Bellagio or Varenna?
Our group (four adults, two kids ages 9-11) will spend four nights in Lake Como in June 2011. Well, hopefully not IN the lake, but you know what I mean. I can't decide which would be a better base...
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Varenna has a really lovely villa itself and I hope you visit it. The other villas are a ferry ride away no matter where you stay - IE Lenno has one, Bellagio has two (technically I think one is just...
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Thanks Beth. Sounds like we can't go wrong. I've put the burden on our TCs--I just emailed them with a brief description of each town, asking which they'd prefer. Regardless, I'll be eager to hear...
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Yours is truly a win/win situation. I'd lean slightly towards Bellagio., I guess, because of its wider choice of dining possibilities and activity options. Either way, you can't go wrong and are in...
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Jocelyn Here is a slideshow from 2008 - just Lake Como. http://www.flickr.com/pho.../72157606784813653/show/
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I stayed in Bellagio. I have no problems staying where people think are "touristy." To give you some perspective, when I went to the Rhine, I stayed in Ruedesheim and I liked that too.Varenna has...
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I think we've landed on Bellagio, but still unsure about which hotel. I'm eyeing Hotel Bellagio. They don't list a quad room on their website but they have one according to tripadvisor reviews....
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Okay, Hotel Bellagio does have a quad, but no lake view. I stumbled upon this place: Antico Pozzo. It's a small collection of apartments in a historic building near the ferry stop. The prices seem...
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That looks like a wonderful place to stay, Jocelyn. I LOVED the Rosa dei Venti description, floor plan, and photos.
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So, I emailed Antico Pozzo, all ready to make the reservation. Turns out Rosa dei Venti is only available by the week, so our only option is to get three studio apartments at 95E each. None of them...
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Hi Jocelyn,I stayed at La Limonera two years ago. If I ever get to go back to Bellagio, I would stay there again in a heartbeat. We booked the medium apartment with a lake view. Lots of space, and...
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Hi Johanna and Welcome to TTG! That's good to hear that the sofa bed was comfortable, as that's not always the case. The couple that we're traveling with isn't crazy about the looks of La Limonera, so...
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Hi Jocelyn, thanks for the welcome! I've been on Fodors for years, but have just found this site. If you do decide to stay at LL, I think you will be very happy. Like I said, clean, lots of space,...
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Plain, comfortable, and good price is exactly our speed, especially when there's a balcony and nice view. I'd love to see pictures--I'll send you my email address via private message. There's an...
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Well, it looks like we're postponing Italy until March 2012. We probably won't make it up this way--focus will be Rome. Logistics were getting too difficult!
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Sorry to hear that Jocelyn. I thought I would go some time in the Fall but I checked prices months ago and gave up fairly quickly.
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I'm actually a bit relieved--it was becoming a monster. We'll just have a week in March so we can fly in/out of Rome and stay in one spot.
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Jocelyn I walked right by it - fabulous location. It is at the "top" of the hill (not the tippy-top, but I think that was the highest driving-street through Bellagio) and there are lots of nice things...
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Wait, did I misread - you aren't going to LC full stop? Bummer! Rome in March should be nice though.
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Hi Beth. Unfortunately, we are a slave to our kids' school schedule. Options for traveling are summertime and spring break, which is mid-March. Christmas and Thanksgiving are reserved for family time....
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