Hotel Europa - Desenzano del Garda, Italy     

My wife & I spent a few days in Desenzano at the Europa and had a superb break. The hotel is clean and we found the rooms to be comfortable & spacious. Our room looked over the lake and it was wonderful to open the window in the morning and look out on the water. Someone has previously said that the road was very noisy but we didn't find this at all. The double glazing kept out almost all of the noise and there are shutters which block out even more. The shutters also cut pout all the light so are ideal for an afternoon nap ! The bath had a small area of enamel peeling off near the plughole but that was our only complaint with the room. The hotel is located about 5 minutes walk from the ferry terminal and town centre. it is a very pleasant walk along the lake to get there. The staff at the hotel were helpful and welcoming. The owners don't speak English but we managed fine and the rest of the staff speak enough to be understood. A previous review mentioned the coffee machine in the breakfast room as being a problem. We found it no problem at all and the hot chocolate was excellent. If you want a great B&B hotel at a good price then I would highly recommend the Hotel Europa.

My husband & I spent a week in Desenzano at the Europa and had a thoroughly enjoyable break. The hotel is clean and we found the rooms to be comfortable & spacious. Our room overlooked the lake so it was wonderful to open the window in the morning and look out on the water. Someone has said that the road was very noisy but we didn't find this. The double glazed windows kept out most of the noise and there are shutters which block out even more. In fact on the first night we closed the shutters and because they block out all the light we didn't wake up until 9.30am thus missing our first breakfast. However when we did get downstairs we were made coffees in the bar & the waitress brought us out some coissants. The hotel is located about 4/5 minutes walk from the ferry terminal & it's a very pleasant stroll along the lakeside. Desenzano itself is a great place to stay. Having stayed at the top end of the lake previously it was great to be able to go to other places easily. We took the train to Venice & would recommend using the normal double decker train if possible. It was chaos but great fun! Also we found that it only took an hour from the airport to the hotel using the shuttle bus to Verona train station then the train to Desenzano. It was also incredibly cheap - 4.5 euro each for the bus & 8 euro each for the train. The town of Desenzano is really lively at nights especially at the weekend and it was great to sit in the square and watch everyone taking their evening walk. The staff at the hotel were very helpful and were happy to call taxis for us or make us a coffee when we got back for the day. Ok so the owners don't speak English but we managed fine & the rest of the family spoke enough for us to be understood. A previous review mentioned that there weren't coffee making facilities in the rooms but this isn't a problem as there were bottles of water in the mini bar. Also it's very rare to get coffee making facilities in rooms on the Continent so I wouldn't even have expected it. All in all we really enjoyed our stay in this hotel. Ok the rooms may be a little bit dated but they were very clean & comfortable & for the amount of time we actually spent in them they did the job perfectly. If you want a good bed & breakfast at a really good price then I would highly recommend the Hotel Europa.