Oasi Beach - Malcesine, Italy     

We have just returned from a 7 night stay - the only problem was the weather, which hard as they tried, Cristina and her father could not change. This hotel is spotlessly clean, the hospitality is second to none and I would say if this is a place you are considering staying in then look no further. It''s a 5 minute drive from the centre of Malcesine and there now is a tourist bus (1 Euro each way) which runs once an hour in to and out of town so you need not worry if you want to try some of the delicious local wines with dinner! Cristina's English is superb (makes you realise how lazy we Brits are about learing another language) and she is always available to provide great advice on places to eat, visit etc. At the moment there is no swimming pool but planning permission has been granted so they hope to get building work under way at the end of this season. In the meantime it is no problem to go for a swim in the lake and then head back to laze on a sunbed or a hammock in the garden. Great place!

For the price we paid this hotel was almost faultless... the rooms very very clean, the bathrooms were fantastic, the breakfast was great. We arrived into Brescia airport rather than the bigger Verona, it is alot easier if you higher a car if your flying into this airport (somthing that i would recommend doing anyway). The airport is West of the lake whereas the hotel is SouthEast, however it is by far the best way because rather than travelling to the lake via motorway you reach thesouth of the lake and drive around it going through some amazing little towns on the way. The Hotel itself is a 5-7 minute drive out of the centre of Malcesine, it would take 15-20 minutes to walk, and taxis are expensive; however there is cheap parking in the centre so we tended to drive down for dinner then bring a bottle of wine back to the hotel. They had no problem with us empting the minibar and stocking it with our own choice of drinks and snacks. Its position does however lend it incredible views from all the rooms, with balconies to enjoy the best of it. I really can't fault the hotel as a b& b and the service was fantastic, the owner cant do enough to help, she even ensured our clothes were pressed for the wedding we attended, despite have no ironing/ laundry service. Everything thing in this hotel is clan fresh and smiley and if we ever return to the lake we would consider staying anywhere else