Albergo Sunset

Overall experience was very very nice. Hotel Sunset staff was friendly, especially the Cuban guy that worked in the evenings. (Traveling from Miami and being Cuban myself, I didn't think I would be speaking Spanish fluently in Italy). Breakfast at the hotel was delightful, fresh fruit, eggs that tasted as if they had been picked off a chicken farm that same morning. We particularly liked the house keeping staff. They were fast, efficient and on point with what we needed. The ladies even memorized what we typically bought from the mini-bar and needed replaced. We were told by locals that from the lakes in the area, we were staying at the ugliest one of all. However, because we were there for a rowing competition, we found it to be quite pretty, convenient and serene. A variety of restaurants were located alongside the lake, all family owned, which made every experience more than just about the food, although every meal tasted is if made in a friend's mom's kitchen. Up the street from the Sunset is one the best rated Pizzerias in town They even had a gluten free menu( separate kitchen and all) including deserts. I was very impressed. At every restaurant we visited we ordered the house wine. It came in jugs or crafts, we drank abundantly with ZERO hangover consequence. That is the beauty of local wine, it contains little or no sulfites. We had quite a few cappuccinos as well, each better than the last. I don't have words to describe what indulging in Nutella Gelato meant to me. The weather was perfect, cool in the mornings and evenings, high 70s. A 10 minute walk away, was a street full of boutiques, all with clothes tailored to perfection, made in Milan and quite affordable. The pastry shop in this downtown area was out of this world. I would definitely go back to Gavirate and stay at the Sunset Hotel again.