Piazza Ascona Hotel & Restaurants

The location of this hotel is perfect for the lake. Right opposite the ferry terminal. The restaurant is lovely with seating across the road next to the lake and at the hotel, inside and out with an excellent menu. Breakfast is served at the hotel and has a good selection of hot and cold foods. The staff were friendly and spoke perfect English. We had parking in the Migros underground carpark, 10 minutes walk away, arranged through the hotel at a cost of 20Euros a night. Well worth the money as parking is at a premium. The road outside is mainly pedestrian, although it used all day and night by cars and bicycles, but isn’t busy. You can stop outside the hotel to drop off your luggage. You need to come in via a road through the village, there is a barrier in the road that you need to press a button to ask for admittance. A public beach is about 15 minutes away. It was extremely hot the first few days we were there (August) and the rooms don't have air con. However, the hotel suppled a large fan in the room and it did help a little. The weather changed after a storm and we were able to leave the fan off, so not a deal breaker. The room, bathroom and shower (nowhere to put your bits and bobs) were very small, but to be fair it was adequate. The room decor is very tired, but comfortable.

Das Hotel liegt an der Piazza und ist gut zu erreichen. Kleines aber gepflegtes Zimmer. Die fehlenden hoteleigenen Parkplätze werden durch eine Parkkarte für den öffentlichen Raum kompensiert. Tagespauschale: 30 CHF. Das Personal scheint mir kompetent und hilfsbereit zu sein. Das Morgenbuffet ist bescheiden und ok.

Nach einer Runde Bier, welche mit kleinen Häppchen serviert wurde, bestellten wir eine Flasche Wein, um in den ersten Ferienabend einzustimmen. Die Bedienung war freundlich und die Preise angemessen. Die Aussicht über den Lago Maggiore hebt die Stimmung noch dazu.