Varese Hotels with Gym

From the outside the hotel looks very nice - it is a big villa with a little garden in front. Our room, however, (one of the suites on the top floor) was not properly cleaned. There were hairs in the bathroom, a lot of dust everywhere and spiderwebs around the bedside tables. Although they cleaned the room again after we arrived we did not feel comfortable. They do everything very superficially: at breakfast for example they don’t even bother to wipe the tables between customers (except on our last morning when there was another waitress). The street nearby is very loud, also during the night. A positive thing about the hotel is the free parking and the location: around 5min from Varese by foot and a lot of nice restaurants nearby.

An okay hotel, really polite staff location is not the best but you have 2 supermarkets just in front of the hotel, But IS TOO FAR FROM THE LAKES. the room are okay really plain and don't expect anything else, NO TEA/ COFFEE SOAP/ ANY EXTRA to make a nice welcome. The majority of food that is offered is, gluten, lactose free, vegan. But some people don't like it and there's not many other choices. Too much sweet food, not much savoury and please do not order the eggs. Also breakfast it's from 7 to 9:30 and if you for e.g. arrive at 8 30/9 most of the food is finished and it doesn't get replaced. If you like coffe ask for a double or even triple as it tastes like water. Overall is not bad but for that price you can find much better.

We went with another couple for 3 nights. You wind up the hill to the hotel, alongside the (currently out of service) funicular station, with the Sacromonte to explore just behind and spectacular views out across wooded hillside to the plain and Lake Varese some 1600m below. Buses will take you (with one convenient change) into Varese itself. Silvio and his staff were friendly and attentive throughout, ensuring we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Bedrooms were clean and comfortable, each with a large terrace from which to enjoy the views. The highlight is the cooking. We ate off the card with its wide range of enticing dishes. There is a slightly cheaper menu with fewer choices if you want 3 courses - we found 2 courses off the card better. You must try the tasting menu! At 66 euros each it was a treat but we thought it excellent value for money. It is not specified beforehand - exactly what you get will depend what ingredients are available and best day by day. We started with flavoursome smoked fish, followed by traditional tuna with veal sauce, better than I have ever tasted. Then came risotto with truffle (which we love). We thought the spaghetti with field mushrooms even better. Then duck, beautifully cooked and tender. And an artistically presented chocolate based dessert. Having asked what style of wine we preferred and at roughly what price, Silvio produced a notably excellent Sicilian red to accompany our main course. The evening was outstanding and hugely enjoyable.