Reviews of C'era una Volta

If you have a rental car and the patience to make the 15 minute drive up the mountain, staying with Alessandro and family at C'era Una Volta is an immaculate choice for a visit to Lake Como. Varenna/Perledo is the best option in the central lake region, as it is a wonderful town and also highly convenient in terms of accessibility to Bellagio, Menaggio, Bellano, and the other lake towns of interest. Daily breakfast was generous and delicious. Alessandro recommendations were consistently spot on. We loved it all!

Nothing in particular - just be aware that the hotel is far up the mountainside. In reality, this is a positive, as you get out of the touristy hustle and bustle of town, and you gain an incredible view.

Charming house with a great view on lake and great hospitality from hosts. A place to come back!

Loved everything- lots of character, comfy bed and cute building

nothing!

It’s a special place with delicious breakfasts, nice atmosphere, very clean and quiet.

Everything was wonderful! We want to come back!

Very helpful and friendly host! Beautiful accommodations. The coolest room I’ve ever stayed in with so much character.

If you take the bus up from varenna there’s a 15min uphill walk to the bnb, but the place itself and the view make this well worth it.

Warm, welcoming hosts and a stunning historic stone house in a charming hillside village, with a nice breakfast to start the day.

We had a great experience staying at Alessandro’s place, it is located in a charming little town a few minutes from Varenna, the breakfast was great and Alessandro and his wife go above and beyond to make guests welcome and happy, hopefully we are able to comeback and definitely will stay again at this wonderful hosteria

Best location away from tourists.Alex and his wife provided excellent hospitality. The house is amazing and a delicious breakfast is served.

Everything ok

Delicious breakfast, super friendly host and his wife, got everything we needed. Second time here and definitely not the last, keep in mind that the hotel is quite high in the mountain, so you have to take the bus or taxi to get there, or you can hike up, it will take around 1.5 hour. The views around are amazing, thank you!

Breakfast was excellent, the crepes were delicious, and cereals , scrambled eggs , bread and more on offer , fresh coffee made for us every morning.

There was nothing I didn’t like.

The kindness of Alessandro and his family was above and beyond. He was helpful in all aspects. Helped us with our taxis to get down to Varana and the Breakfast was amazing.

Nothing was wrong with the property, charming.

This is our first time visiting Italy and we could not have had a better experience to begin our stay! Many thanks to Alex and his family for a visit to "Once upon a time". Will treasure it always! lol

The B&B is in a wonderful location, situated in the mountains near Varenna. The tranquility of the surroundings and the exceptional care provided by the owners, Alessandro and his wife, exceeded our expectations. We received a warm welcome with a glass of wine and a good explanation about the area and the B&B. The breakfast is well prepared and a perfect way to start the day. We enjoyed everything!

Lovely property, the decoration is really sweet with a lot of character. The host is great, he was brilliant at helping us arrange transportation and even woke up early to give us breakfast on the day we checked out as we had an early train. Gorgeous view of Varenna from the church just down the road.

Only down side is how tricky it can be to get to the B&B, I would just suggest familiarising yourself with bus times and/or pre booking taxi’s.

Everything was fine and clean , They give us a lot of advice about what to visit, where to eat , very kind .

Hosts are great, friendly and very helpful. They do their best to meet requirements as well as suggest trips or local knowledge of the area. Breakfast is also good. Rooms were spacious and clean.

Internet connectivity is non-existent, to make matters worse there is no mobile coverage in the area so you would not be able to use your mobile internet connectivity. The B&B is very high up the mountain so you need a car to arrive from Varenna, which is the nearest town on the lake. The climb up (or down) to the B&B will take around 15 to 20 minutes of winding roads... Once up the mountain there are no activities to do, except maybe for walking on the narrow tarmac roads.

nice place

wifi is a trouble

It is a beautiful place and room

I liked everything