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Lake Como

(12 Posts)
dbrookf Tue 08-Sept-26 14:44:55

Anyone ever been? Quite interested in going maybe next summer but unsure of best location and then best Hotel! If you’ve been and can help, would greatly appreciate it, thank you.

Aveline Tue 08-Sept-26 14:50:27

We've been. It was plainly beautiful but just jam packed with tourists and that was at the end of the season so we were glad we weren't there in peak season. Try going earlier in the year?

Puss Tue 08-Sept-26 16:04:25

Yes we have been. Always late August. We don't do hotels we go Agritourism you meet lots of interesting people.
Agritourism Runchee was the last place we stayed and what a view of the lake.
Food was fantastic they grow their own vegetables.
They couldn't do enough for us even kept the best seat in the restaurant.
Look them up. If you go enjoy!!!!

Puss Tue 08-Sept-26 16:08:34

Sorry I should have said we hired a car.

David49 Tue 08-Sept-26 16:19:49

We went to the Italian Lakes in May this year, we were touring but spent 3 nights in the north of Lake Como, tourist spots were busy as expected but not impossible. We were staying in small hotels very good trip, Garda was also busy, Maggiore was quieter, excellent trip.

MT62 Tue 08-Sept-26 16:24:31

Aveline

We've been. It was plainly beautiful but just jam packed with tourists and that was at the end of the season so we were glad we weren't there in peak season. Try going earlier in the year?

I just going to say that ‘ jam packed’ watched a clip on YouTube, of that place & the amalfi coast. Traffic looked horrendous trying to get passed each other.
I’ll just stick with our Lake District even that’s becoming mobbed.

LOUISA1523 Tue 08-Sept-26 16:47:44

It's too busy these days .....I would go elsewhere if you want lovely lakes ....France....slovakia .....Slovenia

J52 Tue 08-Sept-26 17:42:18

We went, a few years ago in mid May. It wasn’t too touristy at that time of year. We stayed in a hotel on the lake in the centre of Como.
The boat trips to other towns around the lake were lovely.

Retread Tue 08-Sept-26 20:19:23

We had a lovely holiday in a place called Menaggio on Lake Como some years ago, for about a week. It was just busy enough. We then spent a few nights in Como itself which was much busier.

Retread Tue 08-Sept-26 20:20:01

I meant to add we were there in July.

petra Tue 08-Sept-26 20:39:11

LOUISA1523

It's too busy these days .....I would go elsewhere if you want lovely lakes ....France....slovakia .....Slovenia

Shush. Don’t spread the word on how lovely Slovenia is. 😉

Whitewavemark2 Tue 08-Sept-26 21:27:10

The last time we went was before Covid, i would never choose to stay in Como though, rather one of the lovely hotels around it’s shores.

It is a lovely lake though, but as others have said busy.