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3 out of 5
Hotel Villa Giulia
Via Parè 69/73, Valmadrera, LC

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 99 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grand hotel feeling
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Avoid hotel at all costs
The hotel is lovley but they had a wedding in when we arrived so couldn’t use the restaurant or the balcony and had loud music and drunk people everywhere. We complained but hotel did nothing to make it better and suggested we go outside for a drink at a local bar. The same thing happened the following night so we ended up leaving the second night and having to spend more money elsewhere. We felt like we where intruding and at breakfast they where preparing for the weeding and consigned us go a ton y part of the restaurant. Worst eceperience of my life and would avoid at all costs
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Nir

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food and service. Beautiful location. I highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lukas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old villa with beautiful view
This was my second time here and I loved it every time. Although it is situated in the quieter part of lake Como this Villa is just stunning, the host is lovely and the views just amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Francesco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel!
We just had a short one night stay at this beautiful property, but we would happily come back. The hotel itself is stunning, the restaurant was excellent, and the service was friendly and professional.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, staff were very good. Room was very small. Food was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hidden gem
great service and location. the owners were delightful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel, but glad we had the car
Lovely hotel with nice rooms and couple of nice restaurants close by, although glad we had the car to go off and explore the other towns around the lake.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning location overlooking Lake Como. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Room was on the small side but opened up on to a lovely large shared balcony.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing short of magical and romantic property
Fantastic property both in terms of location, deco, condition and cleanliness! It’s not big but definitely gives 5 star hotels a run for the money in the room. The views are amazing! Perfect romantic getaway and wedding destination. The service staff is nothing less than wonderful! Claudio’s genuine service with that broad smile makes you feel comfortable under any circumstances. Would definitely go back again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lake como get away
Pleasant surprise! The villa was absolutely beautiful and we were upgraded to a room with a terrace and lake views. The breakfast area is lovely with fresco ceilings and beautiful floors. The rooms have been renovated..I would recommend staying here..
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous
Fabulous hotel right on the lake with a water bus stop less than a five minute walk away.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Alejandro, Rio de Janeiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very nice location, staff very very helpful Room was very small, a lot of events going on at the hotel all the time
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant villa.
Great views from villa to the lake, clean and comfortable rooms, beautiful restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley, Vicenza, Italy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room for a solo trip
Beautiful view and location. Excellent, friendly and helpful staff. I was worried about parking and they were awesome. Super fast check in and accommodated a late/relaxed check out. There was a wedding at the same time and seemed to be an awesome venue. Even without being a part of a big event they were great about accommodating my individual room.

10/10 Excellent

Mrs. Fiona J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thoroughly enjoyable!
A great night in a wonderful hotel. We will certainly be back. Highly recommended.

2/10 Terrible

A., Tel Aviv

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel need urgent renovation!
It was a huge disappointment! The hotel is very outdated, furniture, décor, everything. The bed was horrible: hard, not comfortable, we tossed and turned all night and woke up with back pains. Not only the bed was horrible, you can hear your neighbor's talking and walking all night. The TV had many channels, but not even one in English. There is no elevator. You have to carry your stuff two floors up on the stairs. We were a few days around Garda lake, and paid less for hotels that were much better, renovated and with much more facilities.

4/10 Poor

June, Calgary, Canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paid for lake view but to see the lake you had to walk out the patio and walk to the front of the hotel to a common patio to see the lake. Walls were paper thin and snoring man next door sounded like he was in my room. No elevators -had to take luggage up and down four BIG flights of stairs. Bed was really old- mattress sagged so much on one side felt like i was rolling towards the edge when I slept, Staff were really nice though.

10/10 Excellent

Keiji, france

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
The best I've stayed in Italy. Beautiful location and very friendly and helpful staff. Most of all, Restaurant was just amazing. View of Como lake and Mountain made me drink and eat more than usual.

6/10 Okay

Robert, Michigan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice getaway, Great place for couples
The hotel was tucked away around a side of the lake with not much traffic. The parking is kind of confusing because it is labeled with the Hotel's restaurant's name instead of the hotels name. My room had a an awesome balcony which was not private but it didn't seem to be an issue that it was connected to everyone else. The restaurant had a unusual menu but the food was good as well as the service. I have one complaint, this hotel is not air-conditioned. Their wall unit ac is a glorified fan, and I could not sleep with more than a sheet covering me half way. My other complaint was handled by the staff and that is when I booked the room I used my American express and when I went to check out and pay they said they would not accept American express. After getting very visible frustrated and upset over the ordeal the lady offered to use their old system to see if it would work and it did.

10/10 Excellent

Theresa, Montgomery, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a family ran hotel with beautiful views of the lake. The family ran staff is very friendly and accomodating. The hotel is located outside of the more heavily tourist area which we found quite pleasant. From the balcony of our room we were able to enjoy pleasant relaxing evenings. The hotel offers elegant dining on the huge balcony of the second floor. The food was good with reasonable prices. Would recommend asking for a room with air conditioning as it can get quite hot in the evenings. The rooms are a little outdated but the hotel is in the process of renovating with more modern decor. Would recommend this hotel for its quiet location and the great family that runs it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One too many weddings
This villa was amazing with plenty of terraces and spectacular views but there was 4 weddings while we stayed there - we were there for 8 days - if the weddings start around 2pm they are finished by 9pm which is fine but the ones that start at 6pm go till 1am in the morning so it is a little noisy but shouldnt bother the night owls - both my husband and i like to go to sleep around 11pm esp after long days of sightseeing etc -the weddings are held on the large terraces within hearing distance from all the rooms! Breakfasts were delicious on the terrace with beautiful views and lovely and quiet esp after the weddings!! Good coffee too which is not always easy to find in Europe!!

8/10 Good

Carol, Alabama, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Villa Giulia
We loved this hotel. The staff was especially personable. They were very helpful with anything we needed. They spoke pretty good English. I would recommend this hotel to my friends.

10/10 Excellent

Heike, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic hotel by Lake Como
Beautiful hotel on Lake Como in the pretty town of Valmadrera with view on the lake and Lecco in the background. I had stayed in this hotel in 1999 and always wanted to come back because I had such fond memories. A friend of mine got married there, and I can see why one would choose such a romantic location for a wedding (there was one actually the night we stayed). Staff is very friendly and the restaurant is fantastic! There is not much to do in Valmadrera (it is a quick drive or a good walk to Lecco though, and it is app. 20 km to Como), but if you are looking for a romantic place to stay with you honey this is a great choice.

8/10 Good

Thomas, Fayetteville AR, and San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a nice surprise
A nice surprise: the suite was wonderful located on the main upper terrace with incredible views of Lake Como and the town of Lecco. However our adjacent room has wonderful views but no access to the terrace. The food and service in the restaurant was exemplary, creative, well-priced, and the setting on the terrace outside was romantic and beautiful.

8/10 Good

Sharon and Kurt, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming Family Run Hotel
Hotel Villa Giulia is a charming place full of old world atmosphere. The gardens and terraces offer wonderful views of the lake and, although far from modern, our bright,comfortable room shared those views. True, our bathroom was small and somewhat idiosyncratic. However the friendly and attentive staff, the enchanting surrounds and the fantastic cuisine more than compensated for the short coming and we would gladly stay there again. A word of warning to international GPS users: Make sure when you enter the address you write Frazione Pare and not Via Pare; otherwise you'll find yourself in a side street in Monza rather than in on the lake in Valmadrera!

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant dining made for a memorable stay
I was a solo traveller staying at the Villa Giulia for the first and best of five nights that I spent in the lake Como area in early October. The hotel location is quiet and very beautiful,even romantic, though some might find it a little difficult to access without a car. All staff were courteous and friendly and extremely helpful; my room was perfectly clean and well kept, but was perhaps a little utilitarian in its furnishings, though a pretty balcony with lots of foliage made up for this. This hotel's strongest point is however its public rooms, particularly its splendid beautifully lit dining room, luxurious by any standards, and really amazing for what I take it is a relatively small hotel. Food was excellent, with a good choice and reasonably priced, and served with a laid-back elegance by a discretely helpful waiter. I like a bit of spoiling from time to time and this was right up my street -a luxury experience to get my holiday break off to a delightful start. All in all, really great value for money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view of Lake Como from the terrace.
The hotel was nice. There was a nice view of Lake Como, but only from the terrace. The terrace was very nice. The hotel was a little difficult to find. I don't recommend the attached restaurant. We weren't too thrilled with the food there, it wasn't horrible or anything, but seemed very expensive. It did have a really nice setting though.

8/10 Good

Bryan, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel on the lake, slightly out of town
Very helpful staff and excellent service. The hotel is right on the lake with restaurant terrace, gardens and balconys overlooking Como. It's a bit away from Lecco - and you really have to drive in as the lakeside road is too narrow to safely walk. Only 5 minutes drive though.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Cahors, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location overlooking Lake Como
This villa was converted into a hotel about 28 years ago and the owners are upgrading some rooms. Public rooms have original frescoes ceilings and marble floors. Dining on either the terrace overlooking the lake or in the richly decorated dining room was a memorable experience. The set dinner menu represented better value than restaurants in Lecco and should not be missed.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view and staff
Overall, great view from the balcony room and staff was very helpful & friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Dina, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday in paradise
If you are conciderdering a holiday in Italy I strongly suggest "Hotel Guilia" in Pare, Valmadrera Lecco. Everyone talks about lake como, yes it's nice and full of tourists where Lecco is a hidden paradise where only the locals know about. We travelled around Europe but once we arrived at Hotel Guilia and walked out the terrazzo we had tears, the view, that feeling i can not describe, not to mention the friendy staff who were so helpful, honest and have a great sence of humor. You will not regret a stay at Hotel Guilia, I will most certainly be going back and to be quite honest it's probably best kept a secret

10/10 Excellent

Rupert, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely family-run hotel. Wonderful views and food!
We booked a long week-end for our silver anniversary. Claudia and her staff were incredibly welcoming. We booked a suite which was more expensive - great high ceilings and an fashioned feel with shutters and original features. A massive shared balcony with fabulous views across Lake Como to Lecco and the mountains behind. The cable car ride to the top behind Lecco is a must. The highlight was the restaurant - dinner each night was amazing. Some of the best food I've ever had and good wine with it. We were going to go out for dinner but the food was so good, we changed our minds. Great value for money too. I would recommend Villa Guilia to anyone. It's not the most beautiful hotel or the the most luxurious but the experience was memorable.

8/10 Good

cm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

CaraN, Jacksonville, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and Great Location
I loved my stay at this hotel. The staff was very friendly and even carried my bags up to the 4th floor because there is no elevator. It is by no means modern but it is clean and quaint.

10/10 Excellent

jim n jo, iow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Though a little old and quirky in places, you can't beat the view! Great service and nice rooms.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel with Great Views!!
After a long day on my motorcycle, going from Germany to Italy via Austria and the Stelvio Pass, a stay at the Hotel Villa Giulia was an unexpected blessing. The family run hotel was a wonderful place to relax and retreat after a long day in the saddle. The service was exceptional - they provided a secure place to park my motorcycle (and parking was free too, in an area where parking is limited.). The hotel restaurant was fully booked but as I arrived late and didn't want to go to Lecco to search for a restaurant, they were able to seat me with little fanfare. I can say now why the restaurant was booked - the food was excellent. I had a grilled prawns with shrimp over a salad with olive oil as a started and a lobster spaghetti as the main dish. Writing about this makes my mouth water over the memories of it. Breakfast the next morning was on a side patio but still had a great view of the lake (the restaurant was on a terrace overlooking the lake). The croissants were warm, flaky and had an apple filling. The yogurt was thick and coffee was excellent as well. I will be staying here again the next time I'm in the area.

10/10 Excellent

GTM, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Hotel
The Hotel Giulia is superb. The location, bedrooms, food etc was excellent and the standard of service provided was beyond expectation. The english speaking owner could not have done more for us. we would recommend this hotel without hesitation

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas
Loved the hotel, the staff were wonderful, so helpful, friendly and delightful. We had Christmas lunch at the hotel, and it was sensational.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Stella, Hertfordshire, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for couples
Lovely view of Lecco, Lake Como, from the balcony of the hotel. Excellent service and a great restaurant at the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Pat, England, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super hotel ideal for seeing Lake Como
We are a retired couple and booked at last minute. The hotel, from rooms to service, were super in a traditional converted villa. Family run, the staff couldn't have been more helpful and friendly - including excellent English. Food and wine was great. The location was one of the best on lake Como with terrace restaurant and views across the lake to Lecco. Lake Como could be easily explored either by boat (from Lecco) or driving. Within 100m of the hotel were lakeside bar (best g & t ever), icecream shop, pizzerias (one for takeaways) and cafe. Parking was easy considering how little land is available lakeside. It was hot when we were there but terraces were shaded by pine trees and picked up any breeze going and rooms had air-conditioning. We recommend it to anyone wanting a relaxing stay and to absorb the Italian atmosphere.

10/10 Excellent

John and Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
magnificent lake view on dining terrace
Hotel is owned and operated by three women ... mother and two daughters. What a team! So helpful and hospitable. The hotel's strength is it's location on the water with a dining terrace unmatched for dining pleasure, and with a creative menu and excellent service to match. Rooms are clean, though small ... but a good place to hang your hat if your intent is to visit the lake country and the Italian Alps.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful mountain views
We had a great time in and around Hotel Villa Giulia. Our room opened onto a great terrace and the lake and mountain view was excellent. The nearby gelato place with amusing names for the flavors to the pizza/deli/beer place just a block away provided a very comfortable location to relax in the evenings after sightseeing. Learned that peperoni in Italian means red peppers. Learned to say salami picante instead! Oh, and the inexpensive bus to Bellagio worked out fine for folks without a car.

8/10 Good

Leif Friis

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023