Hotel Garni Orchidea Malcesine

An open plan reception, bar and breakfast room lead to the lift and stairs to the bedrooms.

The rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, this does keep the room cool but could be more effective (do not choose this hotel for its aircon, but guest at the Astoria have complained it is to hot without it, and to noisy to open the doors).

The rooms, including the bathroom, are equipped with an audio system used to listen to a selection of radio stations.

The room has a TV but only one English channel (CNN).

The Rooms - The rooms are well equipped and very spacious, with desk sofa and double/triple wardrobes.

Next door to the Orchidea is a lovely restaurant/bar they are very friendly there, the dogs are expecially nice (Sophie & Miya) They have the TVs here too, which did make it very busy as we were there when the Euro semi finals were on.

Breakfast more comprehensive than more expensive hotels we used on this trip.

Breakfast - continental breakfast is served in the open plan reception it consisted of a good selection of cereal, croissants, fresh fruit , toast and rolls with a wide selection of preserves, cheeses and meats.

Breakfast was wonderful, a really good selection of cereals, and different breads and they had a different hot and sweet thing every morning.

Christian was brilliant at breakfast, by the third day he didn't have to ask us what we wanted for our hot drink he just automatically brought the coffee for us.

Almost new hotel with very helpful and attentive staff.

The Staff - The Orchidea and the Astoria are family run hotels and the staff at both are very friendly and helpful.

The staff are brilliant at this hotel, they made you feel very very welcome from the day you arrive to the day you leave.

In around May they started to trial a bus service, you get on the bus wherever you want, brilliant for us as the bus stopped just outside the hotel you pay your Euro and you get off where you want.

The hotels garden is large and nice, also you have use of next doors pool.

If you wanted to sit by a pool, you could use the pool at the sister hotel (the Astoria) which was 10 mins walk down the road.

Great view over the lake from balcony, overall good value for money and clean modern spacious room.

Clean modern spacious room with aircon, great view over the lake from balcony.