Fabulous, amazing, great! Roberto was the BEST HOST EVER❤️

The apartment in was clean, quiet and had a fabulous view of Lake Como. Roberto picked us up at the local train station and also took us to the grocery store. The apartment is on the Patriarch's Greenway Path (La Greenway Dei Partriarchi) which is a set of streets and paths to Varenna that is marked here and there. We walked to Varenna from the apartment, according to Google Maps it is about 2-3 km. The apartment is on the third floor (2nd floor by European conventions), which is not unusual compared other apartments in Europe. In Varenna there are ferries to other towns along the lake.

The thing we love about traveling is the excitement of arriving at a new location. Varenna was no exception to the excitement of an intimate re-connection to Italy. Traveling up to this cute apartment from the main road was lovely. Arriving at the place with a wonder of "are we here?" was rewarded with a lovely view of the Lake. One always wonders about safety and security. Please don't have that worry with your stay at this cute apartment. Roberto will calm your fears when you arrive. I didn't really expect him to carry bags up the steps but there he was helping us to get settled. He brought us a lovely bottle of local wine from the community. Now we had already purchased some from the grocery store down the road but here he was with this cute bottle. It was better than much of what we had already purchased. Not only that I asked him if I could buy another bottle for another evening. He brought it to us...and wouldn't let us pay. Thanks Roberto! Getting around the lake is charming and easy. Taking a shuttle boat to Bellagio and Mennaggio is easy to do and really convenient. You get off the boat and walk easily to visit these hill top communities. While those are featured, don't forget the ease of enjoying Varenna from this cute apartment. The people are charming. The community glad to receive you/us. Also, remember that driving Italian roads does not accomodate a large auto. Small cars are easier to park at this apartment and most others. The neighborhood was accepting of our car parked right there with their own cars. All in all, I hope all of you reading this will consider renting this apartment. I want it there the next time we come to Lake Como!

We stayed at Bellavista for 10 days and were very sad to leave. The apartment was very clean , spacious, the beds comfy and there was plenty of storage space for clothes. It was very hot while we were there and the air conditioning was very efficient. The view from the terrace was simply stunning and ideal for watching the world go by. The apartment was in a peaceful situation but a fair walk in to Varenna but one we looked forward to each day........the views were so stunning. There is a restaurant a few yards away , lovely food but maybe a bit expensive for some. There’s another restaurant in Fiumelatte and a bakery ( only open mornings) . But there are plenty of eateries in Varenna which is a short train ride away from Fiumelatte and a couple of small grocery shops. An added bonus to our holiday............the owners Roberto and Antonella were super friendly and helpful.Roberto kindly took us to a large supermarket to stock up on supplies and took us to the station on our last day and the offer of a lift anywhere was always there. They also gave us a bottle of red wine and a huge surprise of a bottle of prosecco for my birthday. You couldn’t ask for friendlier and more helpful hosts. A big thank you to them both.