Albergo Trattoria Alessi

The location is fantastic. It’s very close to Lake Garda & right in the centre of Desenzano with close proximity to the ferries & some nice restaurants. It was only a short, though steep climb to the train station if you want a short hop to Verona, Milan or Venice. The staff were very friendly & helpful, even opening up breakfast early when we had to catch an early flight.

The breakfast was a bit hit & miss (especially getting the type of coffee you ordered), as it wasn’t stocked very frequently, the choice wasn’t great, a lot of it was stale & there was very little fruit. The air conditioning was temperamental, the room we had was small & there was only one electricity socket for all our modern gadgets. The hotel is very popular at night, with noisy drinking going on into the small hours. Those days are now over for me, so I’ll be grumpy about it!