Hotel Sonenga — Hotel in Menaggio

A nice, quiet clean upstairs room with balcony and beautiful mountain views. Best if you travel by car...a bit of a hike up many many steps from town of you're walking...get ready even though the locals say "10 minutes._...you'd better be in good climbing shape! A decent breakfast is included (hard boiled eggs, cold cuts.) Breakfast was the only time when food or drink was available for purchase...perhaps in higher season, the pretty dining room by the pool might be open? There are no dining options in the immediate area other than a bar.|There was no working internet as advertised... being "connected" but still unable to BE connected. Would be nice, top, for English-speaking guests to have 1 or 2 English channels on T.V. ! There is no reception area to check in, so it's important to pre-arrange an arrival time. There is a taxi ride from town which we paid 10E for on arrival at the ferry terminal. For these reasons, I did not give an otherwise "very good" rating.|Recommended for a restful...

A nice, quiet clean upstairs room with balcony and beautiful mountain views. Best if you travel by car...a bit of a hike up many many steps from town of you're walking...get ready even though the locals say "10 minutes._...you'd better be in good climbing shape! A decent breakfast is included (hard boiled eggs, cold cuts.) Breakfast was the only time when food or drink was available for purchase...perhaps in higher season, the pretty dining room by the pool might be open? There are no dining options in the immediate area other than a bar.|There was no working internet as advertised... being "connected" but still unable to BE connected. Would be nice, top, for English-speaking guests to have 1 or 2 English channels on T.V. ! There is no reception area to check in, so it's important to pre-arrange an arrival time. There is a taxi ride from town which we paid 10E for on arrival at the ferry terminal. For these reasons, I did not give an otherwise "very good" rating.|Recommended for a restful...

We booked our stay at the Hotel Sonenga in Menaggio after realizing that accommodations in Varenna were beyond our budget. It proved to be an excellent choice. Although the ticket lines were often long, the location is a short (15 minute) ferry ride across from Varenna. Our room on the second floor offered a partial but sweeping view of Lake Como from a large terrace shared with an adjoining room. We were pleased with the comfortable bed and the modern, clean bathroom. Although the hotel itself is small, it includes a restaurant offering a sumptuous breakfast. In fact, the service was so pleasant and the food so well prepared that we chose to eat our dinners there as well. The location off a quiet street above most of the town insured that we slept very well. It is a steep walk from the ferry dock, but this seventy-year-old man found it quite manageable, even toting a...