Borgo il Mezzanino

The Borgo is highly commended for its exceptional cleanliness, attentive staff, and unique lakefront setting. Guests appreciate the high-quality breakfast and personalized service, including for pets.

This place is special. Up the hill from a very nice but slightly less well-frequented lakeside town of Salo, this bills itself as an ‘agro-touristic’ country house. This means it has great gardens and grounds, lots of beehives (the honey is served at breakfast and available to buy), olive oil and more. In proactive it’s a real contrast from the bustle of all the Garda places you’ll visit if you come here. It’s peaceful, very welcoming and slightly off the beaten path. There are only 9 rooms here and it’s located at the end of a narrow bumpy road. But it’s only 8 mins drive from the town. Rooms are small (our classic room didn’t really have enough space for two large suitcases, there was one wardrobe only and that didn’t even open properly because the door hit the bed). So initially I wasn’t best pleased but the place won me over. The gardens are really lovely and worth a stroll. There are horses and goats in the field next door. The landscaping is wonderful. Relaxing music is piped all over which normally would irritate me but it was really well chosen music and added to the ambience. There’s a very small pool too, which is nice to dip into on a warm afternoon. The welcoming staff are great and very helpful, although sometimes it can be hard to find someone. The restaurant is fabulous - have at least one dinner here. The view from the terrace is really nice too. You see a bit of the lake but lots of hills and trees. The place is very green. The hotel is finished to a high standard, although the rooms don’t have enough well- placed electric sockets that a modern high end hotel should have (I had to pull out a heavy bedside table to find the single socket, which then meant my wardrobe door wouldn’t even partly open. Yes, opening this wardrobe was a hassle). Yes, it’s a converted old country house so some allowances have to be made with the rooms, but not having plug points in this day and age is not really acceptable. But you forgive the place a few small issues as it’s just such a wonderful environment. It’s been a long time since I went to a hotel that actively made me smile constantly. Touring round Garda is lovely but it is busy. Coming back to Borgo is a real treat.