Paponena Holidays

Excellent

Everything was great. The room was clean, quiet, and comfortable, with a very comfortable bed, a nice bathroom, a kettle in the room and tasty tea, and fast Wi-Fi. The location is 10/10: very close to the ferry, where you can easily go to Malcesine or Torbole, close to the city center, great pizzerias, cafes, and also the Ponale trail. Everything you need is nearby. Check-in was super easy and convenient. I definitely recommend this place.

Great location in town. Nice comfy bed. Fan in the room was very useful!

I was nervous about a shared bathroom. However nil issues with this - was clean throughout our stay.

The WiFi and the location are the best parts of this stay

- NO AIR CONDITIONING - this stay is on the TOP FLOOR of the building, and you will only have a single, dusty, very loud fan to keep you cool. you must be okay with this or you will be uncomfortable - UNFIT FOR SOLO FEMALE TRAVELERS - the bathroom has a flimsy turn lock which can be very easily unlocked from the outside using a simple coin. this is a problem because whoever is staying in the other room has access to the hallway your bathroom is in, so pretty much anyone can enter the bathroom if they really want to- even if it is locked. - NO LAMPS - this is so odd, but the only lights in the room are super bright white lights. it's like a hospital in there. so you either have full bright white light or none. it's very annoying. do not expect to "unwind" at the end of your long travel day here, it's not comfy like that. - WEAK REFRIGERATOR - do not expect to store food here, the fridge was barely cold and had no temperature settings inside. i wouldn't trust it with anything that could go bad if stored improperly - AWKWARD ARRANGEMENTS - you enter from the cobblestone street, very charming, and go up to the top level (no elevator, if you need one, do not book). enter a code and the door opens to a very dark hallway. on the right are two doors- one of them is your room. on the left are two doors, one of them is your bathroom. there is a 5th mystery door which i assume leads to the real apartment. this very much reminded me of how we had to live in university, or in a hostel. the bathroom is dark, no window, and black tiles. this entire set up is great for young bachelors who dont care about much, everyone else should keep looking. i was relieved to move to a nearby hotel for my final night in Riva.