Stayed in July 2007. This hotel has the friendliest and most helpful staff I have ever experienced anywhere. The hotel is clean, rooms spacious and although the pool is quite small its still nice enough. The only small downside is the hotel is a 20 min walk from town centre its a very pleasant walk but after a week in the heat it can be draining. The staff more than make up for this though. Bardolino itself is a lovely small resort with some nice restuarants and bars. I would stay at this hotel and resort again

Rooms: spacious, well decorated, plenty of storage, clean, comfortable, nice bathroom, quiet and a nice balcony (unless you go for the cheapest option I believe).

Hotel: small (in a good way), charming, nice bar area, 2 nice swimming pools, plenty of sun loungers, nice breakfast, bar snacks.

Hotel Staff: the friendliest, most helpful staff I've ever met - from the reception staff to the hotel owners to the maid service.

Location: On a quiet residential side road off the main road around the lake. About a 15 minute walk to Bardolino - you cross over the main road which is fine then walk along a bit, then down a pathway to the shores of the lake (so far takes 2 minutes) then the rest of the walk is along the shores ofthe lake and it is so pleasant - the location is fine UNLESS you are not mobile in which case you might want to stay closer to the town centre.

Bardolino: A lovely town - we visited many towns around the lake and this is our favourite. Plenty of bars and restaurants to sit outside and watch the world go by. My husband and I are in our late twenties/early thirties and we don't want clubs etc. and we were very content. The food and drink in the town were wonderful and the icecream is the best.

The hotel staff can give you recommendations on where to go, where to eat, what to do and see.

This was my second stay at Gardenia I also stayed there last summer.

It was delightful to be back. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The breakfast is always fresh and the location is perfect, you have a 10 minute stroll along the lake side to the centre of Bardolino and you could not ask for more beautiful scenery.

I will definately be returning again and again. This is a delightful and charming little hotel.

We have just returned from a wonderful holiday in Lake Garda. The hotel staff are very warm and friendly, nothing was too much trouble for them. We stayed in the villa next to the hotel which was spacious and very clean. The buffet breakfast was very good all the food was delicious and very fresh all in all we would certainly recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Lake Garda.
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Birmingham, England