Varenna Paradise 2

On the positives, the view from the apartment is stunning . However the apartment is not well situated - it is in the middle of nowhere in that without a car it is not in easy walking distance to any shops or restaurants or the main sights . From Varenna , it is a long uphill slog - approx 20 min steep walk up numerous steps up to the apartment . Check in was not a great experience- having arrived by train at Varenna- Esino we had to go down into the town with all our luggage to collect the key . We then needed to get a taxi costing 15 Euros to get back up the hill, past the station and onwards up to the apartment. No offer to meet us or give us a lift to the apartment from the agent where we collected the key. The apartment itself is very strange. It is clean and tidy if a bit neglected . The biggest issue next to location is the bed set up - there is a single bed and then a double sofa bed . The sofa bed needs replacing with a proper double bed - or at least a better quality sofa bed with a proper mattress topper . It was the worst 3 nights sleep my husband and I ever had . You can feel all the metal through the thin mattress and when you are getting in and out the metal digs on your legs . There is no basic store cupboard ingredients provided - we could have purchased a starter pack but didn’t bother as we were intending eating out - however we were surprised not to even have some milk in the fridge. Overall sadly,I would not recommend this apartment.