Verbania - Luxury Italy Apartments

This apartment was a good size, it was clean, the air conditioning worked well and the towels and bed linen were of a good quality. There was a lift which was convenient and we had a lovely view. It was a perfectly pleasant holiday apartment but in no way was it luxury – the crockery and certainly some furnishings were IKEA! My daughter and family stayed at another apartment just across the square which was of a much higher standard and cost the same as ours.

There were two main issues for us. Firstly, the noise from the main square so, although the apartment is in a great location, the flip side is that it is very noisy into the early hours of the morning making it difficult to sleep. Secondly, we were staying for 8 days and were provided with one small food refuse bag for our whole stay. There were 3 dishwasher tabs, one washing machine tab, limited toilet rolls, no dish towel (until after the mid week clean) and the dishcloth and sponge provided were used. When I asked for additional refuse bags etc the host sent me a pin to a shop where I could buy them! Also, you need to bring your own beach towels – none are provided. Although these things are all quite petty they were irritating and if we’d known in advance we had to bring these things then our expectations would have been better managed.

Excellent location

Cleanliness, view, the penthouse apartment has a good layout, the sleeping area is separated by doors from the dining and living area.

Excellent location and beautiful apartment. We really enjoyed the space and the view on the lake. Also the communication with the host went really well and they were really nice.

A bit more kitchen equipment would have been nice but that is the only negative point I can come up with.

Nearest trainstation is in pallanza, but its easier to take the ferry to laveno and take the train from there, and the ferry is in within walking distance, under ten minutes on foot. The ferry is also cheap. Parking space is fairly close, but the host gives instructions on the best parking options, but you cannot have your car parked at the free parking space on friday as there is a market on saturday. The nightlife is nice. The islands can be reached by the ferry as well, although it is a bit more expensive.

The closes train station in pallanza was difficult to get to, but another one in laveno can very easily be accessed by ferry Outdoor seating area only for two people.