Hotel Piccolo Mondo

“Fabulous family holiday!”

We have just returned from an 11 night stay, half board at the Hotel Piccolo Mondo with our 3 year old child booked through TUI. The flight was 1 hour 55 minutes and the transfer took just over an hour - don't let you put that off though! From start to finish the hotel was amazing, I cannot re... more

We have just returned from an 11 night stay, half board at the Hotel Piccolo Mondo with our 3 year old child booked through TUI. The flight was 1 hour 55 minutes and the transfer took just over an hour - don't let you put that off though! From start to finish the hotel was amazing, I cannot recommend it highly enough! Room - we stayed in room 225 and had a lovely mountain view, the room had a mini bar, double and single bed, balcony, plenty of coat hangers and storage for clothes, air con and TV. Perfectly clean and had maid service every day. Food - one of the main reasons we chose this hotel was due to the reviews about the food, we are both foodies and it did not disappoint! Our worst nightmare is an all inclusive buffet all you can eat type hotel so having a waiter served 4 course meal every night with the most amazing Italian food was right up our street! I will include a few photos! My daughter loved the food, if there wasn't something she fancied it was no problem at all for her to be cooked some pasta or spaghetti. Breakfast was great, and had the usual selection; served from 7am-10am. We ate in various restaurants for lunch depending on where we were, there is a really nice restaurant just opposite the hotel. Location - this was our very first time visiting Lake Garda and it will certainly not be our last, we loved everything about it. Torbole is a fantastic place to stay with so much going on for families, my husband took his mountain bike and went on some of best bike rides he has ever been on - there are many places in Torbole which provide shuttle services to the top of the mountains, you just book the day before. There is a separate locked room to store your bike and equipment in. Everywhere you go people are riding around on bikes, and you can borrow bikes from the hotel. We walked in to Riva many times, it takes approx 40 minutes - Riva is much bigger but we preferred Torbole without a doubt. Transport - there is a bus stop a few minutes walk away, with regular buses to Riva, Malcesine, Arco and other towns in the North of the lake. We used the ferries also to travel around, however the bus is much cheaper and quicker dependent on where you are going. Things to do - we went on the Cable Car up Monte Baldo which was amazing, did the Panoramic walk which is a must, took the ferry to Limone, visited the waterfall in Verone, there was a festival with fireworks one night in Riva, mini golf opposite the hotel, my husband hired a paddle board and canoe on the lake which he enjoyed - there is so much to do! The swimming pool was generally quiet, it has a separate children's pool too. Staff - every single member of staff was lovely, you were greeted every time you walked past reception and the waiters and waitresses were lovely. The reception staff were more than happy to print out bus timetables and information for us. Feel free to message me if you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them. We can't wait to return! Grazie Hotel Piccolo Mondo :)

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“Enjoyable week but really a 3-star”

This is a well located hotel in Torbole within 0.5 km of Lake Garda with a nice walk c.2km around the shore of the lake and back into the town. Nearest location of ferries for visiting other towns is Riva, c.4kms away and accessible by buses mainly. Hotel bedroom was adequately sized with a comf... more

This is a well located hotel in Torbole within 0.5 km of Lake Garda with a nice walk c.2km around the shore of the lake and back into the town. Nearest location of ferries for visiting other towns is Riva, c.4kms away and accessible by buses mainly. Hotel bedroom was adequately sized with a comfortable bed. Room and hotel seemed suitably clean. It needs to pay more attention to small maintenance - in our room the sink failed to retain water and the shower leaked a lot. In another a reported malfunctioning toilet seat was not repaired during the course of the holidays. We could only find one English language TV channel among the myriad of foreign language offerings. The room had a small fridge which enabled us to chill a bottle of wine. Something which both surprised and disappointed us was the lack of any coffee/tea making facility. I haven't experienced that in a hotel for over 15 years. While hot water could be got from the bar and a cup borrowed from the restaurant, this really wasn't good. Bring your travel kettle with you! Staff in all areas of the hotel were friendly and very helpful. Reception staff were efficient and were happy to print our boarding passes. Restaurant staff (and I instance Jordan and Diane) were very good. Cleaning staff were efficient. Hard to rate the hotel as 4-star but comfortably 3-star.

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“The amazing Cinzia at Hotel Piccolo Mondo!”

We recently returned from a stay at Hotel Piccolo Mondo in Torbole. I booked only 4 days before arrival so it was very last minute, but I was amazed with how incredibly helpful Cinzia (receptionist) was in answering my queries before we came. I was travelling alone with my 2 sons. Cinzia was exc... more

We recently returned from a stay at Hotel Piccolo Mondo in Torbole. I booked only 4 days before arrival so it was very last minute, but I was amazed with how incredibly helpful Cinzia (receptionist) was in answering my queries before we came. I was travelling alone with my 2 sons. Cinzia was exceptional in ensuring we got the right room for us (my son has lots of allergies) and Cinzia was also so helpful in giving advice on how to get to the hotel from Verona airport on public transport. All the staff were lovely, but Cinzia was stand-out and just went above and beyond. The room we had which was on the top floor was very clean and bright and cleaned every day to a high standard which was wonderful and appreciated by us. The corridors to the rooms and stairs however weren't very clean, so this could definitely be improved upon and they could do with a refurbishment/new carpets perhaps. We sadly had 2 nights out of our 4 nights with cold/tepid showers (we showered at around 11pm). I was told it was because of the time we showered that the water wasn't hot (but clearly this is not acceptable for the price paid and just not acceptable in any hotel that you cannot have a hot/warm shower at any time). On the whole we did really enjoy our stay in this wonderful area of Lake Garda and this hotel, and in particular the wonderful Cinzia! She made our stay very special and personal and she is a huge asset to the hotel. Thank you so much Cinzia for making our first trip to Lake Garda so amazing! xxx

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