Hotel Garden - Garda

Hotel Garden is a small family run hotel, and you are certainly made welcome. The hotel is situated across the main road a mear 4 minute walk to all the bars, restaurants and the ferry port. Perfect location. The hotel itself is beautiful, we were given a room that over looked the pool and stunning views of the lake. Breakfast was of good quality. For a hotel the drinks prices were excellent. Lunch was well worth the money, the portion sizes were amazing. The staff will help in anyway possible and there to help with even the smallest requests. If staying in Garda then I highly recommend Hotel Garden, you won???t be disappointed.

I am just back from my 12th(!) holiday at Hotel Garden. From the minute I arrive I relax and feel like I am visiting old friends. This time I was with my sister, but in the past I have also stayed alone and Garda is such a safe and welcoming area. The hotel is family-run....with a warm welcome from Maddalena and her brother Carlo, as well as their mother Maria who visits often. Everywhere is spotlessly clean, the pool area is spacious with plenty of sunloungers available throughout the day. Breakfast in the light and airy restaurant is excellent. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the lakeside and the many bars and restaurants, as well as the ferry stop. The bus station is also very close, so it is easy to travel to towns around the lake. Special mention must go to the restaurant and bar staff...especially Michele (who has been there for many years!), Dana and Carmen. Also to Corrado on reception (always very helpful and knowledgeable), and to the new lady (German, sorry but we didn't learn her name) who was coping very well on her first week! Finally, thank you to Lucia (housekeeping) for her daily chats with my sister and me, allowing us to practise our Italian! She always remembers us. I recommend Hotel Garden for a relaxing and special holiday on the shores of beautiful Lake Garda. Thank you!

Lovely traditional family run hotel. Excellent friendly staff and service. Hotel is small, only 2 levels, and ???old fashioned??? in a good way. The hotel is back up a small slope away from the busy main lake road so you don???t really hear the noise. Offer is breakfast only but they do a lunchtime menu. Breakfast was adequate and they cook fresh omelettes, fried egg or scrambled if you want. Don???t expect a full English though. Bar available all day and evening. Medium sized ???solar??? heated pool (so not heated!) very quiet and always beds available if you want a dip after a day out sightseeing. Room was large with balcony facing the lake. Very clean but was a bit dated and could do with a bit an update. Bathroom very small and shower was tiny, no room to bend really to wash your legs and you can???t put your arms out. You need a bit of patience with the water flow to get the right temperature. Bidet was pretty impossible to use at my height of 5???7??? as so close to the shower. Single beds pushed together, as is the tradition, fairly comfortable but the air con was very noisy so we turned it off at night. You do tend to hear others upstairs if on the first floor and chairs scraping downstairs but quiet at night and most guests looked older with many returning year on year. The hotel is a 5 -10min walk to the little town and lakeside/ferry. Good restaurants to walk to/visit are Pegaso, about 10mins away; Osteria Mandolina, about 10-12 mins who do great spaghetti with mixed fish in a yummy tomato sauce, Pizzeria Jolly about 15 mins. Avoid La Bussola as it was all pre cooked and horrid and although you can get a discount card at the hotel we didn???t find Osteria Sylvestro, the nearest to the hotel, that good either. Generally found the prices similar to the UK for eating out and drinks similar to. Not sure we would return as not really our ???thing??? but as said many seem to and book directly with the hotel.