Hotel Beau Rivage

Hotel was in a great location, very modern clean rooms. Dining was not to good with limited choice and not worth the money, food never really hot. The location was fantastic right on the main road across from the lake side. The staff were very helpful.

Superb location, right on edge of lake, close to ferry terminal, bars, cafes and restaurants. Housekeeping cannot be faulted, rooms kept spotless daily. Warm welcome from all staff whenever we met them. Although travelling with a tour group, the daily breakfast and dinner menu was always good and varied. Spacious comfortable lounge and bar and helpful and efficient reception. Cannot fault it

We were very impressed by this hotel, particularly the staff! They were friendly, professional and helpful. We were there for a week and would definitely return. We had half board - the breakfasts were EXCELLENT and the evening meal was fine, normally very 'Italian', which made a nice change. The views from the hotel are fabulous as it overlooks the lake,

To begin with the positive - the staff are wonderful. Very friendly , helpful & hardworking. They deal with quite a few groups, which must have it's special challenges. The location is excellent & the views are spectacular. It's a nice old hotel with real character, but showing it's age in places. It is very clean. They repaired my TV promptly. The complaints are few & not really major. My bathroom was quite small, with a small quadrant shower with quite a high sill that I kept catching my foot on quite painfully. The shower itself had a really small head & little pressure. The walls are thin & not soundproofed, so I got a lot of TV noise until quite late at night & could clearly hear conversation in rooms alongside mine. I really hate noisy hotel rooms, but the corridors are carpeted, so no footstep noise. We had breakfast & evening meal. Breakfast was fine, but the coffee was awful. I didn't particularly enjoy the evening meals which were often lukewarm. It is very much meat oriented with veal & beef, plus a couple of nights of fish. I tried out what they called omelettes. They were really awful, small round "cakes" not freshly cooked, leathery rather than fluffy & with frozen macedoine veg. There was no coffee after the meal & we were very clealy asked to leave so they could lay up for breakfast. There is an "a la carte menu", so I suppose we have to pay the price of being in a group with another big group there at the same time. I loved the area & enjoyed my stay. It is a 3 star hotel.

We have just returned from a week stay at the Hotel Beau Rivage in Baverno and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. From the initial very helpful and patient contact to book 6 months ago by Daniel, to the welcome we received on arriving fairly late by Stefan, the constant expert attention from Guilia and all the other staff in reception with regards to our restaurant bookings, the ever smiling cheerful breakfast staff (Giuseppe and hard working effective Ciara) and super housekeeping staff who kept our room's immaculately clean and to our final day when we were offered a complimentary room due to a late flight, we couldn't have asked for a more 5 star experience. The pool area is a bonus and pool towels and loungers were a plenty. We had 5 rooms in total with a mix of lake and garden views. The road is noisy most of the day and night which we didn't mind at all as the lake views more than made up for it, but if you are a light sleeper, the garden/pool views are very pleasant and may be better than the lake view rooms facing the road. The continental breakfast had ample choice and although a little repetitive 6 days in a row, the lovely staff always made everyone feel special so it was a lovely way to start the day. The location is perfect for access to the ferry to explore the Borromean islands and also for our day trips to Milan, Lake Como and the more sandy waterfronts such as Cannobio. The town, Baveno, is apparently more peaceful and quiet compared to its busy neighbour, Stresa, but there are lakefront restaurants and bars on the doorstep of the hotel and if you have a car, it's worth the 5 to 10 min drive to other amazing restaurants that the staff were only too happy to recommend and call to make reservations for us. The WiFi was much better than expected and the communal areas never seemed overcrowded despite the hotel being fully booked. If you are looking for competitively priced accommodation on Lake Maggiore, this is the hotel to stay in and we definitely plan to return.

The stay was simply superb. I was not treated like guest but rather like a member of the family. I’m a very fussy customer, but the manager is exceptionally kind and strived to meet all of needs. The staff is both easy-going and very professional at the same time. The restaurant offers a different set of Italian cuisine choices everyday It’s definitely my place of choice for a vacation in the lake Maggiore area.