Hotel Riviera — Hotel in Griante

We had a fabulous 6 day stay at the Riviera. The hotel is historic and quirky, old fashioned and extremely clean and great value for money compared to other hotels in Lake Como. The owners and their family were amazing, friendly and very welcoming. We had an amazing room with double balconies, couldn't believe our luck with the view over the lake to Bellagio. Bus stops in both directions directly outside the hotel and ferry terminal is a 5 minute walk. Caddenebia is very quiet but a perfect base to visit many of the towns especially Bellagio, Varenna, Mennagio and Lenno, and great to escape the many tourists in other towns.|Breakfast was a cold continental style, boiled eggs, cold meats, cheese selection, cereal, croissants etc and as much tea and coffee as you want, and the view from the breakfast room was outstanding.|There is a little supermarket less than a minute away, very handy to stock up the mini fridge in room. Bar Company outside also has amazing food especially the pizza and wine, it was great to come back and relax here after sightseeing all day.|There is some work being done to refurbish a hotel next door but the noise was barely heard and did not affect our stay. Bus tickets can be bought at supermarket or bar company for both directions, it's cheaper than buying on the bus. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel but not run by the owners, we ate there twice but the second time was poor.|I would definitely stay at Riviera again, the family are amazing and help with anything you need. A perfect base for...

We had a fabulous 6 day stay at the Riviera. The hotel is historic and quirky, old fashioned and extremely clean and great value for money compared to other hotels in Lake Como. The owners and their family were amazing, friendly and very welcoming. We had an amazing room with double balconies, couldn't believe our luck with the view over the lake to Bellagio. Bus stops in both directions directly outside the hotel and ferry terminal is a 5 minute walk. Caddenebia is very quiet but a perfect base to visit many of the towns especially Bellagio, Varenna, Mennagio and Lenno, and great to escape the many tourists in other towns.|Breakfast was a cold continental style, boiled eggs, cold meats, cheese selection, cereal, croissants etc and as much tea and coffee as you want, and the view from the breakfast room was outstanding.|There is a little supermarket less than a minute away, very handy to stock up the mini fridge in room. Bar Company outside also has amazing food especially the pizza and wine, it was great to come back and relax here after sightseeing all day.|There is some work being done to refurbish a hotel next door but the noise was barely heard and did not affect our stay. Bus tickets can be bought at supermarket or bar company for both directions, it's cheaper than buying on the bus. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel but not run by the owners, we ate there twice but the second time was poor.|I would definitely stay at Riviera again, the family are amazing and help with anything you need. A perfect base for...

We are so thankful for Hotel Riviera! Long story: my wife & I were driving a rental car along Tremezzo area, when we encountered two flat tyres at 12 midnight! Called the towing service, and they said they can only tow the next day since it was a Sunday. So we were basically stuck the whole night, and our b&b was at the other side of the lake (1hr 30 minutes drive). We had to scramble for a overnight stay. In desperation, we went to every hotel along the road to find a last minute accommodation, until we found Hotel Riviera. We rang the intercom and the owner, Andrea answered. Thankfully he is fluent in English. Even though he was already getting ready to sleep, he offered us a room for the night. Room is cosy, bed is comfortable & the toilet had heated flooring after a good shower!

The next day, we met Andrea in the breakfast area. Andrea & his dad are one of the sweetest & kindest people we met in our Italy trip! He prepared breakfast for all his hotel guests. He happened to be friends with the towing person! He even helped to coordinate with him so that we can have our breakfast before heading to the towing spot. We are just so glad that we survived this situation & thankful for Andrea & his dad!

1 star for the rental car. But 5+ stars for Hotel...