Gasparina Village

Basic apartments but clean and tidy. Restaurant staff were lovely and friendly and reception staff really helpful. Kids loved the pool and never a problem finding loungers. We were self catering but only made breakfast. The shop at the neighbouring campsite is the closest and most convenient. Not a great choice for fruit though. I think the same mouldy lemons were in the shelf for the week! We ate out for other meals or took a picnic. The food at the hotel restaurant was as good as anywhere else when ordering off the menu and reasonably priced. The ‘white wine’ is actually Prosecco (or the like) tastes lovely and only €2.50 a glass! Happy days. Beer was also good. And for the kids, €1 for pizza and €2 an ice cream! Can’t complain at that! Location: 5 minute walk to the lake with beautiful views and a few cafes and restaurants. About a 40 minute walk to perschiera along the lake front. 10 mins In the other direction is Garda land, etc and a bus stop. Cost us €5 euro for a family of 4 to perschiera and they run every hour. Would have been great to have a shuttle bus from the hotel but we made do. All in all, we had a wonderful holiday and will be returning.

Just back from a lovely week away. The apartment are basic but was spotless and the air conditioning worked really well to keep it cool. The surrounding facilities are so well maintained and there were 2 playparks and a mini disco on every night which my children loved. We booked self catering but did eat at the restaurant on-site a several times which we really enjoyed. Prices were so reasonable and pizza was probably the best that we had all week! Staff helpful and friendly. The best thing about it for me was the pool, it is fantastic for small children, shallow water beside the shoots so felt so safe for my little ones. A bit cold when you first go in but fine once you get moving. Worth packing a packed fleece lined costume if you have a baby. We walked to the lake (5 mins), Gardaland (10 mins), Aquarium (15mins) and Peschiera del Garda 30/40 mins). Took buggies for my children and made sure they were shaded from the sun, much easier than worrying about carseats etc. Personally felt that this was an excellent location if you want to go to the Lake and Gardaland! Would love to go back again!

At arrival we were lucky our appartment was already available (09.30 AM). The appartments are all equipped with airconditioning in the livingroom and are capable to cool the entire appartment including the bedrooms. Perfect! Also the personnel are all very kind and always want to help you. Good coffee and good food available all day as well as take away pizza's. They make the pizza's all by hand and all fresh. Definately good!

Just coming to the end of our stay at gasparina village and thought I'd do a review: Pros: - friendly, helpful staff. We had some issues (ants in the apartment, new bedding needed) and they sorted them almost immediately. They also called taxis for us. - apartment was a decent size for the 4 of us (2 adults and 2 young children). We had a private balcony which was so nice as a lot of thr apartments have to share a balcony with their neighbour, so try and ask for an apartment with a shared balcony. There was also a clothes airer in the apartment which was so helpful. Kitchen doesn't have toaster or kettle but we knew this before we went so it was no surprise to us. - a short walk to part of the lake where there were restaurants, play areas, a small pebble beach. - swimming pool was perfect for the kids - slides and very clean. We were always able to get a sun lounger. - although the on site shop was small, there was gasparina campsite a 2 min walk away that had a shop with much more choice and was cheaper too. - bedrooms had lots of storage space. - kids club and play area for kids was good. - the office sold discounted gardaland tickets. - aircon was a god send! It was only in the living area space but we just left the bedroom doors open at night and aircon on which flowed into the rooms. - we were self catered so only went to the restaurant a couple of times. Food wasn't outstanding but it wasn't bad really. Cons: - even though the staff helped us when we had ants in the apartment, they still came back. If we didn't sweep up any food that our kids dropped on the floor IMMEDIATELY, we would have ants back. - clothes rails in wardrobes are so high I can't reach them and my husband barely can either. - kitchen feels very claustrophobic. There is also not enough storage space for food that we bought so we had to pop food into any cupboards that had a tiny bit of space. Also the bin is so small I was having to empty it at least once a day, maybe more. - location: when i booked this accommodation, on Google maps it says a 15-17min walk to the nearest bus stop, from there can get thr bus into nearby towns. However, the walk to the bus stop is slightly uphill and has no shade, so in 30-35 degree heat and pushing a stroller, it's near impossible. So if you're coming in the summer, please bare this in mind. We spent a LOT of money on taxis. There are two decent taxi services we used (one for pre booking, one for on demand/when required) and costs approx €15 into peschiera or to gardaland. - even the campsite shop is limited in terms of fruit so we had to go to the nearest big supermarket which was a 24min walk with no shade in the heat which was awful. Ended up spending more money again on a taxi back. - wasps everywhere around the pool. My almost 2yo got stung, the lifeguard administered first aid and said he got the sting out but 2 days later her thumb still looked sore so we ended up going to a tourist GP miles away and could only get an uber there a