This is a hotel with a History, it isn't the most fabulous and most luxury in these times, but it has a Grand Charm and a really nice welcoming feeling....
Price/quality rate was great, I had a room with lake views and a great, old fashioned, marble bathroom with a bathtub I could swim in...Just like I love it! No big opulence in the room, but a very good bed, nice working table, a good size fridge and enough power outlets. Wife just stopt once (3 minutes) in 3 days, so for Italy a very good service. the restaurant looked great, like you would expect from a +100 year old one...with great views on Varese and the lake...unfortunately I didn't eat at the hotel but will do in the future, on nice summernights the restaurant moves to the garde outside accompanied with live music...just fabulous, and with a nice menu and very reasonable prices. The staff was very professional and welcoming. I had a great stay! I just wished they had a full, modern Spa, that would have made my stay heavenly....