Italianway - Torno

Torno is a very nice little village, but not a car friendly place at all. Also the apartment is not easy to find, as in a lot of streets and alleys there is no street names. Google doesn’t help much either. But what really upset me was that nobody picked up the phone first 1h before arriving (as we agreed just a couple of hours earlier on the phone) and then, most annoying, when I arrived to tell me where to go with the car and where the apartment was. I lost 40 mins walking in the village (it’s mostly steps, no roads), trying to fins the apartment; also some of the locals I found could not help me. I had to leave all the time my wife and my small daughter in a wrongly parked car next to the main road… Needless to say how angry I was then Luckily, and by coincidence, I found Luca, the person sent by the agency who was supposed to check us in, who was also looking for me (he was not the person who was supposed to pick up the phone) who kindly explained all he had to. The apartment it’s nice but cold; typical of an old house, probably more enjoyable during the hot summer months. IF (IF) you find a parking spot it would be somewhere up where the main road is, and you’ll have to walk up and down the stairs to the little harbour nearby. Keep this in mind when thinking of bringing big suitcases with you

Beautiful quiet town in Como area where hustle and bustle are prominent. Luca is a great host offering a full introduction to the property and surrounding area. If looking for quiet evenings on Lake Como this is the place.

Yes parking is difficult but once you are parked you don't ever need to move your car as you have direct access to a ferry port and can travel to virtually any town that borders como di lago. Absolutely incredible experience seeing this beautiful and quaint corner of the world I highly recommend this stay for anyone who wants to have an authentic Italian experience

Good location BUT, Terrible apartment While the location of the apartment (Tremezzo) is convenient, situated 1 minute away (walking) from Torno's port and 4 minutes away from the city center, there was a lot of disappointing problems: 1. Reaching the place was a hassle. No cars reaches anywhere near the apartment. You need to walk along with your luggage for at least 4 minutes. (including stairs) 2. The owner did not meet us, he just sent us few VERY unclear directions through WhatsApp. We called him and he was able to direct us to the apartment after at least 10 to 15 minutes. At some point we felt that we are playing "Escape the Room". (Believe me you don't want that while carrying your luggage after a long flight) 3. Extremely high humidity in the apartment. On the second day of our stay, the bedsheets and the bed itself turned out wet, we had to blow-dry the cushions with a hairdryer to be able to sleep. Also, the overall smell of the apartment is not good, too humid. 4. The bathroom is old and doesn't feel clean. In addition to that, it's very small, and the shower is somehow open, so all the water goes out on the ground. 5. We asked the owner at 8:30 PM for some extra toilet papers, extra towels, and a replacement for the wet pillow cases (mentioned in point 3), he said that it's late and they cannot provide it until next day. 6. A lot of weird insects lives inside the apartment! 7. The couch was not very clean. To conclude, stay away from this apartment.

En skøn lejlighed, kun med bittesmå anmærkninger Vi havde et skønt ophold i lejligheden og Luca der tog imod os var meget hjælpsom. Vi var der i april og underetagen var meget kold og havde svært ved at blive varmet helt op, men der var mulighed for at sætte mere varme på, med elektriske varmere. Renligheden var fin, men der lå beskidte klude fra rengøringen i rengøringsskabet og støvsugeren fungerede ikke, så vi kunne ikke selv gøre rent, da vi den ene dag havde brug for det og det var lidt ærgerligt for den samlede oplevelse. Heldigvis var det samlede indtryk af området, byen, lejligheden og den venlige vært mere end godt, og vi vil til enhver tid booke denne lejlighed igen, næste gang vi skal til Torno.

Wonderful hosts - Luca was generous with his time and helpful suggestions. As with any Italian adventure, we had a short power outage but it didn’t dampen the spirit of our 2 weeks in Torno and the surrounding area.