Villa Perledina by Wonderful Italy

The villa itself is awesome. The size of the property and the amenities are fantastic. The location was perfect for us (because we had a car). Regarding the views and the quality of the property setting, it is truly one of the best places we've stayed.

We experienced traffic on the way from Milan and arrived a few minutes beyond our stated time. I used WhatsApp to inform the management company "Wonderful Italy" (to no reply). When we arrived, the lady who checked us in was pissed we were a few minutes late because she had to "catch the ferry to Bellagio." We got a very cursory introduction to the house which included zero instruction on any of the appliances, hot tub or air conditioning. The hot tub was set on a lukewarm temperature. There was no instruction on how to adjust it, so I used WhatsApp once again to ask if someone could assist. It took four hours for anyone to reply and then it took TWO DAYS for the gardener to finally come by. In the meantime, none of the A/C remotes worked AT ALL. There were batteries, but they wouldn't activate the units. The stove and dishwasher were very confusing, and the coffeemaker was indecipherable. I strongly suggest someone leave laminated cards with SIMPLE instructions on how to operate the major appliances in the house. I am a very technological person, but it didn't help. Wonderful Italy is very demanding about checkout and cleaning requirements for guests. They get an AAA+++ for the timeliness, the insistence, and the threats if we don't clean up properly, but when it comes to ANY guest questions or problems, they are NOWHERE TO BE FOUND! Immediately after receiving their cleaning notice on WhatsApp, I inquired about more trash bags..... IT TOOK SIX HOURS TO RESPOND. For hosting, they get an FFF ---. The owners of this villa should be embarrassed by the company representing them.

This place is amazing. Such a gorgeous view (really can't be beat) and close to a town with good transportation by boat or train. If I didn't want to tour lake como area I would have been fine sitting out at the pool the entire vacation. Lovely for enjoying outdoor breakfast on any of the patios. Access was great with a lockbox at the gate. Full kitchen and a laundry with washer and dryer.

We loved the place but we did not look forward to the walk back up the hill to get home from touring/dining. But worth the struggle for the amazingness of this place.

The location was excellent, our view was fantastic. The house and grounds were clean and well kept.

There was only one full bathroom shower/ toilet in the house. The walk up to the house was very steep and never mentioned, if known we would have brought proper footwear.

Beautiful villa in amazing location! About a 10 minute walk into town. Amazing views, and home has everything needed for a comfortable stay. Would definitely recommend!

Very nice property with beautiful views!

The property manager met us at the villa to give us a nice welcome tour with instructions. It was by far the best check-in/out experience I've ever had. The location was perfect for us...10 minute walk to Varenna center and the ferry boats. Views were absolutely amazing from everywhere on the property. Beds were comfortable and the home is very spacious and clean!

There is only one full bath for the 3 bedrooms in the main house. It would be difficult to accommodate more than 6 people in the main house with the shower situation. The guest house has it's own full bath so is great for an additional couple. In my opinion and depending on how high maintenance the guests are, 6 adult (3 couples) and maybe 2-4 children would be a comfortable arrangement.

Views, pool, grounds, interior spaces, cleanliness, amenities, parking.

Walk to town down an ancient stone path takes 10 minutes, but walk back requires much more energy. Not a problem for the young and fit. For older guests, better to have a car or call taxi.