Aqva Boutique Hotel (Adults Only)

my wife and I have just returned from staying in this beautiful and cant wait to go back. Lets start with Lake Garda, Everywhere is very pretty and incredibly clean. There isn't much to do apart from wander through small streets popping in and out of little boutiques and then sit and have a glass or 2 of wine and maybe some pizza or pasta whilst people watching and looking at the lake. Pure bliss. getting around by ferry, once you master the time table, us very easy albeit not particularly cheap. You do need to plan your day though as if you miss your desired ferry it could be a long journey on another to get you back to your hotel. Bringing me nicely onto Aqva Hotel. We stayed in Sirmione at this stunningly simple yet classy small hotel. The entire hotel, which only has 18 rooms, is decorated plainly but with style. As you enter the reception you can see straight through the hotel across the gardens and the pool along the hotels own jetty to the Lake itself. A great way to start any holiday. Max, the owner who lives on the top floor with his family, and his team greeted us with warmth in a professional yet very welcoming manner. A full explanation of the hotel and how it operates was given with a great booklet for us to keep whilst enjoying our welcome drink in the garden. Our room was clean and spacious with a view over the lake (some rooms have lake views and others side views). Our Balcony was a corner balcony so we could see both sides of the lake on the Sirmione peninsular. A good Nights sleep and on to breakfast. A wide variety of home made items were available every morning from a self serve buffet that had different items on each day. Anyone expecting a full English will be disappointed. Its the the continent after all but the breakfast is very good. The hotel does a selection of sandwiches and meats for lunch but has no evening restaurant. There is a hotel bar that is open until midnight and prices are very reasonable and they have a good selection of wines and spirits available. The hotel helped us out in advance by suggesting a large number of restaurants for us to investigate in advance covering options from cheap to expensive to meat as a speciality to traditional Italian. they then booked all of these for us in advance. They also booked our hotels transfers to and from Verona. We found all of Max's team were very polite and interactive. More than happy to just chat in general or give advice on the surrounding area. Time always seemed to be available to us. The hotel is about 10 minutes walk outside of the Old Town which for us was perfect. And there is a sunbed for everyone even if the hotel is full! For us we found the hotel to be a very intimate yet homely experience. We couldn't have asked form more. We did feel like we were in Max's home. Overall this was one of our best short stays (5 nights) we have ever had. And the Aqva team went a long way to making that so for us. They were brilliant. Looking to see how we book

The hotel is excellent with a fantastic location, amazing views, great facilities and above all the most friendly and accommodating staff. Breakfast was exceptional - a huge variety of top quality food, much homemade and all delicious. The owners have created a unique, relaxing and luxurious experience which we thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommended We only wish we could have stayed longer.

Absolutely loved our stay at AQVA Boutique Hotel. The staff were friendly and very helpful. It was in a great location with a 5 minute walk to Scaligero Castle. The breakfast was delicious and had plenty of choice. We would definitely stay here again!

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay as the first part is our 25th anniversary getaway. The owners and the staff are the kindest people you’ll meet. They truly want to ensure that you enjoy your stay and feel comfortable and taken care of. The property is immaculate. The breakfast is a delight. And drinks at the pier is pretty hard to top!! Amazing sunset. Should we return to Sirmione, I will be delighted to stay here again.

Well positioned hotel, with a nice deck and pool close to Sirmione town. Decent breakfast. We suggest you check whether they have changed the mattresses before you book, as despite telling them that the mattress was completely deformed and totally uncomfortable, they would do nothing about it - worst 3 nights sleep we have had in years! Don't believe the fancy but fictitious leaflet you are given on arrival about the owners sharing their home - they might be there, but they do NOT interact with their customers. Don't rely on the oriental receptionist for any information - she told us that the ferry went from a completely different location to where it actually went from - we missed the ferry and had to wait 1 hour and 20 minutes for another one!

Great room, lake view, generous healthy breakfast, free parking, swimming pool and direct swim in the lake from the private peer. Staff at reception and bar (breakfast and day) exceptionally kind and helpful. Magic Sunset from your room. No kids so totally quiet. Close enough from the agitated center 10 m walk.