THE LOFT by Design Studio

There was a nice view of the lake

If you are coming by train it is a very steep climb and lots of steps up to the apartment which we hadn’t anticipated. The road outside is quite busy so sitting on the balcony- which was nice - could be a bit noisy. The bedroom is reached by a fairly flimsy and very noisy aluminium ladder and, when you get there, you have to crawl about as the ceiling is so low. Comfortable bed though. It’s probably OK if you are young and fit but be prepared!

The view, the nice decoration of the flat, a working TV with channels in French, English n German. Pots to cook (3 sizes but no frying pan, not a problem the pots can be used to fry), salt, pepper, oil n vinegar provided. It was clean. The flat is very near the center of Bellano. Don't rely on google map to find the flat, if you are on foot. It doesn't show the stairs in the town. From the lake, turn at the Deutsche Bank, go straight on n up the stairs, left if you must chose between two paths. You will come to the right street. Via bolboni, via plinio Conrad supermarket is the best choice for grocery shopping, near the station by the lake. Though to support the local economy, there's a small grocery shop - alimentary vitali -in the old town and a green grocer - le stations ortofrutta- with fresh bread near the station. I went to all of them. Bellano is a better choice to stay than Bellagio or Varenna which are full with 100s of tourists. There are ferries n trains to get to those villages.

Everything was OK. Beware of the low ceiling in the bedroom when getting up, you are very likely to bang your head at least once on one of those beams... If you are small you could stand up... But that's unlikely. The road is just outside the balcony n more more frequented n noisier than expected. I am not used to roads without pavements n I was scared to walk on the road especially as there are 180 degrees curves, where the cars have no visibility. However there is a path across the apartment, which takes longer to go down to the lake, but safer if you have pets or children.

The fact that it was spacious

I didn’t like the fact that I had to go back and forth to get the keys of the house and the attitude of the owner on the messages wasn’t that nice…. then I didn’t like the fact that it was full of cobwebs and spiders In the upper room there were the paintings full of dust… I’m not ok with what I’ve paid and the offer I had

Great view of the lake.

The ladder to the loft was secure but not easy, especially for nighttime bathroom visits. We arrived by train and the walk up to the loft with suitcases was a slog. Distance was fine but stairs and hilly street with no sidewalk was difficult

Nice unit with a view of the lake and short walk into town

Gets hot in summer without AC