Best Bolsena Hotels

The building is historical, with nice original features. Many nice reception rooms, private dining rooms ... When you see it from the street, there is no ”hotel” sign, so you could drive or walk past it ... Most rooms are two flights up (high ceilings, long flights ...), no elevator and the carpet on the stairs is worn out. The breakfast room is dark, and the breakfast offering was very average. The team at breakfast was nice. We were six couples of friends on an alumni reunion, booked for two nights. One couple checked out after one night - their room was cold (end of September, highs around 27 Celsius during the day ...) and they hardly got any sleep. Their door did not lock properly. Another couple was also cold and slept with their coats on. We were in the Stendhal room - small, dark, with a very outdated bathroom. Temperature for us was ok. The beds are not great and need to be updated. The room next door on the side toward the plazza seemed a bit bigger than ours with more light. We would not recommend the Stendhal room. Coming back to the room after dinner was a bit ”eery” with only one dim light in the big hall towards the room. Everyone in the group complained about the showers. Our shower head didn't fit into the ”holder”, so you had to hold it up by hand. The owners should invest - in the comfort of new beds, good locks, modern plumbing, a new carpet on the stairs ...

Stayed one night only. Great location right next to the lake, very quiet and relaxing when we were there. Arranged half board, but there is no restaurant in the hotel so they arranged ride to sister hotel several km down the beach. Dinner there was excellent with a great view of the lake. Room clean and well cared for. Unlike some other reviewers I did not find the decor particularly dated, simply conservative and not modern or trendy. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

This was our first time to Italy and first time to A vineyard, but we will definitely do both again. We chose the top level executive spa room, and while the facilities (sauna, steam) are a treat, the jacuzzi bath is a bit mediocre, and the room decor is nice, but more rustic and not at a level of a top 5 star boutique hotel. This is the only negative comment I can make and it is by no means a criticism. The whole place is a treat. Food outstanding at every meal, wine (including a small selection of their own very good organic wines), and the ambience are all 1st class. Orvieto and especially the cathedral are well worth a visit. Highly recommend this place.