Casa di Princi

This is a lovely house. Very well equipped and tastefully decorated. It’s very comfortable, clean and feels more like staying at a friend’s house. The neighbourhood is very quiet and charming and almost feels like you are in the middle of a forest with all the trees. We even saw wild boar when on a walk just a few minutes from the house. The parking is easy and the WiFi is very good. There is a station for the funicular just 8 minutes walk away (Carescione), which can take you to Como or up to the centre of Brunate (you need to request the stop - there is a button at the station and on the funicular itself to stop at Carescione). Simone sent us photos and even a video of the best route to the house as Satellite navigation can apparently take you down a very narrow street. Simone even came out to meet us on her Scooter as we drove in to guide us to the house, I’m pretty sure we would have found it from the photos and videos she sent, but it was nice to just follow someone after the long drive. Simone left us a lot of information on Brunate and the area, and gave us some personal recommendations for restaurants (Simone speaks excellent English).

Getting to the house in a car is a bit tricky. There are a few very narrow roads that only 1 car can pass at a time, so you may need to reverse if a car is coming the other way. But this is not Simone’s fault (Brunate council could mange this better). And Simone provides a lot of good guidance on the best way in by car. We used the funicular to get to Como and up to the centre of Brunate and that worked well for us.

Hartelijk ontvangst door Simona, ruim appartement voor twee personen, alles aanwezig wat je nodig hebt, parkeerplaats, rustig gelegen buiten de drukte van Como. 20 minuten lopen naar de Funicolare die je in 7 minuten naar beneden in Como brengt (houd rekening met 30 minuten wachtrij als je weer naar boven wilt). Met de auto vanuit Como is een flinke klim en op sommige plekken wel heel erg smal.

The Space inside was plentiful, excellent facilities, nice and clean & quiet

The bed was abit hard and there was alot of hills to walk up to the funicular if your doing it a couple of times a day can bit tiring.

Great host, very friendly and caring. Spacious apartment in quiet area.