Hotel Alpino

This is a secret gem of a hotel in Malcesine. The location is perfect, just a stones throw from the ferry port and the old town, and a few minutes (uphill) walk to the bus station. The rooms aren’t fancy, but they are comfortable and reasonably spacious. I had a room on the side of the hotel and it was fairly quiet despite the central location. The air conditioning worked very well. The room included a fridge and a kettle with coffee and tea which is a nice touch. The bathroom was quite compact and the shower cubicle is quite small. It was fine for me but might be a bit of a tight squeeze for someone who is a bit larger. The breakfast buffet was good with a range of pastries as well as a few hot items. Patrizia and her staff provide a very friendly and professional service. In a town where many of the hotels are high end and expensive, this hotel is a great find where comfort and service are not compromised but affordability if a bit better.

A lovely comfortable family run hotel in an excellent position in Malcesine. We were made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. We were a party of 4 in two rooms, one with a balcony and a view over the square, shops, mountain and church. The other room didn’t have a balcony and looked out over another hotel but was a very decent size, with a lovely bathroom a decent wardrobe and decent drawer space. This room appeared to be the better of the two as the room with the balcony didn’t have as much storage space and had a smaller bathroom. (We can’t say that this applies to all of the rooms with balconies but this one did seem to be smaller than the balcony-less room.) However, it was lovely sitting on the balcony watching the world go by. Towels and bed linen in both rooms were changed regularly during the week we stayed and were beautifully clean & fresh. There was a good choice of food and drinks for breakfast, and a restaurant on site for meals if you didn’t want to venture out during the evening. You had a 10% discount if you ate there too. The pleasant and friendly breakfast-room staff worked non-stop making sure that tables were cleared & the food and drink replenished quickly, and the great staff on duty in the evening worked their socks off too. We had a trip to Venice one day which left early and we were surprised and pleased to find out that the breakfast room opened early especially for the people on the trip. Due to our early morning departure for home on the Wednesday we had to miss breakfast, and were provided with a thoughtful breakfast pack-up to take with us. A lovely touch. We were very sad to leave this lovely hotel and beautiful town on Lake Garda and wouldn’t hesitate to come back. Thank you Hotel Alpino staff, each & every one of you.

A fantastic little hotel with a brilliant staff,nothing is too much trouble,the rooms are basic but the cleanliness is way above that,the location is superb and the restaurant is fantastic,the best value I’ve experienced,the owners are so helpful and friendly,would recommend this little gem to anyone going to Malcasene 👍👏👏👏👍mr Schofield👍👏👏👏👍