Note this review only talks about the restaurant/bar, area, not the hotel itself.
Riva has three different food areas for visitors to enjoy: A modern restaurant with regional and seasonal specialties, a slightly upscale lounge with comfortable sofas and even a fireplace, and outside there's a terrace with magnificient view over lake constance. In addition, there's a separée with glass walls which you can book, but I'm not sure it's otherwise open for visitors.
Anyways, what I liked about his place was that even though it is directly at the lake and considered upscale, it is reasonably priced (come on, you don't get that interior, service and especially the view for nothing...) and service was in no way arrogant at all.
Talking about the Café where we went: A slight misunderstanding in my coffee order was answered with a lot of apologies and they even offered to change the Latte Macchiato to the ordered Cappuccino, but it was ok for me. It's the gesture that counts in my opinion, and I appreciated their attitude a lot. All the other guests were also served professionally and quite fast from what I noticed. The cake we had from the cool counter was delicious, so I enjoyed my stay.
You can also sit next to the fireplace, which looked very nice to me. But of course it was already fully occupied, on this nice but very cold day.
So when you are having a walk along the lake and are in the mood for a break in a modern atmosphere, I'd say this is the place to go. The terrace must be a great place to have a drink and look over the lake at Konstanz city, I will definitely try this next time! read more