Hotel Dogana

We stayed at Hotel Dogana as part of an active break at Lake Garda. We booked it on the basis of it's location which is halfway between Peschiera del Garda and Sirmione, and it's price, we paid about £100 per night for bed and breakfast. We received a really warm welcome on check-in from the owner and our room was on the 2nd floor at the end of a corridor and with a small balcony. The room was a good size with an ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower, toilet, bidet and heated towel rail. There were also complimentary toiletries. Even though there was a sign to hang on the door to ask for the room to be cleaned ours was cleaned every day anyway, the cleaning staff were really friendly and efficient. We did have a slight issue with noisy pipes in the room but as soon as we told the owner he seemed really upset on our behalf and arranged for a plumber to come that day. The only thing that the room was missing from our point of view was a small fridge but that's only because we like to have cold drinks and keep some milk fresh for cups of tea! There was plenty of choice at breakfast. We seemed to be the only English guests so unsurprisingly it wasn't an English style breakfast selection. There were plenty of fruit juices, a coffee machine, cold meats, cheeses, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, fruit, fruit salad and yogurts on one side of the room and on the other were cereals, dried fruit and seeds, bread rolls and loaves of bread, scrambled eggs and bacon, breakfast biscuits and finally the obligatory cakes that are part of an Italian breakfast. There was always more than enough to eat and everything was replenished as soon as it ran out. There was a restaurant attached to the hotel which seemed busy every lunch and evening but we liked to have a walk so didn't actually eat there ourselves. The hotel has a pool and sunbeds but apart from a young German boy and his Dad we were the only ones using it. It was a bit fresh but was a nice clean pool and pool area. From a location point of view there is a bus stop right outside with buses towards Peschiera and Sirmione/Desenzano every hour. There were also a number of restaurants within a 20 minute walk down towards the lake or along the main road towards Sirmione. There was a Lidl supermarket approximately 2km away and also a small but expensive (beers that were €2 on the shelf were €3 from the fridge) shop with limited opening hours a one minute walk away. We are quite active so were able to walk into the historical centre of Sirmione in about 90 minutes but there is a shuttle bus from Sirmione too. We also hired bikes at a reasonable €5 each to ride into Peschiera, there's a mix of cycle paths and on road cycling for those who feel confident enough to do so. It seemed that the majority of guests were German and they had come in their own cars but as we had arrived by train and bus, we had to rely on public transport to get around. With the bus running every hour and not always being on time we had to ge

Good bathroom, but the cabinet of the shower is too small. Small room, full with flies and ants and other bugs - the air conditioner doesn't work, it's worthless. Good breakfast with some options, but not wonderful. Hope to never come back here.

It is a small, friendly and peaceful hotel. In a perfect spot for travelling around the area with a bus stop right outside. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful - helped us out with travelling to Milan and Verona. Breakfast is good with a wide selection of fruit, pastries and cold meats. The attached restaurant is very good.

Hotel looks amazing on internet. Rooms are new. When u come there-no good service. Oil smell fron the kitchen on the terasse every day. Very arogant owner wirh his wife (daughter very kind). It’s ok for one night stay but noooooooot for holiday.