Hotel Panorama — Hotel in Costermano sul Garda

Just come back from staying at Hotel Panaroma and to be honest for a 3 star budget hotel I cant really complain, but I agree with some other reviews its more ideal to stay here if you access to a car. ||||We knew that the nearest airport would be Verona but a local told us that apparently flights are only operating twice a day to & from the UK - one in the morning, one late in evening but I cant confirm for sure.||||From Milan Bergamo airport we used a Flixbus service about 25 euro pp one way (1hr 40 mins) which took us to Verona Bus station direct, then from there a town bus to Garda bus station about 4 euro pp, (approx 1hr) then a good 30 min walk to the hotel. ||||Theres a free shuttle bus about(7 mins walk downhill) that takes you to the town. Its like a 15 seater small burgandy-coloured bus just so you dont get it confused with the main buses lol. But it only runs till about 7.30pm so after that you have to rely on taxi or a long walk back uphill to the hotel. If ever not sure exactly where you are/where you're going just ask as most people are helpful and happy to give directions.||||Overall I cant fault the hotel, reception/restaurant staff were pleasant & polite but some of them struggled with their comprehension of the English language. However there are lots of information leaflets and brochures on display of things to do in Garda and further afield. ||||Rooms are very standard basic,but comfortable I didnt notice if it had air con but temp was just right neither too warm or cold. Wifi is free in hotel reception and restaurant/bar area. Breakfast was basic, standard continental style with toast, bread rolls, eggs and ham, some sausage. Evenings you had a choice of fish/meat or vegetarian option with salads, veg, soups and desert as part of your main meal. Im no fussy eater but the salmon fish and lasagne dishes we chose werent that much to a high standard, abit cold and lacking taste so I ate more of the pasta, salad & veg.||||Many of the visitors to this area and guests in our hotel were from Nordic countries, Scandanavia/Swiss/Germans etc apparently its one of their popular holiday spots but they're pleasant enough to be around. ||||Most of our time was spent in Garda town area near the bus station; lots of shops, restaurants, little market stalls and we also visited Bardolina another shopping area, which was a couple of stops away by bus. We didnt have children with us (all grown up doing their own thing lol) but there is a theme park/water aquarium place nearby where you can take young children.||||Lake Garda itself is absolutely stunning you can even go for a swim and there are shallow areas safe for children. The weather was absolutely stunning this time of year, it rained only one night our stay but temperatures during the day a roughly a good 25 degrees at least.||||Positives: Beautiful scenery, hotel situated in a quiet peaceful location||Negatives: Drinks can be quite pricey in restaurants; not much night-life close to the hotel we had to search around looking for evening entertainment - just found a small bar with a live band not that stimulating, hotels nearby may have had better options but we had no way of knowing for sure||Warning: Bring insect repellent - we were bitten by insects we couldn't even see ||Avoid: Taxis as much as possible -...

As with previous review we were convinced we were staying at the panorama hotel in Limone. On arrival we were informed we did not have a booking! The receptionist was amazing, she informed us that we were not the 1st to arrive only to be told we were booked in the panorama in Garda some 60km away! As you can guess we were not pleased it was after 8.00 in the evening and no transport. The receptionist quickly telephoned the taxis (which had cost £490 ) to return. We were charged anoth 100 euros. On arrival the receptionist literal smirked and said you are here now and charged us 42 euros tax. This was becoming a very expensive holiday. The rooms were extremely poor but I was confident that after a phone call to the travel company the following morning everything would be sorted out. Little did I know it was going to be a long night. Around 2am we were woken by my daughter banging on our room door shouting us to leave our room. The hot water tank had burst and it was flooding the outside corridor. After what seemed an eternity my husband who is a plumber had to tell them to shut off the water!!||The following morning the call was made to the travel company who said the photographs that we had viewed had not been on their website and we were stuck in the hotel from hell. Returning to the hotel the tank had not been repaired and we only had cold water. During the night the air con failed and began leaking water. We reported this for 3 days when we were offered towels to soak up the water. Eventually the cleaner put a bucket underneath. It was like Chinese water torture, the constant drip drip during the night was relentless.||I could go on about the food but I'll leave that for someone else. Be warned check the pictures you view are the hotel that you think you are getting Its a big scam and even both...

My friend and I chose Lake Garda mainly for the theme parks as we had our teenagers with us. This hotel was perfectly placed and at a price we couldn't pass by. We booked a week, half board. Like other travellers it is easy to mix the hotels up but we done our homework first so knew what we were getting. I emailed the hotel to say that we would like rooms next to each other and that we was arriving late. On arrival we was greeted by a very pleasant man who showed us our rooms and informed us that they had saved a plate of cold meats and salad for us. Our rooms were on the corner of the hotel with a lovely view of the lake. We had a massive balcony that linked our rooms. Decor of the hotel is simple and basic but rooms are comfortable. Pool area and bar seemed nice enough with plenty of room for everyone. However we used the hotel as a base so didn't spend much time there. We hired a car as airport transfers were expensive and I would recommend doing this if you stay here. Garda is about 15/20 minute walk there, longer on way back as it is uphill. We went to Verona, Venice and the theme parks. All were very easily reached from here. Staff were pleasant enough, especially the reception staff. Breakfast was a typical help yourself continental style. Dinner was selected the night before and consisted of a choice of 2 types of pasta or soup for starter and meat or fish for main. Portions are very small but you can help yourself to as much salad as you like and there was a lot of choice. Desert was fruit or a small pud. All in all we enjoyed our stay and the whole week cost less than a weekend in England with the flights included. If you need luxury don't stay here but if you want to see the sights on a budget then it's a...