Villa Garuti

This is a mixed review. We were part of a tour group staying for three days and we didn't fare well with room allocation. We were given a ground floor room with no outlook, and after coming off a Silversea cruise the accommodation was a real downgrade. We enquired about moving but we told that all members of the tour group had similar rooms, however next morning we found out this was not the case as others had much superior rooms with lake views. We asked for extra pillows and a sheet as strangely the bed had only one sheet however we gave up in the end as the receptionist did not understand what we were after (language barrier). Breakfast was OK, but the location of the hotel felt remote and as such there was not a lot of choice in nearby restaurants. The restaurant located within the hotel (operated separately) was very popular but expensive. Th option was a pizza shop next door which was OK. There is however a ferry stop on the lake next to the hotel and the day trip to Sirmione was the highlight of the stay. We also did a day trip to Venice by rail which was very worthwhile, the train station is a 20Euro fare away. All in all the hotel would be fine if you want to get away from everything, however it is remote and transport from the hotel is not easy to arrange, there are not many taxis in Lake Garda!

We stayed at Villa Garuti for 3 nights as a couple, before travelling on to see the other Italian lakes. The hotel isn’t very big but does have a pool area and surrounding gardens. On the plus side the rooms are very good, lovely shower, large airy bedroom area and tea and coffee making facilities, fridge etc. Breakfast was fairly average, not much choice of fruit and constantly running out of cereal bowls, we were told to use a large coffee cup instead on one occasion! The breakfast terrace area is lovely and overlooks the lake, however this area is used again later in the day and promoted as a ‘roof terrace’ between 2-8pm for drinks .. except there’s no bar so the waiter produced lukewarm beer and G&T from a small cupboard area, no ice or lemon - it was all very odd. There’s a restaurant next to the hotel, apparently part of the hotel but we couldn’t get in on any of the evenings we stayed, really disappointing as the hotel wasn’t full so clearly locals were being given precedence. That wouldn’t have been so bad but the location of the hotel isn’t close to a lot of other amenities so choices to eat out are quite limited. We mentioned this to the reception staff, they just tried to book us into other restaurants further away. The head receptionist was very aloof and unhelpful but the other receptionists, Susannah and Roberta were lovely. There’s a short promenade and a beach area but apart from that you’re limited in seeing the lake side. We managed a day trip to Sirmione via the ferry (10 euros each return), it was very pretty and very busy! Unfortunately we wouldn’t stay at this hotel again due to the location and limited options with no bar and no restaurant for residents.

Einfach viel zu überteuert.... Pool neben der Straße vor dem Haus im Park zur "Erholung" mit blick auf Autos Bitte nicht stören wurde nicht beachtet und angeklopft Zimmer waren ok... allerdings nicht ganz sauber als wir eincheckten Im Großen und ganzen ist das Hotel für den Preis und diese Lage um einiges zu teuer ich würde keinem empfehlen hier zu übernachten.... Auch das Frühstück fällt mager aus kaum abwechslung Auf unseren Balkon der Groß war dank Deluxe Zimmer hatten wir zwei kleine Stühle wo einer kaput war und einen Tisch Am besten !!NICHT BUCHEN!!