Villa Cortine Palace Hotel

This hotel was amazing. Sirmione is popular and consequently very busy. However, the Villa Cortine Palace Hotel is an oasis of calm - set in the middle of 5 acres of spectacular gardens with a private pier onto lake Garda and amazing views in all directions from its hill top location. The staff were, without exception, excellent. We have not often experienced this level of courteous attentiveness (outside of Japan anyway). We ate breakfast, one lunch and two dinners at the hotel and found the food excellent and relatively good value given we were eating in an amazing, quiet garden surrounded by views of Lake Garda. We stayed in the Deluxe Villa Koseritz - this room was large, beautifully fitted out and immaculately clean. We were initially slightly worried about noise from the bar below however had no issues during our stay. We also used the pool, much to our surprise, however it looked very inviting with great views over the lake and staff on hand to provide drinks or food. We really didn't want to leave however the hotel arranged transfers for us from the airport and to Verona for us which were excellent. We would highly recommend this hotel.

Amazing hotel, on a perfect location! Room was extraordinary nice, you can feel that you are in Italian villa. Bad was so comfortable, we slept like babies. Breakfast was fabulous, with various food, drinks and good quality of everything! Staff were also great, they wanted to help. My boyfriend proposed me, and this amazing trip will forever be my favorite!

The Villa Cortine Palace Hotel is a beautiful property, and the grounds are incredibly spectacular, from the gated entrance that passes a magnificent fountain to the lakes edge. The views from our room were gorgeous and the staff was friendly and accommodating. The hotel staff was also wonderful and very accommodating.. They drove us by golf cart to the city center on several occasions during our 4-day stay as my mobility is limited due to a recent surgery. Although I gave Villa Cortine a 5-star review, the concierge team, for us, missed the mark. For lunch and dinner reservations, I emphasized with several members that we were interested in restaurants with a lake view and ambiance. A nice menu was important, but we were at Lake Garda to view the natural beauty of the lake and surrounding areas. Our first night's restaurant for dinner was highly recommended by the hotel. Our view was of a stone wall on a narrow street; the lake was nowhere in sight. The menu was good, and our waiter was wonderful, but the ambiance was 2-3 stars at best. Our table was in a cramped corner, and the flooring was worn artificial grass. After another disappointing restaurant suggestion for lunch the next day, we canceled the other restaurant reservations we made with the concierge desk and deferred to Trip Advisor's restaurant recommendations. We were MUCH more pleased. The ambiance of the hotel's breakfast area and the breakfast buffet, however, were excellent, and the staff was great. We also wanted to take a professional 1/2 day guided tour of the Lake Garda area with a guide and driver. The concierge desk recommended a gentleman who was very, very nice and his Mercedes ride was outstanding, however, our driver's English was extremely limited, which made it very difficult to ask questions and get answers that we could understand. We wish we had taken the small 8-10-person, 4½ hour guided tour offered on Trip Advisor and Viator. The Villa Cotine seemed to have their own agenda regarding reservations and tours, and our guidelines were either misunderstood or disregarded. With those comments made, the Villa Cortine Palace was still a wonderful experience, and I would stay there again. If a 4½ rating was possible on this site, I would have rated Villa Cortine slightly less than a 5. Although it was not a perfect 5-star experience for us, it may possibly be for you.