The villa is situated in a very green and quiet area. The house is quite old and charming. It has a lovely garden. There are many good restaurants around (you can ask the staff for advice). It is close to the lake by car.

The sound insulation of room is weak. We could hear the neighbors due to the wooden floors. The shower (pressure and temperature) is difficult to regulate

Villa Simplicitas is a beautiful place up in the hills above Lago di Como. The old main house and the accompanying annex build a little haven of peace right next to quaint but lively village San Fedele Intelvi. The tranquility, the nature and the surroundings here are unbeatable. Due to COVID the restaurant is not open and the main building is closed because under construction. We stayed in the annex next to the old villa. But even under constrictions, Simplicitas is still worth a visit – we came here for the third time already. The staff was exceptional as ever, bringing us fresh Brioche in the morning because of our early start towards Germany. Check-In and Check-Out were strictly online, as well as payment and transfer of invoice, all this made the stay very convenient, even in pandemic times.

There were a few things, however, we felt were below our expectations, and frankly, below Villa Simplicitas standard. First of all, our room on the ground floor had a problem with insects. I know this is in the middle of nature and we are not queasy about two or three bugs, but there were at least a dozen bugs crawling in the bedroom, an insect trap under the curtain was testimony to the problem, but unfortunately it didn't help. When one of our kids had the bugs in her bed, the tranquility was over... Second, the two foldaway beds for the kids (who are in fact young adults at 18 and 16) just didn't work out in terms of comfort and convenience. This was camping standard and not what you would expect from a room advertised as for 4 persons. Third, there is an overall worn-out feeling to room, carpet, wallpaper and furniture. At least our room was in need of an overhaul and a renovation. I am sorry to write this, because we are still huge fans of Villa Simplicitas, but this time we were simply disappointed in terms of cleanliness, comfort and quality of accommodation.

Location was very quiet, lots of space and easy to reach by car. If you want you can easily walk to the village (20 min. walk) and leave the car at the hotel.

We thought, based on the photo's, we would stay in the Villa itself but stayed in a building nearby. Everything was perfect but expectations should be managed.