Hotel Rondinella Locarno
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8.6Excellent
(1,111 Ratings)
"Lovely facility fantastic view helpful staff member"
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The Hotel Rondinella Locarno, a simple, centrally located hotel with a cozy-family atmosphere, has 29 rooms.
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Top rated by guests
8.6Excellent
(1,111 Ratings)
"Lovely facility fantastic view helpful staff member"
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Ratings and reviews
8.0 / 10.0
Great first stop from Italy to the uk, clean, comfortable.
3.0 / 10.0
Breakfast food & room
Cold room (freezing), extremely thin walls with partying boys in the adjacent room, plus rolladen don’t close well so in summer you won’t sleep long!
8.0 / 10.0
No Smart TV with English channels-- CNN, BBC and co. Something for English speaking guests.
7.0 / 10.0
Great location and friendly staff. Comfortable and convenient.
Would stay here again!
Walls a bit thin, could hear guests next door.
7.0 / 10.0
Well priced, with balcony views to the lake, but smokers balcony separated by a short wall. Staff were accomodating and great communicators.
Special mention to the restaurant below, Spaghetti store who served awesome food.
Smoking balcony off the breakfast room very close.
8.0 / 10.0
Location and nice views.
Kind service.
Hotel room had no blackout curtains.
Basic breakfast
8.0 / 10.0
Centrally located right near Lake Maggiore and Locarno Old Town. We had a nice outside deck with a small table and chairs with a great view of the lake. Nice breakfast with lots of options (pay extra for it). Comfortable beds and friendly, helpful staff. Near to shops, restaurants and a parking structure (which the hotel gets a discount for guests). The restaurant right in front of the hotel has very good food and also gives a discount to hotel guests.
Due to its central location in town, and near the lake, it is near a busy intersection and there’s lots of traffic noise. The motorcycles and incredibly loud police cars made it hard to sleep without a sound machine.
9.0 / 10.0
The breakfast is quiet good especially the boiled eggs.
Noisy from the road and restaurant .
10.0 / 10.0
Lovely facility fantastic view helpful staff member
No issues
8.0 / 10.0
Even though the hotel is located at a main intersection, the room was very quiet, excellent noise insulation. B
Bed too firm but that is the situation in many CH hotels.
9.0 / 10.0
Amazing breakfast, staff and location.
The only downside for us was that there was no common area to sit together in the evening after the reception had closed and the kids had gone to bed. We had to crowd into one of the rooms. And the rooms are definitely on the smaller side, especially the 3-bed-room. It would really be great if the common area around the reception could be open 24/7.
8.0 / 10.0
The balcony had a view of the lake (the room does not). The room could do with some additional power points there was only 1 being used by the television (which I never watch).
9.0 / 10.0
Superb staff, great location, good value for money. Reception lady is very pleasant and helpful!
Sound isolation from the street is not good, so, when some motorbikes roar their motor, one can hear that (night, morning).
8.0 / 10.0
Great location and great view from the dining room. Friendly staff.
Quite small bathroom
10.0 / 10.0
Very friendly staff, close to the public transport, within walking distance to the center of Locarno. The balcony was a nice bonus. Though we didn't include breakfast, we were welcome to have coffee or tea.
We were not disappointed at all.
10.0 / 10.0
Really helpfull staff, breakfast with beautiful view and in the centre of everything! I will come back! THANKS
9.0 / 10.0
The Garni Rondinella was conveniently located near the lake and a 5 minute walk away from the rail station. There was a lift, which helped as rooms were located on the upper floors. I booked a single room with a balcony. My view was of the city, mountains, and lake. The room was smallish, but very clean and adequate for my stay as I was only there to shower and sleep. The wifi was fine and the air conditioning was quiet and worked wonderfully. It was true air conditioning. Bed was comfy and the bathroom roomy. The staff was very friendly; check in and check out was efficient. My one small issue was that I was there on a Friday night and somewhere below me was a gathering with music and a singer who went on until about 11:30. That's the only item that's keeping me from giving this hotel a perfect score. An added bonus were three gelato shops within the block! Locarno is a beautiful location--there's so much to see and do here and I prefer it way more than Lugano, though a day trip there isn't a bad thing to do. I was here two days, I could have easily enjoyed 2-3 more.
Just didn't plan on musical entertainment in the evening :)
10.0 / 10.0
Great location, very clean , friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast included with nice selection.
I liked everything about it.
10.0 / 10.0
GOOD
7.0 / 10.0
the location is great, near to the lake, old town, funicular, bus and train station.
the room was spotlessly clean. the balcony with awning and air con were good.
the facilities are quite out of date, it’s pretty basic.
8.0 / 10.0
Location is top! For a short stay I really can recommend this hotel. The bed is really comfy.
The hotel is a bit outdated but everything still works very well. The rooms aren’t soundproof so you here everything what happens in the hallway. The windows should be shut during the night because of the noisy street in the morning.
9.0 / 10.0
The location is beyond perfect, right at the lake. Right at the ferry station - could not be better. The staff is friendly and Wifi is strong.
The furniture and interior is a bit dated. However this does not take away from the great stay that we had. You will enjoy your stay!
5.0 / 10.0
good location right on the lake - waking distance to Locarno main strip - close to the main train station
1km walk to the Lido for gym and wellness
small fridge in room if you (like me ) wish to stock it with your own breakfast items from Migros/Aldi which is close enough to the hotel to walk to
**not to be disparaging about property - but just so travellers are aware**
•front desk guy had not one word of English - which I found strange for the hospitality industry.
•this really is a 2* hotel which needs a serious refresh unless the experience of 1986 makes you feel nostalgic
- although it was clean in fairness, it still had a grotty kinda feel in the whole building.
*the room was quite uncomfortable and the single bed in particular was akin to a camper bed in regard to comfort , worst of all the pillows were the size of small seat cushions and highly unpleasant to sleep on.
I actually dreaded going to sleep each night and slept terribly for the most part
*the whole check in/out reception area had a one flew over the cuckoos nest overtone to it , hard to describe until you see it you’ll know what I mean
*restaurant underneath and proximity to Main Street meant noise at night from revellers
all in all, if I had have known the standard of comfort prior to booking (a friend recommended it ) I would have chosen another hotel for a more enjoyable overall experience
***please note , staff were fine (except the language barrier) , no suggestion of poor customer service , no suggestion of shoddy treatment …it’s just a 2* star cheap hotel and it reflects that in my opinion.
if you are on a cheap budget and not too pushed on comfort then knock yourself out .
I personally would never stay here again .
7.0 / 10.0
location, close to train station and easy to find on arrival.
directly across from ships landing and close walk to restaurants and shopping.
partial lake view from balconies.
7.0 / 10.0
Location was perfect. Our room was excellent. Breakfast was average.
FAQs
Is parking included with this hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Hotel Rondinella Locarno. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
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