Here is the honest truth. My fiancé and I vacationed in Italy and had stumbled across hotel Parco Belevedere. I booked it the night before thinking it was close to lake como which turned out was the opposite side of the lake. Although it was a mistake, I felt it was a great score. Here is the pro and con -
Pro:
Beautiful views
Great dinner menu
Great breakfast selection
Family run -kind hearted family
Taxi boat or bus can take you to como and other lakes
Steal of price compared to como price
Rooms are clean, cute patio area...depends on room
Con:
Far away from lake and tourist activities
No food served for lunch (only breakfast or dinner)
Not as easy to get to by foot, taxi must take you to train station or taxi boat
It's definitely not the easiest to get to but once you're there you get an amazing welcome of fresh air, infinite lake view and mountains. I remember opening my door and I took a nice deep breath because the air smelled so clean and fresh. Our check in was simple. We were greeted, received room keys and we were sent to our room. Room was all white, white sheets, walls, bathroom and all was white. If compared to other hotels we have stayed at if felt like one of cleanest. Italian Hotels are questionable but this hotel didn't have that feeling.
One cloudy morning after breakfast we had the son call for a taxi to take us to the train station. Dad overheard and offered to take us to the train station. Dad and mom was very sweet to drive us to the train station in Lecco. We stayed a few days and was offered both days of our stay. Their kindness is very much appreciated. The Dad was so fatherly he also offered an umbrella because it was cloudy outside. My fiancé offered to pay for it but dad said to keep it- of course we brought it back. We took a bus to the lake, approx 1 hour arrival to other side of lake. You can also take a taxi boat to get to other side if you prefer.
Another great thing to note is dinner is only served at 7. This is their standard at most hotels in Italy... please know to eat before then. Dinner menu has great variety of dishes, my favorite was the sea bass and peeled shrimp and be sure to eat the pineapples with shrimp it helps to neutralize the food so you won't feel so bloated. Do try their house wine...a must. ;) If you're not an expert like myself of what is good just ask and they'll be happy to recommend a great one.
Breakfast was sweet. From what I remembered there was pancakes, cereal, fresh fruit, orange juice, coffee or expesso. It was a great selection :) I ate cereal.
Our departure-
The son was also so kind to send us away with a lovely bottle of wine, which we will gladly enjoyed later.
Last note
Amazing hotel and family, when we return hotel Parco is first on our list
Congrats again with your anniversary mom and dad and best wishes to your newly married son :)
Thanks again !! We appreciate your superb hospitality
Grazie Mille!
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