Need Accommodation Recs for Bolzano, Varenna/Bellagio, Cinque Terre, Siena, Lucca

[karenb]

My head is dizzy from searching where to stay in these towns/areas and would greatly appreciate any recommendations. We will stay in each 3-4 nights. We are open to any kind of accommodation (hotel/B&B/Apt, etc). Thank you!

 

[Giulia da Urbino]

Hello! My suggestion for Bolzano is to look for a farmstay outside the town. I tried some places in town and always found them overpriced and not so nice. (Haven't been for a while so there may be something new and wonderful)
A great resource for farms in Alto Adige is this
(Assuming you'll have a car, if you stay west of Bolzano or along the MeBo, the road leading to Merano there's easy access through Gries and parking in Piazza della Vittoria.)

 

[Pauline]

For the Cinque Terre I stay in Levanto, the town to the north. You can take the train into the Cinque Terre easily from there. There is a nice walking trail from there into the Cinque Terre. Less crowded than the main trails.

Villa Margherita is a nice hotel there. I’ve stayed there. They also have apartments. We rented an apartment from them last May.

Http://www.villamargherita.net

 

[JMichael]

Don't know your budget or time of year. However, if you would like to stay inside the city walls of Siena, I can wholeheartedly recommend this apartment: https://www.vrbo.com/170163. We stayed there last September and I see the owner has updated one of the bedrooms and a bath. It looks even better than when we stayed. You can find my review here: https://www.sloweurope.com/community/threads/tuscany-siena-apartment-2-bd-2-ba.4455/

 

[karenb]

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[Joe Baumann]

If you are interested in staying in town I recommend Villa Jasmine where I stayed in 2016 . Price was reasonable and was very clean and modern. You can see reviews and pictures on booking.com. If you are going to have a car, then I would opt to stay outside of town as it opens up many more options.

 

[Cameron]

We had a lovely stay at Albergo Milano in Varenna. The rooms were sparkling, the beds comfortable, the hosts incredibly friendly. We loved the terrace overlooking the lake.

We used the ferries to visit the other villages on Lake Como.