A nice hotel in a very pretty location, stayed here Tuesday to Saturday in July 2011. The hotel is in a quite area with a only couple of restaurants and bars over the road. It is next to the cable car station and the landing stage for the lake boats. We stayed bed and breakfast and ate out nearby or in Stressa which is a 15-20 minute walk. The walk to Stressa is mostly along the lake edge, it is a well lit promenade and a very romantic walk, reminds me of something out of the Victorian age. The breakfast at the hotel was the only disappointment, basic but adequate. The bread or Croissants seemed a bit stale some days, there were things like Salami, meats, cheese, crackers yogurt and some cereals and fruit, nothing cooked as far as we could see, I would expect more or at least better quality for the cost of the room, after a 4 day stay here we moved to Lake Garda and stayed in a slightly cheaper hotel with a fantastic breakfast, the difference was amazing, worlds apart. The staff here are very friendly and the hotel is nicer inside than you would expect from the outside, it had a good indoor pool and I think there is an outside one. It was lovely to get up in the morning and walk across the very quiet access road and car park to the waters edge and just admire the view of the beautiful lake and the nearby islands. There is an adjacent hotel car park with at least 10 spaces a few paces from the reception, and some gardens. At night we did not notice any noise, just the odd church bell in the distance and the sounds of the boats on the lake, a very pleasant background noise. The rooms were cleaned and made up every day, the beds were comfortable but the pillows were a bit thin, still, personal taste. We had a TV in the room and air con, most if not all rooms have a small balcony. If I was coming back to the area I would stay here again as the location and the quality of the hotel, and friendliness of the staff were good enough for us. There is lots to see on and around the lake. We had a hire car and took a trip to the top of the lake into Switzerland to see the James Bond "Golden Eye" dam and bungy jump { find it on Google Earth } it`s less than an hour away. We also drove to Zermatt which is less than three hours away through the stunning Simplon mountain pass, a good day trip. From the hotel landing stage take the ferry across the lake to the "Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sassoballaro", { again look it up on Google Earth } a stunning Hermitage clinging to the cliff face on the lake, free entry. Or if you have a car drive North a few miles and catch the cheap car ferry across the lake from Verbiana to Laveno. Try the bucket chair lift up the mountain on the edge of Laveno and also drive a few miles south to the Hermitage, the cost of the ferry is cheaper than driving round the lake and a lot. lot quicker. If you are arriving by car, look for the cables of the cable car as the station is outside the hotel, if coming from the North the turning is down the side of the petrol station, careful or you will miss it. There is a good supermarket about a mile North on the roundabout for supplies. If your not bothered about a posh hotel and just want good quality accommodation in a quite but stunning location, then I would recommend this hotel. We are a couple, in our 40s-50s, I hope this review proves useful to you.