It was a home … with all of the nick nacks one would find in someone’s home .. so it had everything we needed and more

We didn’t realise we would have quite a walk ( between half and one kilometre) down from or to the funicular . We also didn’t realise we would have to drive down to Como if we wanted to drive into the mountains .. our fault .. didn’t do enough research!

Simona was very helpful with checking us in and making sure we were comfortable.

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Booked Casa di Princi as a gift for my parent’s birthdays. They were both so over the moon with this property! They loved the house and the location, it was perfect! Simona, the owner, was brilliant too and was at hand throughout their stay to help them.

Everything was perfect!

This is a lovely house. Very well equipped and tastefully decorated. It’s very comfortable, clean and feels more like staying at a friend’s house. The neighbourhood is very quiet and charming and almost feels like you are in the middle of a forest with all the trees. We even saw wild boar when on a walk just a few minutes from the house. The parking is easy and the WiFi is very good. There is a station for the funicular just 8 minutes walk away (Carescione), which can take you to Como or up to the centre of Brunate (you need to request the stop - there is a button at the station and on the funicular itself to stop at Carescione). Simone sent us photos and even a video of the best route to the house as Satellite navigation can apparently take you down a very narrow street. Simone even came out to meet us on her Scooter as we drove in to guide us to the house, I’m pretty sure we would have found it from the photos and videos she sent, but it was nice to just follow someone after the long drive. Simone left us a lot of information on Brunate and the area, and gave us some personal recommendations for restaurants (Simone speaks excellent English).

Getting to the house in a car is a bit tricky. There are a few very narrow roads that only 1 car can pass at a time, so you may need to reverse if a car is coming the other way. But this is not Simone’s fault (Brunate council could mange this better). And Simone provides a lot of good guidance on the best way in by car. We used the funicular to get to Como and up to the centre of Brunate and that worked well for us.