Hotel Alpino

Cute and very well-managed hotel. Kind and welcoming staff. Clean rooms, good food (even if I would have preferred more "traditional" dishes). Free parking and nice SPA.

Welcoming, courtesy, and attention to the customer are the priorities of the Alpino hotel managers. Excellent cuisine with delicious local products; quality and variety at both breakfast and dinner. Spacious, comfortable, and very clean room. Paolo's recommendations are a guarantee and allow even those who do not know the area well to go on beautiful hikes. The small spa is a real surprise for relaxing. Furthermore, great attention to detail is noticeable: a courtesy backpack in the room, fresh flowers on the tables, and much more, which shows the passion and love that the owners and all the staff put into their work. Four rejuvenating days... worth returning to.

For the second consecutive year, we chose the Hotel Alpino in Varena to spend our mountain vacation and, once again, we returned home with the feeling of having experienced something special. There are beautiful hotels, comfortable hotels, and hotels where you eat well. Then there are those places that manage to go beyond, those where you do not simply feel like a customer, but a truly welcome guest. For us, the Hotel Alpino is one of those places. The thing that strikes us most is certainly the kindness, helpfulness, and attention of the owners. A way of welcoming guests that is increasingly rare to find today and that, honestly, I believe could teach many hoteliers a thing or two. It is not the classic superficial cordiality, but an authentic and spontaneous kindness that is felt throughout the entire stay. But the best part is seeing how the whole team works in perfect harmony. It is a bit like watching a perfectly conducted orchestra: each person has their own role, but together they manage to create something special. Owners, kitchen, dining room staff, and the entire team contribute, each with their own professionalism, to making the stay pleasant and special. And when a team works this well, the result is visible... and above all, it is felt. The cuisine undoubtedly deserves an A+. Everything was delicious, prepared with genuine, local products, with great attention to quality. Every meal was a pleasure. Great credit also goes to the waitresses, who were always prepared, smiling, kind, and welcoming. It seems like a detail, but today finding people who do their job with professionalism and, at the same time, manage to make you feel at ease with a sincere smile, is not at all a given. Our little girls also had a great time. The hotel is truly suitable for families and children, perhaps even more so than many hotels that call themselves "family" hotels. When children are happy, having fun, and feeling at ease, the parents' vacation also becomes even better. This year we stayed at the Villa Corozzola property, with a splendid panoramic view of the mountains. The room was perfect and the cleanliness impeccable: in this respect, too, nothing to complain about. The real "problem" with the Hotel Alpino, however, is just one: when you get used to certain standards of hospitality, kindness, quality, and attention to the guest, it becomes inevitable to make comparisons. And after having such an experience, many other hotels risk seeming a step below. Because when you encounter a place where every person seems to put their heart into their work, where everything functions in harmony and where the guest is not simply a room number, it is difficult to settle for less.