Albergo Ristorante della Posta — Restaurant in Circolo di Carona

Morcote is very cute and the old, charming Della Posta is right in the centre facing the water. They have rooms either in the main building or in an adjacent more ancient one across the covered walkway at the rear of the building. We had a comfortable room with some antique furniture in the latter. It even had a small kitchen (although not functioning when we stayed). The one drawback was that the window opened only onto the stairwell and there was no view.|The open air hotel restaurant, right on the lake, was very pleasant (we noticed you can also dine on a terrace on the hotel’s first floor, overlooking the lake). We had an enjoyable dinner of risotto porcini, pesciolini fritti, green salad and ice cream plus beer, Soave and espresso, all of which came to CHF121.20 for two. The room cost CHF155 for a night including CHF15 for use of a nearby (very spic and span) garage.|Visitors should do the fine walk up to the church which offers fine views across Lake Lugano to Italy. |But prospective visitors should ask about village church bells and how long into the night they ring - I vaguely recall being disturbed by them...

Morcote is very cute and the old, charming Della Posta is right in the centre facing the water. They have rooms either in the main building or in an adjacent more ancient one across the covered walkway at the rear of the building. We had a comfortable room with some antique furniture in the latter. It even had a small kitchen (although not functioning when we stayed). The one drawback was that the window opened only onto the stairwell and there was no view.|The open air hotel restaurant, right on the lake, was very pleasant (we noticed you can also dine on a terrace on the hotel’s first floor, overlooking the lake). We had an enjoyable dinner of risotto porcini, pesciolini fritti, green salad and ice cream plus beer, Soave and espresso, all of which came to CHF121.20 for two. The room cost CHF155 for a night including CHF15 for use of a nearby (very spic and span) garage.|Visitors should do the fine walk up to the church which offers fine views across Lake Lugano to Italy. |But prospective visitors should ask about village church bells and how long into the night they ring - I vaguely recall being disturbed by them...

What a view, gorgeous location, dreadful food. The waiter was friendly and smartly dressed, and commented that the ‘Bella lasagne was homemade’… wait, hold a second, homemade… if you’re spending the equivalent of €20+ for a lasagne the very least it could be is homemade. Alas, when it arrived it was a very sorry sight, sauce dried to the plate and the cheese on top hardly hiding the shame. Sadly this plate was microwaved. Seriously?! Serving a microwaved, and dry, ‘homemade lasagne’ is an insult. The patron on the next table looked equally pleased with her microwaved layers of pasta sheets. My partner’s plate of grilled vegetables was hardly an improvement, but at least that had the benefit of not being killed in the radiation box. Easily the most disappointing meal of my three months of travels around the area. For the sake of your tastebuds and your wallets, please avoid the...