Stella D'Italia - 1

Beautiful location. Rooms are simple and clean with spectacular views over the lake. Staff are very friendly and extremely helpful. Especially Max the waiter. Highly recommend a stay here.

This is the most relaxing and beautiful place I've ever been to. I've been here a couple of times and it always made me happy. The food is a bit pricey but excellent (I recommend the Lamb chops with raspberry sauce)

Location and facilities are premium, way better than they three star hotel rating indicated. Food is good but not great, but you'll easily accept than given the unique view and setting.

I frequently find myself near this hotel and always try to stop in. The staff are friendly as can be. This is a three start hotel and the furnishings are what you'd expect. The bathrooms are well appointed. But dinner is where they shine. The food and service are excellent. The lakeside tables provide an overall superior experience. If you're looking for a relaxing, Serene experience, this is the place.

The view is spectacular. The hotel and the garden is lovely. There is a private lido for the hotel guests, where you can relax and take a bath in the lake. The lake is very clean and refreshing (while still being warm enough). The hotel is very charming and just looks like an old Italien hotel (wich it is). The atmosphere is very relaxing and calm. When you enter trough the lobby, it’s kinda like entering a time machine. It remembers you of the old days and just has a very welcoming look. There are a lot of lovely pictures to look at and there are a lot of places in the garden as well as in the hotel, where you can have a seat and just enjoy the moment. I had a lake view room wich was just spectacular. You can sit on your balcony and enjoy the sunset / sunrise with an amazing view over the lake and the mountains that are surrounding the lake Lugano. You can even see the Monte San Salvatore (one of the Mountains in Lugano, Switzerland). If you are traveling with a car, you’ll get a free parking voucher, wich was perfect. You can either park in the hotels garage or park on a public parking slot (for free with the voucher). The AC in my room was working perfectly so I had comfy 19 degrees Celsius in my room. The shower is cool (it’s almost a rain shower) and the provided toilet amenities (soap and shampoo) are very good. The room is lovely, but unfortunately my room was not very clean. We were traveling with friends and their room was clean. Generally speaking the floor and the toilet were clean. The shower was very clean. But under the bed, in the corners (of the toilet and the entry area) and on the Wall-strips was a lot of dust. After the first night I put the „please clean my room“ sign on the door. The made my bed but unfortunately, the dust in the earlier described areas was still there. So maybe the person who is responsible of cleaning the rooms, was a bit lazy and only cleaned areas where you can see the dust directly. It was not that bad, but it would be nicer to arrive to a 100% clean room (not sterile of course ;) ). The pillows were comfy but the spring bed was not the most comfiest, but still comfy enough to have a good sleep. The staff were very friendly and were helpful when we had questions. The breakfast was delicious and had a lot of options (for an italien breakfast) (breakfast is not that important in Italy). The bread was crispy and had a good taste, the orange juice was sweet and good. The muffins and croissants were good as well. But the Highlight was of course the coffee. Just a cup of goodness :). We also had dinner in the restaurant, wich was pretty good. The main parts of the meal (very taste fresh fish with a good texture and the best pasta ever, absolutely al dente) were delicious, but the side dishes were boring and lacked of salt. Both times when we had dinner, the main pet of the meal was accompanied with potatoes and spinach. The potatoes had good seasoning but the spinach was bland. They waiters were very friendly and we had good small talk with them. They are completing the charming atmosphere of this place, because they wear nice Suits and bow ties. The highlight of the hotel is of course the lido and the garden. Spend 2 days here and you are completely relaxed. The price is absolutely good, for what you get. It’s an amazing hotel, the only reason why I am not giving 5 stars, is because of the dust (as I mentioned earlier). I can absolutely recommend this charming hotel in the beautiful small town of Valsolda.

Room was not clean. Gross stains on the bed head rest. And it was also full of various insects. Would not recommend it eventhough it‘s right next to the lake. Also during our stay there was a drone taking pictures for more than 2 hours. We felt really unconfortable and told the staff. They just said not to worry and that was it. No explanation on why they were taking pictures or for what they were used.

Small and nice hotel, that perfectly fits the scenery of Lago de Lugano. It has become a little of age that however creates this special atmosphere. The staff is very motivated and kind and speaks German, English and of course Italian. It was a perfect two day stay… how could it be any different with this beautiful lake and Mountain View?! We are looking forward to our next trip to the ‚Star of Italy‘. Let them know in advance that you need parking!

This old-style hotel has direct access to the lake and a nice terrace overlooking the lake that makes for a lovely breakfast space. While not totally up-to-date it has charm and a perfect location.