Residence Arca

We are a family of 6 (2 adults. 4 children aged 17-12) from Australia. After much research I booked to stay at Arca during our visit to Lake Garda. We really wanted a peaceful, country feel with the amenities of a hotel and also be a walkable location. Arca met those expectations completely. Our apartment was big enough, with 2 bedrooms plus a sofa that converted into 2 single beds. The apartment stayed cool during the day and evening despite the warm weather. It had a functional kitchen and a full sized fridge. We loved the front alfresco overlooking the pool and the lake, very scenic and relaxing. It was a 20-25 minute walk into Bardolino or Garda, but for either you are walking down the hill and then back up for return, which we liked for the exercise - but does mean a quick walk into town for groceries can be a little arduous. The onsite restaurant is excellent for family dining and is really well priced with fabulous views over the lake and at sunset. The apartment was clean and beds were made. There is also onsite bike hire and a laundry. The grounds are beautiful with lots of olive trees and greenery. Can highly recommend if you want to experience the country feel of Garda but still be close enough to the towns and walkable to the lake.

Overall, this was fine. The positives were that it was clean, beautiful views across the Lake from the balcony.. however it is quite a walk into Bardolino, and we were very glad that we had hired a car. The apartment definitely isn’t classy, it is very much more basic and functional but for us this was fine. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was the quality of the Wi-Fi. I travel a lot personally and with Work, and solid Wi-Fi is something which I now expect everywhere. The Wi-Fi in the apartment and around the pool was fine for basic browsing, but we weren’t able to stream anything for any period of time at any point.

We had a lovely holiday at this hotel. We stayed in a two bed apartment in arca. It had everything you could possibly need for a comfortable stay and was very clean. The view from our balcony was amazing. Looking at the lake and the lush green hills. Absolutely beautiful sunsets every evening. The pool area was immaculate with plenty of sunbeds. The restaurant was lovely with really delicious Italian food. Was about a 20 minute walk to bardolino centre or Garda centre which usually would be absolutely fine for us. However it was extremely hot (35degrees) when we visited and made it exhausting climbing back up the hill to the hotel and had to cross a very busy road. Overall though this place is beautiful and would definitely recommend visiting Bardolino or Garda. The staff at the hotel were all very polite and really helpful. The man at reception also booked our trip to Venice which is definitely worth visiting. Thank you to all the staff for making our stay a very pleasant one.