New property, great location. Nice terrace. All the facilities you need. Easy check in/check out.

no issues

We had a lovely 3-night stay at La Terrazza di Marta in the charming town of Varenna. The apartment building is located at the end of a narrow alley way just a few steps away from Varenna Holidays' reception office on Via Venini. As previous travelers have noted, you will have to climb 67 stairs from Via Venini (a combination of stone and concrete stairs) to reach the front entrance of the apartment which is located on the third floor. Varenna Holidays also has two other apartments in the building which you will walk past on your climb up the building's exterior staircase (Little Nest Flat - 1st floor and Il Giardino di Alice - 2nd floor). La Terrazza di Marta was beautifully updated and has the best views of the three apartments in the building. The roof top terrace offers stunning views of the lake and mountains. There is also a small bistro table and two chairs on the balcony next to the front door if you don't want to carry your coffee or wine upstairs to the terrace. The apartment was well-equipped with hotel-sized bathroom products (shampoo/conditioner, shower gel, soap) as well as dishwashing liquid in the kitchen. Everything we needed for our 3-night stay! We didn't cook any meals while we were there, but the kitchen appeared to be well equipped with a good selection of pots and pans and even olive oil and salt and pepper. There are a few small stores just a few minutes walk away where you can pick up some basic groceries (La Bottega di Varenna at Via Venini 6 and Macelleria Salumeria Lillia at Via 4 Novembre 2). Check out Lake Bakery (Via 4 Novembre 4) for homemade desserts and takeout sandwiches, focaccia, wine and the locals' hangout Al Barilott (Via 4 Novembre 6) for great panini sandwiches. Varenna Holidays' staff was quick to respond to our e-mails leading up to our arrival and very helpful upon check in.

We stayed at La Terrazza di Marta in early May and were fortunate to have sunny weather with comfortable temperatures around 15-17C. The roof top terrace was beautiful, but it is in full sun by afternoon making it uncomfortable to use during hot weather. An umbrella would be a great addition for shade, but might not be practical if it was windy.

conveniently located

listing was not clear on number of stairs to access (challenging for an older person), property did not provide basics such as toilet paper, dish soap, etc. which was not communicated. listing photos were not honest about the very low ceilings and tiny door in loft.

The roof terrace and the location are fantastic!

I had read in other reviews that there would be no washing up liquid but as they want you to wash the dishes before you go it should really be one of the essentials, especially since we were only 3 nights so it really doesn't warrant us buying a whole bottle. An option to rent beach towels would be good.

They had shampoo / soap and a washer/ dryer but we had to hunt down some laundry detergent…

Hunting down laundry detergent, and coffee. Almost all of the other places rented this month provided a few laundry tabs and coffee pods.

Great location. Awesome view from the terrace. Kids enjoyed the room layout. Two bathrooms was an appreciated feature. Highly recommended.

Nothing to complain about.

Views from terrace were amazing. Property was clean and comfortable.

Could not find any chopping boards in kitchen so had to use random things to cut on, essential item to keep the kitchen in good order.

Fantastic rooftop terrace; excellent views; very quiet, relaxing location; modern, comfortable apartment; helpful host, Francesca at Varenna Holidays.

Being charged 140 euros cleaning fee on top of published rate.