Hotel Vega

Excellent small hotel. Marco and his staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. Everything spotless. Lovely meals. Perfect position right on the lakeside, quiet but only two minutes stroll from town in one direction and lakeside walk in the other. Would thoroughly recommend. Hope to stay again soon. First class all round.

We have fancied staying in this hotel for some time, ever since we first saw it on a previous visit to Malcesine. After a disastrous long journey from Gatwick where we had a flight delay and then a flight diversion we arrived at the hotel some hours later than we should have. We had a lovely welcome though from Marco and Jasmine and after being shown to our room were invited down to the dining room for a hot meal, even though the restaurant had been closed for several hours. No cold plate or curly sandwiches for us!!! Our bedroom on the second floor overlooked the front of the hotel and the mountains. It was quite small, but beautifully decorated and clean, with a large flat screen tv (not many English channels ), mini bar fridge (which you are not allowed to put your own drinks in) and free safe which was more than big enough for all of our valuables, including iPads and cameras. The room was mainly white with two white chairs, an open wardrobe and concealed lighting. Plus a balcony with a table and two chairs. The air con was free and quiet, but it was positioned in such a way that it blew cold air over the head of the bed. Consequently we did wake up cold some nights, but if we turned it off, we were too hot! The whole hotel was tastefully decorated in pale greys, cream and white and the dining room was stunning with huge glass windows overlooking the lake. Because of this, everyone in the dining room really had a view of the lake too, where ever they sat. We were shown to our seats the first night and we sat at the same table for breakfast and evening meal for the whole holiday. Breakfast was mainly self service of meats, cheese, cereals, toast, pastries, croissants etc, but eggs...fried, soft boiled and scrambled were brought to the table if requested. Tea and coffees were also served at the table. The evening meal was 4 courses.....of which two of the courses were chosen at breakfast, when Marco came round to your table to take your order. These were, the starter and main course. The other courses were the salad bar and the dessert. The food on the whole was good and service in the restaurant was both friendly and efficient. Outside, at the back of the hotel there was a lovely decked area overlooking the lake with about 8 loungers and some tables and chairs. The loungers were usually bagged quite early if it was hot! The large jacuzzi would have perhaps been more inviting if it had been heated! There was also a small garden area with more loungers and chairs. And a small car park. WiFi wasn’t the best and I did struggle to get a connection, but Jasmine was very helpful with that. In fact Jasmine was a real credit to the hotel, always smiling and ready to help in any way. As others have said Marco was very hands on, but still had time to chat and joke with everyone. Just be aware that at the end of the holiday when paying the drinks bill, if it’s under €100 you must pay in cash and the tax must also be paid in cash. The hotel is situated just 4 minutes walk from the harbour and ferries.....and the shops and cafes start even closer. A truly remarkable hotel with wonderful staff in a fantastic position.....what more can I say!