Gardaland Hotel

“Amazing Holiday!”

We were pleasantly surprised with this 4 star hotel after reading the negative reviews. The hotel and rooms are very clean and the staff were very helpful and spoke very good English despite lots of reviews saying they only speak Italian. We had both breakfast and dinner at the buffet restaur... more

We were pleasantly surprised with this 4 star hotel after reading the negative reviews. The hotel and rooms are very clean and the staff were very helpful and spoke very good English despite lots of reviews saying they only speak Italian. We had both breakfast and dinner at the buffet restaurant. The food was good and there was quite a lot of choice, the only thing missing was chicken nuggets and ice cream for the kids! The shuttle bus was great, very frequent and only a short journey to the parks. There were a lot of rude people on the bus, who just push past to get on and off but that’s not the fault of the hotel. My son enjoyed the kids entertainment, it was a shame it was always in Italian but I understand we were in Italy! Just to warn others, we tried to book a taxi the day before our boat trip on lake Garda. The hotel taxi’s we’re already fully booked which was a shame but we managed to book one online. Apparently there is a shortage of taxi’s there! The only thing that could be improved was the blue lagoon pool bar, there was quite a queue and a long wait for food most days so more staff would be helpful during the busy summer. But otherwise a great holiday, we will definitely be back!

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“good for visiting gardaland and kids to have fun”

Bit late review was last summer trip Stayed there for one night during our summer trip and to have time for the kids enjoy 2 days in playing around. Drove there, straightforward location parked, smooth check in, took the car and parked it infront of the room. We booked months prior and asked fo... more

Bit late review was last summer trip Stayed there for one night during our summer trip and to have time for the kids enjoy 2 days in playing around. Drove there, straightforward location parked, smooth check in, took the car and parked it infront of the room. We booked months prior and asked for a specific room but didnt get it - not a big deal but would loved at least trying or letting us know - check in wasnt that nice saying it hotel didnt offer discounts or access to the parks. room design was nice for kids but not comfy beds nor that good bathrooms, nice activities, pool, also prices in the hotel good price for the room as well but should expect extremely noisy due to nature of it being a hotel mostly families taking their kids to have fun

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“A great hotel if your primary aim is to spend time Gardaland. ”

Spotlessly clean. Nice pool (a little cold for our 3yo). Buffet restaurant food was excellent. Some damage to the building due to hailstorm but nothing that affected our stay. A little out the way for us, no convenience shop etc within reasonable walking distance and we didn’t have a car, which... more

Spotlessly clean. Nice pool (a little cold for our 3yo). Buffet restaurant food was excellent. Some damage to the building due to hailstorm but nothing that affected our stay. A little out the way for us, no convenience shop etc within reasonable walking distance and we didn’t have a car, which could make things a little difficult. We spent a lot in the vending machines. We were half board and got a beer / wine with our evening meal. Restaurant was a little late for us, 7-9pm as our 3yo would normally be off to bed, but the restaurant staff were lovely. Drinks were priced between 6-7.50e for beer in the bar. Entertainment for kids was also a little late, 8.30pm start for kids disco. No other evening entertainment. Swim caps were required in the pool. There’s an amusement arcade and ride ons that you pay cash for. 12e for face painting. Otherwise it’s cashless hotel (card payments or a wristband you can top up with cash). Mini fridge in room, but no kettle. Kettle was hired for 20e deposit but no cups or teaspoons etc to go with it. We had taken long life milk with us, but you wouldn’t have been able to purchase any. Shuttle bus to Gardaland was great. The shuttle to the station is actually from Gardaland and reception explained that the train station is not in Peschiara itself. so it can’t be used easily to visit the town. Taxi was quoted as 15e one way for up to 4 people, but reception said that we’d be unable to book a return trip, we’d have to negotiate the return with the taxi on our way there, so we didn’t go. I wasn’t able to buy tickets for the attractions in the hotel. I was advised to buy them at the park. Used Headout.com, around £34 per person. Mostly our only major concerns were with Tui. We were picked up in a taxi, not a bus and weren’t prepared with a car seat. Trips booked through Tui picked up at Gardaland not the hotel, way before the shuttle bus operates, which required a fairly decent walk. We asked the rep for recommendations of things we could do locally in inclement weather with 3yo, she said she didn’t know and she’d get back to us; she didn’t. In summary - It’s not ideally placed for a holiday where you can easily access Gardaland but also easily see and do other things, unless you are hiring a car and drive - it’s got a large car park if you are doing this though.

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