Mixed results. Book only if you bring a car. Good: 1. the host was very nice and knowledgeable 2. Great view from breakfast terrace 3. Good breakfast 4. The room matched the photos Bad: 1. Very remote. Don’t come without your own transport (car/motorcycle). The train station is about 1km from the home and the schedule is limited. Taxis aren’t in Lierna, but can be ordered via phone (20-30 euro to Varenna) 2. It was noisy the night we stayed there. A generator was running nearby until midnight. A very loud dog barked a lot until late evening then again at 1am. A car alarm went off in the middle of the night. 3. The bathtub cannot be used for baths, only for showers. 4. The room is up 5 short flights of stairs so beware if you have heavy luggage 5. The host didn’t respond quickly. In the evening he took 30 minutes and in the morning 2-3 hours. We were only in the area 2 nights so we had one full day to see Varenna, Bellagio, and the lake. After arriving in the evening we determined that it was too remote, not what we expected. We requested checking out 1 day early. The host said yes but it was up to Expedia regarding the fee for the second night. I called Expedia and they said it was up to the host and he disallowed a refund. He held to the cancellation rules. That’s understandable and we didn’t mention the noise, which he has no control over. No refund, but we moved to Varenna in the morning and could not have been happier! Ciao!
Mixed results. Book only if you bring a car. Good: 1. the host was very nice and knowledgeable 2. Great view from breakfast terrace 3. Good breakfast 4. The room matched the photos Bad: 1. Very remote. Don’t come without your own transport (car/motorcycle). The train station is about 1km from the home and the schedule is limited. Taxis aren’t in Lierna, but can be ordered via phone (20-30 euro to Varenna) 2. It was noisy the night we stayed there. A generator was running nearby until midnight. A very loud dog barked a lot until late evening then again at 1am. A car alarm went off in the middle of the night. 3. The bathtub cannot be used for baths, only for showers. 4. The room is up 5 short flights of stairs so beware if you have heavy luggage 5. The host didn’t respond quickly. In the evening he took 30 minutes and in the morning 2-3 hours. We were only in the area 2 nights so we had one full day to see Varenna, Bellagio, and the lake. After arriving in the evening we determined that it was too remote, not what we expected. We requested checking out 1 day early. The host said yes but it was up to Expedia regarding the fee for the second night. I called Expedia and they said it was up to the host and he disallowed a refund. He held to the cancellation rules. That’s understandable and we didn’t mention the noise, which he has no control over. No refund, but we moved to Varenna in the morning and could not have been happier! Ciao!