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Reviews of Piccolo Hotel Olina

2 out of 5
Piccolo Hotel Olina
via Olina, 40, Orta San Giulio, NO

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 100 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 100 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Isabelle

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Patrick, Los Angeles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is nice, but we were disappointed. Contrary to what we expected and what was mentioned, there was no free wifi (there was no wifi at all!), the parking was 1.3 km away and this was not a hotel but a series of appartements. The one we got was not the one we rented! And at the end, it was extremely overpriced for what we got. To be avoided!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Larry

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good Value for your money.
Bed was great. Very quiet in the late evening. Overall clean but miss the details. Bathroom needs a little work with wall rot where the shower leaks out onto the bathroom floor. Overall good value for the money. Free parking .8 miles away do to pedestrian only town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
not a hotel
this was a room 2 floors up steep stone steps, above a shop.

8/10 Good

Helen, Yeovil

Liked: Cleanliness
Basic but great stay in a beautiful location.
Make sure you check how to find the parking before arriving as our sat nav took us down cobbled hills that only the locals use! Found the office for the various rooms used by Hotel Piccolo Olina and then went back to main paid car park which was closer than the free hotel one at top of hill. Shown to our room by very helpful young Italian and despite the downpour of rain enjoyed every minute of our stay! Room was rather basic with somewhat safari feel but real bonus was window with view of the lake, do ask for this on booking. Breakfast and wifi was in a restaurant round the corner but it was the best breakfast we had on our trip across Italy with fresh slices of pineapple and melon making it extra special. Lake Orta will not disappoint and it is a truly beautiful location. Wish we had had longer to explore.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Bad sofa bed...great breakfast.
The sofa bed was horrible...the bed frame was so bad we slept with the mattress on the floor...the mattress was flimsy. There is no A/C or fans so beware in the summer that the room does not cool off until after midnight. Also, there are mosquitoes if you leave the windows open. The best part was a great breakfast with a hardworking staff.

6/10 Okay

Benjamin, london

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good basic accommodation
i chose this hotel due to its location and price. I was staying for one night and needed something quick and simple. The hotel was hard to find - I was driving, not being familiar with the area it would have been useful to know it was a pedestrianised area. The office is in a separate building to the rooms. The rooms are apartments in an apartment building. Rooms basic but clean. No AC just a fan. Breakfast is in a different hotel but was basic. This was good value for money but below the standard I'm used to.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing room with a view
I understand there are several rooms in various locations under this hotel and we were part of a wedding party with several staying at this hotel. I understand some rooms were not great but ours was fabulous. We had a very large room overlooking the main piazza and the lake. It was stunning. Breakfast in a nearby restaurant in the same square was fantastic too. We had a wonderful stay.

8/10 Good

kfc, dunstable

Liked: Cleanliness
Good not great
Good for the price.But be careful, as well as the main building - which looks nice- there are further rooms in an annexe which are a bit hit and miss.And you don't check in at the hotel but an office next to their restaurant 100 yds away - confusing if you arrive late! Initially put in an anexe room - dark and pokey, small bathroom, not very nice. Complained and staff very very helpful, moved to a nice tidy bright room. Breakfast taken at a cafe in the square - lovley in the summer and staff very nice.

4/10 Poor

John, Colorado

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Careful lots of misrepresentation
"Free" parking is totally unusable at top of a mountain a mile away and no parking anywhere near hotel so forget about getting luggage to the rooms. They tried to put us in an awful dark, damp room and we had to argue to get a decent room with a window. This hotel was grossly misrepresented on Expedia and very overpriced, although town is cute, lake is nice and breakfast (in another hotel) was good. Be careful with this place. Expedia customers are low priority for this hotel. We needed to park (10 Euros/day) at a private garage and drag our bages 500 meters down steep cobblestone paths or steps, then up rwo flights of stairs.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Beautiful location, bed hard as a plank
Very friendly and helpful staff who helped to explain the layout of the hotel, the annex and the parking. It's not simple! The parking is either a 15-20 minute walk away from the hotel, or a 5 minute walk to the multi-storey carpark for 10Euros overnight. Access by vehicle is difficult everywhere in this village, but that is the charm of the place. The reception and main part of the hotel is just opposite the restaurant of the same name. Our room in the annex, about 100m away was very plain, dark and small. The bed was as hard as a plank. Not as nice as expected. However it was nice to be in the centre of the village and be able to walk around at night and eat out without having to drive anywhere afterwards. A good breakfast in the morning took place at another location on the main square. Probably the best part of the stay. In summary nice staff, but rooms not good enough to want to go back.

8/10 Good

Veronica, Canterbury Kent UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quirky hotel
Rooms vary hugely but ours was great. Best breakfast in Italy

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Difficult to find, but good location near square.
Accommodation was very difficult to find, we arrived by car and struggled to get close by so had to find it on foot, which was still a challenge as the hotel reception is just a doorway and the accommodation is then elsewhere so we were taken several streets away to our rooms and then had to carry the luggage along cobbled streets. We later saw cars driving along the cobbled streets but they are very narrow so when we checked out we decided it was easier/safer to carry the bags back to the car again which was a pain as we were travelling with a toddler so also had a buggy etc. the hotel's free parking was also a bit of a distance away so we ended up parking on a street but there are limited free spaces so you need to ensure you are parked in the white bays which are free, or pay to park. The accommodation was in a good location just a few minutes walk from the main square however there wasn't anywhere close by to swim in the lake and we had to walk about 20 mins to the "beach" area. The rooms themselves were basic but were clean. there were tea making facilities but no fridge which would have been handy. they also forgot our towels and a fan but we got them when we asked. Breakfast was served in a separate building on the main square, plenty of choice on a serve yourself basis - they even had a frying pan and hot stove so you could fry your own eggs etc, but they need a new toaster as everyone wanted to use it at the same time and it was the slowest toaster ever!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid at all costs!
Hotel is in an excellent location. Unfortunately that is the only good thing I can say about it. We stayed in a family room. There was no air conditioning so the window had to be left open. Unfortunately we were across from a restaurant and the noise particularly at the end of the night when the restaurant was closing was terrible. The condition of the room was very poor. There were holes in the wall where things had been removed and the holes not filled. The bedding and towels were threadbare. The cheap furniture in the room was very tatty. The TV had a 10 - 12 '' screen. Unless you were directly in front of it the picture was distorted, consequently only 1 person could watch the TV at a time. Overall I felt that the owners of this hotel know they can rent the room due to location and do not care about the experience of their customers. The sad thing is that it would not take a lot to transfer this from a drab unwelcoming room to a lovely experience.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the old city. Very helpful and friendly owner. I would certainly recommend this town and this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stay here because of the breakfast
The rooms were in what seemed like a renovated house. They are pretty nice and centrally located, but not really outstanding. What was really amazing was the breakfast served about 2 blocks away. All kinds of cheeses, cured meats, fruits, preserves, omelette made to order, breads, coffee cakes, pies, yogurt . . . I could go on. Orta is charming, walk able and historic.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic Breakfast
This was a most enjoyable stay. The receptionist was very helpful, the breakfast was amazing even better than some 4 and 5 star hotel I have stayed at. Location was brilliant. The room was very basic but clean. I did have a young child with me and some of the furniture was not appropriate such as the desk, it comes apart easily (ikea stuff). We also had 3 flights of stairs to climb but that is all I could complain about.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic

8/10 Good

Andy & Theresa

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great staff
Staff absolutely brilliant. Not happy with our room. Staff arranged swop and upgrade very next day at no extra cost. Nothing too much trouble. Also, the breakfast is about the best we have EVER had in Italy; Loads of choice and everything imagionable from hot food to cheese & meats. Best value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel
Excellent, friendly staff. Great location. Overall excellent.

8/10 Good

Pauline, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
!
The hotel ois made up of various appartments and although not luxurious the rooms are very comfortable, rustic and typically Italian. The restaurant is superb and the breakfast bar is great, help yourself to as much as you like. Lucky enough to have a small view of the lake, would have been fantastic if we could have had a room overlooking the lake, that would have been the icing on the cake. Cafe Jazz bar below the hotel is fantastic and Alex the bartender made everyone welcome. Would definately return.

8/10 Good

Yvonne, Essex, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
My experience
Not the set up I was expecting being dis-jointed accomodation but still perfectly adequate. We arrived after the deadline of booking in. If my contact hadn't have picked up the key then I don't know what would have happened.

8/10 Good

Charlotte, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In lake orta for a family wedding. We reserved three rooms, the quad room was over the plaza, excellent location and view. The double room was tucked away off a side street, beside the school clean, lovely maid but noisy at 8.30am! The boathouse was wow! well worth it. Monica on reception was lovely so helpful!

8/10 Good

Marguerite, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Piccolo Lake Orta
Had a very spacious clean appartment with the MOST speclacular view. It was overlooking the main square. Could see the island clearly. We had a wonderful 4 days. Only fault no kettle/tea coffee but well equipped kitchen! Staff were so helpful can't praise them enough..Thank you.

8/10 Good

Jan, Bergen, Norway

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good quality hotel
We were very satisfied with our stay. The hotel has one of the best breakfasts we have experienced in Italy. They are also closely tied to one of the best restaurants in town. The hotel is located in several different facilities in town. This is a little confusing and not all facilities are easily reached by car. The hotel has free parking facilities outside of the town. The only small downside was that the room we (house?) we were in lacked air conditiioning. The town also is small and can sometimes be too full of tourists.

10/10 Excellent

Raymond, Lakes Entrance , Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Picolo Largo D'Orta
Location fabulous; staff asistance fabulous; breakfast outstanding; flexible departure times. comfortable queen-sized bed;clean towels each day. wi-fi free. Only quibble: one chair provided in room for 2 guests.

8/10 Good

Richard, Aberystwyth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mmmm!
I made my booking based on previous reviews but non of them seemed to deliver the reality of this hotel. The location for this hotel is brilliant- situated in the beautiful village of Orta. However there is NO vehicular access to the hotel and this involves carrying cases about 500 m down some steps and a steep hill. the hotel provided a free car park which was even further away - about 1km - 15 min walk. I transferred my overnight needs to a small bag and left my suitcase in the car to save trekking through the village with a large case. The reception was based in a very small office on the main street where very helpful receptionists explained that the accommodation was about 100m away and guided me to the building and room. which was basic but clean and comfortable. breakfast was in another hotel in the opposite direction and was wonderful with excellent choice and all you could eat. Although this seems unconventional, All establishments were under the same management and , due to restricted space in the village , the arrangement works quite well if you are prepared to put up with moving to different places. The restaurant next to the reception was good also and worth a try. It's not as romantic as the setting but nevertheless I would go again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Piccolo Hotel Olina - a great place to stay!!!
We had a fantastic stay at Hotel Piccolo Olina. The location is great, the staff are super helpful and the room had beautiful views of the lake.

10/10 Excellent

S, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable spacious and well located
The reception for the hotel is tucked away on the main street. Staff are very helpful and have lots of information about the area. Rooms are located a little further down the same road and ours was very large (double bedroom, decent bathroom and an extra little area in between with a wardrobe and a bench etc - good for dumping bags and shoes etc). The rooms are simply decorated, but comfortable. Unfortunately the air conditioning didn't seem to be working in our room, but it was cool none the less (outside temp c.30-35C). The location of the hotel is its strong (and possible weak point). Everything (beautiful lake, boats to San Giulio, shops and restaurants) is on your doorstep, which means convenience, but also a little noise in the mornings (rubbish collection trucks make a bit of a racket). Breakfast was incredible and provided by the nearby Hotel Araceoli. I'd almost say it's worth staying here for the breakfast alone, it was that good. In summary, we had a very enjoyable stay here and would highly recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Hans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Olina, Orto San Guiglio

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness
No acces with the car - we walked during 20 minutes with the luggage - up and downhill. otherwise all was OK-
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Claudio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Alessandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Posto bellissimo gentilezza unica
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Piccolo hotel in centro. Camera piccola ma molto pulita e accogliente.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

PAOLA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
La ragazza alla reception è stata molto gentile e disponibile. Ottima la posizione. Ho preso una camera standard, era situata al piano terra, spaziosa e funzionale, suggerirei di cambiare la testata del letto, con poca spesa assumerebbe un aspetto più sano e accogliente; sicuramente migliori le camere (visionate) ai piani superiori. Mi sono fermata una solo notte: prezzo corretto in base alla struttura. Esperienza ripetibile.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
チェックアウトが最悪だった。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

STEFANIA

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Graciela

Disliked: Staff & service
No volveria
El hotel es sencillo y economico pero la atencion de los propietarios fue malisima, habia internet solo en las areas comnes pero nos mandaron a la plaza vecina porque la unica sala que tenian es el restaurante y aunque pensabamos cenar alli ni nos dieron oportunidad de poder conectarnos a internet en esa sala. Fue un maltrato sin necesidad porque despues nos enviaron a la sala de otro hotel vecino de los cuales tambien son duenos. Todo lo demas regular. El parking gratuito que dice tener el hotel es a 2 km. y la habitacion segundo piso sin ascensor. La belleza del pueblito y el lago compensan la mala experiencia.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Angelica, Cuneo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Camera nel centro storico
Bellissima Orta e gradevole soggiorno presso la camera di Olina. Posizione fantastica, dotata di tutto il necessario e vicinissima alla piazza principale di Orta san Giulio da dove partono le barche per l'isola. Pulita e confortevole, tranquilla e ottimale. Faceva solo parecchio caldo in camera la Sera. Probabilmente è il riscaldamento centralizzato e questo ottobre pazzerello. Consiglio vivamente!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

FLORENCE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chambre très bien aménagée et idéalement située pour profiter du lac d'Orta. En revanche pas de personnel sur place et pas de possibilité d'opter pour un petit déjeuner
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sacha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
CONSIGLIATISSIMO!
Ho soggiornato per una notte insieme alal mai ragazza, abbiamo prenotato in questo hotel per le varie recensioni già lette. Abbiamo usufruito della mezza pensione che comprende: cena (2 piatti a testa tra 5 scelte del giorno, piatti tra l'altro buoni raffinati ed abbondanti), pernotto e colazione (internazionale con dolce e salato ed abbondante). Ottima stanza denominata "Sans Papier", silenziosa ed avente una leggera vista sul lago, secondo piano senza ascensore. Si nota la recente ristrutturazione effettuata e arredo semplice ma completo. Personale gentile, cortese e disponibile. Ristorante per la cena consigliatissimo per i buonissimi piatti e la celerità del servizio. Posizione ottima in quanto totalmente centrale al paese. Noi siamo arrivati con il treno quindi non possiamo giudicare il servizio di parcheggio che l'hotel mette a disposizione. Pecca la non presenza di un mini-frigo e dell'aria condizionata, o per lo meno di un ventilatore.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Jean-Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Thomas, Upstate NY

Liked: Staff & service
Great Central Location
Very nice staff and very centrally located in lovely Orta San Guilio. The hotel needs some freshening, or at least our room certainly does, but we thought our stay there was pretty good value for money. By mistake we booked ourselves for the demi-pension (half board) option, but were delighted we did: the Olina Restaurant where we had lunch on the plan was outstandingly good and I recommend it to others.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Séjour correct dans l'ensemble. Beaucoup de bruit pendant la nuit et lumière liée à un minuteur/couloir commun. Très bien situé. Un conseil, garez vous sur le parking haut dessus de la veille ville.

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fedt design og super service
Dejlig overnatning på et moderne værelse, personalet var meget servicemindet og hjalp med alt.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

6/10 Okay

Eliane

Liked: Cleanliness
Saubere Zimmer in der Altstadt verteilt
Das Piccolo Hotel Olina hat seine Zimmer (oder Wohnungen) über die ganze Altstadt verteilt. Wir bekamen eine Wohnung mit Platz für 4 Personen. Wohnbereich mit Küchennische und WC/Dusche im 3.Stock, unter dem Dach ein Stockwerk höher das Schlafzimmer (1 x Doppelbett, bei bedarf + 2 Einzelbetten) mit WC/Dusche. Traumhafter Ausblick auf den See im Wohnzimmer. Wir blieben 2 Nächte. Die Wohnung war bei Bezug sauber, wurde aber am nächsten Tag nicht gereinigt. Das hat aber nicht gestört. Duschtücher nur in einem Bad vorhanden. Seife, Shampoo usw. vorhanden. Frühstück (an einem Ort) war reichhaltig. Preis-Leistung stimmt, wenn wir auch für die eine Nacht das doppelte bezahlt haben als für die zweite, im Durchschnitt war der Preis wieder okay.