Hotel Ristorante Vecchia Riva

Picturesque surroundings, very friendly welcome at the reception and during breakfast. The breakfast was very good and quite rich and coffee was excellent. Main destinations like Varese center, Milano, famous lakes were not far away.

It was too hot in the room. The blankets were too thick and warm, given that the air-conditioner did not allow to set up the temperature lower than 22,5 degrees. We would be willing to have max 18-20 degrees overnight. For breakfast we were missing vegetables. It would be good to have some tomatoes and cucumbers.

We just stayed for one night, but we had everything we needed. The room was big and clean. The hotel is located directly at the lake varese. The service at the reception was very nice and late check in at 8.30pm and late dinner was no problem! The staff in the restaurant got a little impatient, as we stayed too long, which might be understandable but in the same time they didnt tell as they were about to close. We had a nice dinner though, the food was very good and prices are okay. It was a nice short stay, thank you!

Very clean, good value, fantastic location, very friendly staff

Had booked assuming they accepted pets (probably an error while booking on booking.com). To my astonishment they refused to refund the booking citing their terms and conditions, even though I checked immediately after the booking. In the end they allowed our pets to stay, so all was ok in the end, but it did leave a bitter taste in the mouth the way they tried to keep our money in spite of it being a misunderstanding

The staff was very welcoming and helpful. The air conditioning in our room did not work initially, but the staff was immediately attentive to it and had the problem solved. The rooms were very nice. Breakfast had many options. We all enjoyed the stay and would recommend the hotel to our friends.

There were no dislikes, we are very happy with our choice.

Lovely room with view of the lake. Comfortable bed. Nice bathroom and shower. Good breakfast with lots of options. Excellent restaurant with extensive outdoor seating area. Parking.

The hotel, located on the lake-side, is nice, the staff is friendly. The room with it's interior and it's spacious bath-room is nice, we felt comfortable.

Breakfast until 10 am, but the croissants often was out shortly after 9, the toaster is switched off from time to time to save electricity, so the toasts won't become crispy (the hotel should use another type of toaster). Our room was located above the bar, sometimes very noisy. We were missing furniture on balcony to enjoy the evenings there.

Large fairly modern hotel in glorious location just set back from the lake with spacious outdoor eating area under cover. Food very good including a celebratory Sunday lunch matching our hopes and expectations. Room comfortable and cool despite the very hot weather. Worthy of more than the one-night stay our journey allowed.

It’s a stone throw away from lake Varese, with very easily accessible cycling, hiking, gym & other sport facilities. It is also situated in a quiet & serene area. I appreciated they had a number of gluten free breakfast options on display (fresh gluten free bread was available after 10 mins in the oven) as well as a variety of normal, lactose-free & vegan milks.

My single room was overlooking a construction area

Lovely hotel. Very quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Very good restaurant for dinner on site. That was super convenient.

The walking path didn’t continue around the lake, you had to hike to get to the bicycle path which went around the hotel

For us Vecchia Riva is a perfect place for a stay-over on our way to Umbria. - A nice hotel and restaurant with professional and friendly staff in a charming surrounding. And all for a decent price. - We've been here many times and would always come back.

Sorry, but there's absolutely nothing to complain! :)