Bellagio Retreat - Cozy apartment in San Giovanni

We really liked the location of this property.

It was loud at night, hard to check in, cat hair inside, no wifi or ammenities like salt, pepper or body wash

The apartament is located in San Giovanni, a 25 minutes walk from the center of Bellagio. Is only one room with a sofa bed, a fully equiped kitchen and a very small bathroom. It is pretty dark and cold since is located at the first floor of a building of apartaments but during summer time this is a good thing. At 5 meters from the location you will find Nene cafe where you can start your day with an espresso and a croissant.

As others said, there are no indications to reach to the location, and the phone number from Booking is not reachable. We were lucky we read one comment above saying how to reach our destination. When the bamboo ends, is the first gate on the right (number 17). There was a worker in there which helped us with the phone number of the lady who owns the apartament. There might be done some improvements regarding the communication with the clients. The internet connection is poor, we weren't able to connect to it. Also, the courtyard may need some more attention, it looks very sloopy.

We’ve just got home from a week of staying in this lovely little studio apartment (studio being the key word so you’re aware you sleep/eat etc all in the same room). More spacious than the photos suggest and more pleasantly decorated too. The sofa bed was comfy and the addition of the memory foam topper was appreciated. Our hosts were kind and helpful and very clear as to where the apartment is when we couldn’t find our way, and although we never met face to face, we did meet their lovely resident cat and saw their beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog from a distance. The apartment was clean and it felt as though we had been the only people in it. We also didn’t realise we’d have such a lovely little patio area with seating overlooking a thick forest of bamboo and greenery. We had a few overnight thunderstorms during our stay but we felt safe and tucked away. Netflix on the TV was also an appreciated feature when we were back from our adventures in the evenings. It is cool and dark as other reviews suggest but we didn’t notice it particularly! Apartment is Number 17, a gate in a wall on the right, as the bamboo stops. If you get to Nene, you’ve gone too far which is what we did until our lovely hosts rescued us.

It can be a little noisy occasionally, with mopeds etc shooting past the windows and the chimes of the church bells but to us, that just sounds like holidays! The only minor issue was the bad Wifi. We are usually happy to forgo any internet when away, it’s good to switch off. But for this trip we did have our reasons to keep in touch with home and unfortunately the Wifi may as well have not been there, the connection was so bad and constantly dropped out. It could handle the odd message but that was about it. Best to make arrangements for cellular abroad connection if you can. Fortunately the Nene cafe had better Wifi.