Love, love, love the Michaelangelo! I've stayed here now twice - the first time they Booking.com…read moreand this time by calling the hotel directly because they showed as sold out on-line...not true! The owner, Roberto's family has owned the hotel for decades and, while his English is better than my Italian, we find a happy medium speaking Spanish. He is a very charismatic guy who cooks the breakfast each morning (very good hard boiled eggs, pastries, grilled veggies, and more plus whatever coffee/espresso drink you want! He has gone out of his way to make our stays enjoyable and the price is very reasonable at about 80 Euro/night. Highly recommend! This hotel is across the street from Lake Maggiore and just a short walk to the historic/quaint downtown Arona area.

The roof restaurant has a nice view of the lake Maggiore. The food is average. Service is ok. But…read morethere are several beautiful restaurants in the region that I would prefer. Especially the ones near the lake. In a nut shell I suggest street restaurants and cafes instead of this hotel restaurant...