TL;DR: The Ultimate Sirmione Experience||Book Casa Scaligeri immediately. This #1-ranked Sirmione hotel delivers extraordinary hospitality through Tanina, who redefines exceptional service by personally escorting guests, arranging seamless transportation, curating perfect restaurant experiences, and providing unmatched pet care. ||After years of global travel, we've never encountered hospitality this personalized - last-minute Michelin star reservations with pet-sitting arrangements. Trust Tanina's expertise completely for an unforgettable Lake Garda experience that sets the gold standard for Italian hospitality.||Our Recommendation|For detailed insights into what makes Casa Scaligeri extraordinary, read our complete experience below.||Tanina: The Heart and Soul of Exceptional Service|What truly sets Casa Scaligeri apart is Tanina – a hospitality professional who has redefined excellence in the industry. Her service philosophy transcends traditional hospitality; she doesn't simply accommodate guests – she adopts them as family members.||Seamless From Start to Finish: Tanina personally arranged our round-trip transportation from the train station with WhatsApp coordination. Our driver expertly navigated Sirmione's ZTL zone, making our arrival effortless.||Daily Personalized Care: Each morning, Tanina personally escorted guests to breakfast. When we needed directions, she would walk us outside, showing the right path with detailed instructions. Her evening ritual included preparing customized maps with restaurant recommendations and timing suggestions tailored to our interests.||Extraordinary Pet Care: Traveling with our dog, Tanina went beyond standard pet accommodation. She arranged daily cooked chicken preparation, personally inspecting each packet for spoilage (crucial since we're vegetarians), and stored it in the hotel's main refrigerator for optimal freshness. Her activity recommendations consistently prioritized our pet's safety and comfort.||Premium Accommodations & Amenities|Our Prestige room with balcony (301) exceeded European hotel standards with spacious layout, romantic balcony views, and modern amenities. Daily housekeeping was impeccable yet unobtrusive. The pricing proved remarkably reasonable for the premium service level received.||Breakfast Excellence: Served at Scaligeri Café in beautiful Piazza Carducci with Lake Garda views. Extensive vegetarian options and custom dishes – they even prepared scrambled eggs for our dog.||Exclusive Perks: Complimentary access to two Jamaica Beach chairs (1km walk), with Tanina thoughtfully preparing beach towels without being asked.||Curated Lake Garda Experiences||Lazise Discovery: Tanina's recommendation for a 45-minute ferry to this charming lakeside town became a trip highlight.||Limone Adventure: Speed boat excursion (2 hours each way) with Tanina's detailed planning maximizing our half-day visit.||Michelin Star Dining: When we mentioned a birthday celebration, Tanina secured last-minute reservations at La Rucola 2.0 and arranged professional pet-sitting in our room for the evening.||The Tanina Difference|Multiple guests consistently note that Tanina is "the absolute BEST host we have ever had" despite extensive global travel. As one reviewer shared: "In our 40 years of travel we have never met someone like Tanina." Her approach transforms accommodation into comprehensive cultural immersion.||The Verdict|Over two decades of global travel, Tanina stands alone in her dedication to guest satisfaction. Her energy, constant smile, and genuine willingness to help create an atmosphere where guests feel truly valued. ||In an era of profit-driven hospitality chains, Casa Scaligeri represents a refreshing return to authentic Italian traditions.||Casa Scaligeri isn't just accommodation; it's your gateway to experiencing Lake Garda through someone who genuinely cares about creating perfect memories for every guest.||Tanina has fundamentally transformed our understanding of what hospitality can be. Having experienced her exceptional service, we find it difficult to imagine staying anywhere that doesn't meet this extraordinary standard. She has effectively spoiled us for all future hotel experiences - this level of personalized care and attention has become our new benchmark for what truly exceptional...
Read moreI would give 10 stars if I could.||First the hotel. Wonderfully situated steps from the castle, the ferry to other Lake Garda towns and wonderful restaurants, this hotel is perfect for your visit to Sirmione and other southern Lake Garda towns as well as Verona, Valpolicella, etc. The rooms are spacious, modern, super clean and very comfortable (best bedding of our three week trip). Room was serviced perfectly every day. Our third floor room had a little balcony overseeing the buzz of the town. Very important, the windows are SOUNDPROOF, so even though you are in the middle of the historic town, you don't hear a sound when those windows/doors are shut. Full package of bathroom products. Breakfast is a sit down with menu choices at a sister cafe right around the corner from the hotel. Delicious food and professional service for the 4 breakfasts we had there. Nice change from the buffets.||The staff. Our interactions with Tanina from the start were super responsive and informative. We arranged a taxi transfer from Malcesine to the hotel through Tanina. Nicola met us in a roomy Mercedes van and helped us with our luggage right to the hotel. Nicola drove us on multiple occasions and he was so thoughtful and professional we decided to have him take us to Venice instead of our scheduled train ride. He also drove us to our wine tasting at the Zyme winery. And he took us to Verona. All of the rides were easily arranged through Tanina at a very fair price. We normally don't take a taxi so much but it was so convenient and reasonable.||In our 40 years of travel we have never met someone like Tanina. Np exaggeration. She walked us to restaurants which she recommended, each and every one of them was outstanding. She walked us to breakfast every day. She suggested and arranged Zyme winery tour (treat yourself if you are a fan of the Valpolicella region wines) when other plans fell through and when we were feeling a bit run down, she suggested/arranged a stayat Acquaria, a spa with thermal pools, massages, saunas, jacuzzies, relation rooms, etc, etc! (Huge place) It was cheap relative to our US standards and oh so wonderful. They even have a very nice cafe on premises.||Tanina and Nicole made our stay at Sirmione so wonderful. Grazie mille! I highly recommend Casa Scaglieri and do yourself a favor, get in touch with Tanina beforehand and she will add value to your trip from the minute you talk to/meet with her. She is an...
Read moreWow, what a splendid place to stay. The location is perfect in the middle of the beautiful island of Sirmione, the en-suite rooms are excellent, very clean and elegant and importantly for northern Europeans who might not be acclimatised to Italian summers, well air-conditioned. They are served by a lift so moving luggage about isn't a problem. The parking is in a secure car park about four hundred yards away on the peninsula as vehicle access is (understandably) restricted to the island but a shuttle fleet of electric carts are available to transport you and your cases should you need it. The peninsula and island are quite geared for the tourist industry, however there is a good reason for this, they are stunningly beautiful as is the lake, nevertheless the locals were wonderfully friendly and welcoming to us and were keen to ensure that the tourists are well cared for. The staff at Casa Scaligeri were the ultimate exemplars of this, their kindness and their dedication made our holiday perfect. There seemed to be nothing that was too much trouble for them, they knew the area in intimate detail and their recommendations always turned out to be delightful. Breakfast was served in a lovely restaurant just across the street where they were more than happy to cater for strange English eating habits and those breakfasts were a wonderful start to every day. We would like to thank the staff at Casa Scaligeri and the people of Sirmione for their faultless work in making our holiday the most special and...
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