A beautiful café located in Bergamo Alta. As soon as you enter, you're taken in by the artwork on…read morethe walls above the coffee machines and alcohol. This pasticceria has been around since 1880! There is plenty of seating both upstairs and downstairs, and you can stand by the counter if you just want to have a quick coffee and pastry. There is a bathroom located upstairs and is kept in good condition. We came here in the morning to order some espressos and a few pastries. I'm a pistachio lover and the "Rocher pistacchio" was my favorite. They also serve slices of a variety of different cakes, including pistachio, lemon, and chocolate. With so many pastries, you simply must come back and try them all. I gladly give this venue five stars out of five.

Loved this short ferry ride from Bellagio to Cadenabbia…read more Boarded with our group from Ciao Florence. Went up the stairs, but all of the seats were filled with people or their bags and backpacks. Since it was a short 10-15 minute ride across Lake Como, we just stood and enjoyed the view until our guide let us know that it was time to leave the ferry. A nice way to cross Lake Como while enjoying a day ferry hopping.

The car ferry is very convenient among the lake como area, hop on from town to town, and the…read moreschedule is fairly frequent. The bottom floor is usually for cars and vehicles, and the top floor is generally for locals and tourists. I'd say you can easily plan your own trips among different villages in the region.

This hotel has rooms with good space for European standards and a balcony facing lake como. The…read morehotel location is awesome since it's very close to the lake boat dock (to see other lake cities like Bellagio) , the Duomo and central square of Como. There are tons of great places to eat great food. The staff is friendly and helpful. Daniel the bartender was amazing and great, made hand crafted cocktails. Breakfast here was very good and satisfying. We loved staying here at this hotel. I recommend paying a little more with a balcony view.

Very old school style. Ornate gold in rooms. Amazing staff! Great local too! Centrally located in…read moreRome.

Great ferry service to get around to the little cities around Lake Como. Relatively cheap as well…read moreand in certain areas you can even take your car on it. Very convenient to have and a great mode of transportation. The views you get from the boat of the lake and all of Como and it's surrounding cities is beautiful. Whether your are taking the boat to a destination or just for a ride on a Sunday afternoon it is definitely worth it. I have been countless times and Everytime is just as breath taking. The staff on board are very friendly and even allowed me to use his sailor hat for a picture. Be advised that these boats do fill up very quickly and can get quite crowded. It's be smart to get a boat pass or have your ticket in advance so you don't have to wait in line. Great great place.

I contacted the ferry website (ctl.navicomo@navgazionlaghi.it) directly before my trip and Paolo…read moreZambra was most helpful in advising on the fall/winter ferry schedule to Bellagio and Varenna. We followed the schedule he outlined and has a great visit with the least hassle. The weather was unfavorable, this being November, but he had no control over that. I want to share the info for travelers visiting in fall & winter to plan a beautiful self-guided day tour at a very reasonable rate. On a rainy day with overcast gray sky we took the red M1 Milan Metro to Milano Nord Cadorna train station to catch a morning train for the 1 hour multi-stops ride to the Lago Como Station. We had contacted the very helpful and responsive Lake Como ferry website (info@navigaziionelaghi.it) prior to our trip and learned that on a November Saturday (low season) the first FAST boat to Bellagio would be at 12:25 pm and Como Lago station is only a 5-minute walk from the ferry dock at Piazza Cavour. With ample time to spare before ferry, we toured the Como Cathedral on way to the ferry ticket office right across the street from the Hotel Metropole Swiss. The ferry ride was smooth. It made several stops at towns along the way before reaching Bellagio. Due to low season, rain and closure of the main attraction, there's not much to do in town aside from strolling and relaxing at cafes. After an hour we took a boat to Varenna (this one carries both cars and passengers)15 min.away. Varenna ferry pier is at Piazza Martiri della Liberta. Again, due of rain, late afternoon timing, and uncertainty if attractions were open, we just strolled around a bit and had dinner at one of the restaurants south of the ferry pier. The pier is just 10 min walk from the Esino Lario train station where we caught a late train to Milano Centrale then transferred to a southbound yellow M3 metro, 2 stops to Milan Duomo. We're glad we came. Although the weather was gloomy the villages were quaint and peaceful. We could picture how wonderful it must be on a nice sunny day. The whole self-guided Lake Como ferry tour cost about €20 per person.

The food at this place is fantastic; I'd have given it 5 stars but for the truly awful…read moreservice...but, I'll get to that. During six weeks in the fall of 2014 I probably had dinner at La Fabbrica a dozen times. The pasta, the meats, the pizze...all fantastic and comfortably priced. But the Coltoletta Milanese is, and I KID YOU NOT: easily the best in the world. Seriously: someone has to be the best, and I believe La Fabbrica is the place. A more thickly-sliced cutlet than I've ever encountered; it is robust, juicy, crispy and covered with a truly beautiful combination of Rocket and halved-cherry tomatoes that explode with flavour when eaten. It is a fantastic dish and worth the trip across town. It's in a great neighborhood, adjacent to Courso Cavour's pedestrian-only street and across from EATALY on Piazzale 25 Aprile. Go there. BUT. The service that was so wonderful when I was there in 2014 has disappeared in 2015. I took a group of three colleagues there, just last week on the 11th of September, and it almost felt as though the staff were angry we showed up. ;-) The place opens at 7. We arrived at 7:30 and were the second table seated, immediately after the first group of 3 Italian guys. For the next 20 minutes, we were the only tables in the restaurant. When the other guys pizzas were delivered, I finally went to the host to ask if we could order something to drink...AND dinner...none of the wait staff had yet been to even pour water. And it was that way the entire dinner. It became a joke at the table: empty, dry glasses, no water, no beer, no wine...tumbleweeds blowing across the tavola...and one of us would have to go ask for someone to come take an order or bring a refill....and even then it would take another ten minutes. The place filled-up and was the convivial boite I remembered from the previous year, and the food did not disappoint. But the service was eminently embarrassing to the Legacy of Italia... P.S. OMG: and the mozzarella con prosciutto...Direct from Heaven.

The Gorgonzola pizza is to die for! Quick service, friendly staff and good atmosphereread more

Horrible food and service. They ignored us for the first 15 minutes we were there. Finally…read moreunfriendly waiter took our order. Horrible food was eventually served including risotto with raw, frozen shrimp, sausage pizza with raw (not joking), fatty slices of bacon on top. They forgot one pasta dish altogether. Thankfully salad and bread were edible.

This little gem of Como, Italy was incredible. The food options were great and the rosé was…read moreplentiful. Yelp apparently isn't as big in some Europe cities because I was surprised to see only 4 reviews and Numeronove was established in 2015. My wife and I food were cooked perfectly and even some of the high end steak restaurants don't always get it right the first time. My wife had a steak salad while I had the steak filet. We ordered 2 bottles of rosé which were from the Tuscany region. The service was well and the staff appeared friendly. Definitely would return to Numeronove if I find myself in the region again in the near future.

Stayed here for two nights and was in a good location for restaurants, shops, and metro stations…read more Breakfast buffet was not great but the room was clean. It was a bit warm and humid in the room and we opened the window but mosquitoes were coming in so we were very hot during the night. Front guest gentlemen gave great food recommendations.

I am so shocked at the good reviews!!!! This place was so filthy!!!!! We booked the junior suite…read moreroom on the 5th floor and let me Tell you it was stinky and humid! I'm sure there is mold!!! Nothing , literally nothing was good about this hotel other than the staff was nice and the water pressure was strong. I can't think of anything else that went right! It smelled so bad in the hallway and room , I think there is mold! I was supposed to stay there for 5 night and I made sure to cancel all the other nights once I found a better hotel in Milan. I am so upset I can't believe this is a 4 star hotel: NO WAY!!! This is at max a 3 star hotel and I'm being generous. What a waste of $1000 for 2 nights.