didn’t bother us not having this facility. Check out is 11am but they have a luggage room to store bags if you want to use the pool on your last day. I can’t stress how good this hotel is , if we return to Stresa we definitely will choose this hotel again