Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier.
Amelia
Poland · Family · July 2025
+10/10 its really a place to come back to. The location of Casa Irene is really great because a shop is 5 minutes away and a really nice restaurant is near. The owner Giorgio is really helpfull and has picked us up from the station. I enjoyed my stay very much and recommend it to everyone.
Gabriela
Germany · Group of friends · July 2025
“The place has a beautiful view and the host Giorgio was SUPER NICE! The nicest host we have ever had”
+The view of the property was amazing 🥰
−The days we were there is was really hot. Although we had a ventilator, AC would have been nice to have.
Cornel
Romania · Couple · June 2025
“Perfect house near varenna”
+You get your own house with the perfect view of lake como, it was perfect for me. The house is spacious, it is equipped with everything you want. And the owner is of the coolest and helpful person we met. Research before you book beacuse you depend on the bus or a 2km hike to get to varenna.
Catalina
United States · Family · May 2025
“Exceptional”
+Wonderful place, up on the hills by the lake. It is about 30 mins walking down the hill to reach the lake and Varenna, on a beautiful cobble stone path, and a steep way back up, about 1 hour by foot. There is a bus every hour, except on Sundays. There are also several taxis you can hire. Three blocks down the house, there is a restaurant, a cafe and a grocery store. There are several hiking trails in the area, too. The place is very clean, has everything we needed for our stay with our family. The host Giorgio, is very nice and accommodating, he picked us up at the train station and gave us all the necessary tips for our stay. The house has somewhat older decor, but everything is functional and clean. The views from the window are stunning. We had a wonderful stay!
−Nothing
Bronnwynne
Australia · Couple · September 2024
“Wonderful location and host Giorgio, everything you need at accommodation. Would recommend”
+The views were wonderful and a short walk to bar Milano for coffee or snack.
−We waited for the bus over 1.5 hr on 2 separate occasions and it never came. We had to walk into Varenna which was difficult along rd & old path.
David
Austria · Business trip · September 2024
“Nice apartement with a beautiful veiw”
+Helpful and friendly host, nice apartment with a beautiful view. You have all what you need to stay near Varenna. Car parking (Giorgio provided the parking card) and supermarket are nearby ~5-8 minutes of walking.
−The only disadvantage is the transportation to downtown if you do not use a car. The bus comes once per hour. You can get down by shortcuts (~30 min) and once I got back (40 minutes).
Vincent
Australia · Couple · June 2024
“Great place, very affordable and was just perfect.”
+The property had breathtaking views with a nice little balcony. Giorgio picked us up and dropped us back to the station which was a great surprise.
−Nothing except the walk up the hill took a toll if the bus wasn’t running. I’d recommend to always check the bus schedule next to the train station!
Sabrina
Canada · Couple · October 2023
“Beautiful home overlooking the lake”
+Casa Irene was absolutely fantastic! We had the whole place to ourselves and the view of the lake from the balcony was beautiful. Giorgio was an excellent host and made sure we had everything we needed.
Jaroslaw
Poland · Couple · September 2023
“Exceptional”
+The aparmtent had been very clean when we came. localization is also good near to shop and restaurant. The host was very kind and helpful very cheap price in comparison to high standards of this aparment.
Zahid
Germany · Family · August 2023
“Exceptional”
+As a family of five (2 adults, 3 kids) we stayed there for four nights. Our experience was exceptionally wonderful. A cozy small apartment with the lake view and with almost all facilities available (except: air conditioning, however, a fan is available and was sufficient for us in the month of August with around 27°C day temperature.). Reachability of the apartment is also very convenient; 10-15mins drive to Varenna train and ferry station and bus stop is directly below the apartment. The host Giorgio is very friendly, helpful and professional. He helped us a couple of times out of the way. As a whole Perledo is a nice small town, giving you a real feel of the lake and typical life-style of the local area.
−Nothing! Just a few tips: 1. Zig zag narrow roads are tough to drive but ultimately was a good fun. Prefer small cars if you rent. 2. Parking is tough to find in this area. We were lucky to find the one at 4-5mins from the apartment. However, if you don't find a parking, don't loose heart. There are a few place around but after parking try to take pedesterian path to the apartment and not the road because this path is much shorter (Google map doesn't help here very well but ask locals or the host). 3. Buggies/Strollers are not recommended if you want to take the pedesterian path. Roads and fine for it.