Name: Hotel Aracoeli
Address: P Zza Motta 34, Lago Dorta Orta San Giulio, 28016, IT

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2026

Amanda

No air conditioning but the staff was able to get us a fan which helped a lot. It’s an older building but fits the general vibe of the town. Overall, was fine for our stay in Orta.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2025

David

Nice hotel with a lake review that is in the main piazza. Central located and accessible to the area shops and restaurants.

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Jun 2024

Aileen

Extremely ridiculous check in process. Sent to 3 different properties to check in via someone on WhatsApp who randomly messaged me. Delayed check in process by 1.5 hours. Hotel is not a hotel its rooms above a cafe. Room was dirty upon arrival, fridge was repulsive with mouldy products inside and mould on tray as shown to cafe staff. They then removed the fridge tray for us. Out of date products at breakfast on display. Woman kindly let us have some breakfast after 10am (10.05am) as we hadn’t slept due to noise within building suggestive of a brothel next door. Would not recommend this place and was also massively overpriced €150 embarrassing really as everywhere else we stayed was run and managed so well.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2017

sebastien

Amazing location, amazing food.

Right in the centre of the Centro storico. In the central Piazza. Walk to the lake to take a swim in the morning. This hotel (and their restaurant Olina) do everything their own way. They are original, but everything they do works perfectly. Amazing breakfast on the Piazza.
Please Don't dine anywhere else than Olina. (And try the Filete or the polpo grillata!!)

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Orta - a little gen

Orta is a beautiful little town. Hotel was in the middle of the square perfect setting. Very quirky place. Cool but felt like they ran out of money when finishing refurbishment. Great breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Family Wedding in Orta

The hotel was very well situated, but the reception itself was not in the hotel. After arrival it took me a little bit of time and stress to find the reception, but the room was (almost) worth the money I paid.

There is only a few things I would change about the room itself. With the minimal features I understand there being very low floor beds, but I can't reconcile the fact that there were no seats. Having a bad back I found this particularly troublesome, getting up and down off of the bed was hard .... as was attempting to fasten my footwear.

Also, the showers (yes, plural, there are 2 side by side) are not entirely enclosed meaning that the floor surrounding the shower area was soaked and presented a danger.

The hotel staff however were polite and friendly; the continental buffet was fresh and varied (cake and apple pie included); general cleanliness was good to excellent.

I would recommend staying in the hotel if you have cause to be in Orta, San Giulio. Be aware though that there is a language barrier and most locals appreciate even an attempt at speaking Italian.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Center of town, but funky renovations in old bldg.

Staff pleasant and helpful, as they manage 3 properties. Don't rely on GPS as roads are very narrow and two way. Hotel situated on the central piazza, good for eating, shopping and access to ferry, but late eating crowds can make lots of noise if you plan to sleep early. Hotel very old and rooms renovated in modern design. Our bed was a king sized soft futon, which was not so comfortable. Our shower appeared to be added on, and was on one of the walls in the corner of the living room/bedroom. No closet, but a few shelves in the room for clothing. Breakfast was an unexpected feast! Cereals, meats, cheeses, quiches, hard boiled eggs, fruit, yogurt, coffee, espresso machine, juices and a variety of coffee cakes. Here, the hotel was outstanding!

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2014

Markus

Great location, plan ahead if arriving by car.

Interesting and quirky room, lovely breakfast. Top floor room called 'a room of ones own' has a great view of Lake Orta and the stone roofs of the city. The shower is certainly one of the oddest I have come across, in a good way.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2014

Mel

Right in the centre of things

You can't beat this hotel for location. It was right on the central square and a footstep away from everything you'd want to do in Orta. It was a little complicated checking in as you have to go to another office and although it says 'free parking' the car park is 1km up a hill, so we used the paying underground car park closer to the town instead.

The room was clean, but for the price it wasn't quite up to the quality I'd expect. It had a nice balcony looking onto the square and they provided tea/coffee and juice, which we didn't get anywhere else. The sheets on the bed were a bit worn and the bed was a bit uncomfortable. Everything seemed to come from Ikea which surprised me! It seemed like they'd gone for style over substance - an open shower, for example, in the main room, but cheap linen!

The breakfast is really good, lots of choice and really tasty.

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2014

Kate

Don't expect English standards

This hotel is in a great location right to the side of the main square albeit for this reason rather noisy at night. My room was run down and not to a great standard however it has air com which many in Orta don't! No onsite reception and help yourself breakfast. I wouldn't stay again when I return next year but perfect if you want a basic room with aircon (and are a heavy sleeper).

2/10

Poor

14 Jun 2014

lugano

Too Noisey

Too Noisey...

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2014

N & J

Funky room

We picked the hotel as the picture appealed and the room met our expectations of something really different. The shower was brilliant! Breakfast offer nice and varied.

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2014

Niall

Excellent place to stay - perfect location

Cool rooms and great breakfast. Excellent value.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2014

Verified traveler

Downtown Orta

The hotel was well located and had a lovely breakfast. The room was funky and spacious but I was not satisfied with the quality of the bedding and we could really hear the tv and talking in the room next store - There were free snacks available and the people were very sweet.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2013

Verified traveler

Awkward reception

The reception was two blocks away from the hotel and was not explained in the reservation instructions. A large puddle formed during the night from A/C drainage. Breakfast was very good though impersonal.

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2012

Shelley

A room with a difference

We stayed here for a wedding in the town and we couldn't have been happier with our room. It was quirky, clean and had everything we could want. The view was spectacular! We had the room at the top and we had windows that opened fully to give full effect of the lake. Just beautiful. We would definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2011

Verified traveler

araceoli; wonderful hotel, in wonderful place

Fantastic hotel, in a place of beauty. Great location. Superb breakfast. Reasonably priced too.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2011

Verified traveler

We really enjoyed our stay in hotel Aracoli.Great location,marvellous breakfast,great value for money.

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2010

Georgiana

AVOID THIS HOTEL AT ALL COSTS!!

We did - after looking at the rooms and smelling it (whole hotel reeked of cleaning fluid), we forfeited our money and went to a wonderful hotel a few steps away (Leon D'Oro). We are seasoned travelers, equally at home in luxury hotels or camping, but....The first room smelled, had a bed that sunk to the floor and minimalist furnishings (safe to house a college fraternity!). They showed us a second room that had a futon bed (!) with dirty sheets and said it would be made up soon (this was at 6:30 pm). Orta is a wonderful town. If you go, don't ruin the experience. Even though this hotel is on the charming square, it is to be avoided. Go to the Leon D'Oro, instead, and get a room looking out at the lake and the square - you won't be sorry.

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Helen

Dette bør ikke kalles et hotell, det er i beste fall et motell. Fin beliggenhet, men alt annet var dårlig og spesielt til den høye prisen! Anbefales ikke!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2026

Mathieu

Nous avons eu toutes les informations qu’il fallait. La chambre a vue sur la petite place pas très loin de l’île . Nous avons pris le petit déjeuner dans le super restaurant à côté et le petit déjeuner était très copieux.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

LAURENT

Adresse à conseiller

Grande chambre située sur la place principale, beaucoup de style, bien décorée, frigo rempli à disposition. Très bon buffet de petit-déjeuner, seul le café n'est pas une réussite.
Personnel compétent mais très discret... On a eu régulièrement du mal à obtenir un bonjour... Dommage !
Attention : le check-in s'effectue dans un autre hôtel à 20 minutes à pied du centre-ville. Un peu contraignant quand on est à pieds...

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2025

Monika

They should mention that there is no parking possibiliy at the Hotel, at least 5 to 10min by foot and it‘s not even allowed to unload in front of the Hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

På resa med hund

Charmigt boende mitt i en härlig by nära sjön, återkommer gärna

Partner

4/10

Poor

11 Aug 2024

Romeo

Einchecken war katastrophal

Schrecklicher Service beim Einchecken.
Die Reception war wohl in einem anderen Hotel.
Das Personal an der Bar konnte nichts machen.
Sehr unprofessionell.

Keine Informationen über den gratis Parkplatz, wo man parkieren kann. Mussten dann zusätzlich 20 Euro bezahlen.(öffentliches Parkhaus).

Wir konnten zwar ins Zimmer, mussten dann eine Stunde und ein Viertel auf den Schlüssel warten. Nach 3-maliger Rücksprache via Whatspapp und 2-maliger Rücksprache an der Bar. Ein Sorry, das war alles. Wir konnten das weitere Programm nicht wie vorgestellt durchführen.

Leider gab es auch keine Seesicht, wie im angepriesen.

Ein sehr schönes Zimmer und sehr zentral gelegen.

Schade, da fehlt einfach ein gutes Hotelmanagement.
Alles angelernte Leute, die Betreuung benötigen.
Sonst wäre es sicherlich toll gewesen.

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2024

Barbara

Pessima

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Chantal

Tolles grosses Zimmer, Hotel nur nicht ganz so einfach zu finden ;)

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2022

Juan

rien

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2017

Andreas

Sehr zentral gelegen an einem wunderschönen Platz...Komfortable, großzügige Zimmer und vor allem ein hervorragendes, umfassendes Frühstück. Top-Leistung für einen Top-Preis.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2017

Antonio

Splendida posizione

Aria condizionata troppo rumorosa e senza possibilità di essere spenta

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Posizione centralisima sulla Piazza e camera molto bella e particolare; completamente differente dalle solite camere d'hotel abituati a vedere. Seppur una camera con una certa età, noi ne siamo rimasti affascinati.

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2016

stefano

fine settimana al lago

Buona location proprio vicinissimo al lago ed all'imbarcadero dell'isola di San Giulio. Chek in da fare in un ufficietto un pò staccato dall'albergo (non indicato molto bene). Buona colazione con ottimi prodotti soprattutto le marmellate.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2016

CHRISTOPHE

sur la place principale d'Orta

douche dans la chambre. Sur la place donc hotel bruyant.

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Personale molto gentile e colazione molto ben organizzata e servita anche sotto il portico, molto gradevole.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2016

Gerhard

Ort zum Geniessen

Das Hotel ist zentral gelegen. Orta ist ein charmanter und lieblicher Ort zum Entspannen und Geniessen.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2015

Carl-Gustav

Läge,läge,läge

En natt i Orta SG.hotell med fantastiskt läge o spännande inredning.
Svårt att nå med bil.
Om jag besöker Orta igen skulle jag gärna välja samma hotell grundat på läget.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2015

Andreas

Kreatives Boutique Hotel mit Entwicklungspotenzial

Wir waren lediglich eine Nacht dort, daher ist es eher schwer, eine komplette Beurteilung zu erstellen. Meine Bewertung leitet sich daher aus dem \"ersten Eindruck\" ab. Die Zimmer sind kreativ und mit Liebe eingerichtet, man hat auch versucht, Designelemente zu verwenden, was zwar hübsch anzuschauen, aber in der Umsetzung leider in die sprichwörtliche Hose gegangen ist. Beispiel dafür: die Dusche mitten im Zimmer mit futuristisch gebogenem Rohr, aus dem an der Längsseite das Wasser herauskommt sieht echt klasse aus - leider ist der Spritzschutz bzw. die Glasscheibe, die als solcher gedacht ist, an der falschen Stelle und das Wasser spritzt beim duschen ins Zimmer..:o/..Wäre die Glasscheibe an der Längsseite und um 90 Grad gedreht, wäre alles super! Als kleines Schmankerl war der Deckel der Toilette schräg abgebrochen - sah aus wie Kunst, die Bruchstelle war aber messerscharf und damit auch nicht wirklich spaßig....das Bett war fantastisch groß und superbequem, leider kamen wir nicht viel zum schlafen, da in der Bar direkt unter unserem Zimmerfenster bis in den Morgen gefeiert und getrunken wurde...

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Ungewöhnlich. Interessant.

Dieses Hotel versucht sich von anderen zu unterscheiden. Und schafft es im positiven Sinne. Nette Ideen, nicht das übliche Einerlei, verbunden mit guter Qualität. Das Frühstück ist wunderbar und bereits inklusive.
Achtung: autofreie Stadt!

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2015

HELENE

Superbe localisation mais...

Chambre spacieuse mais pas pratique. Très peu d'éclairage, finitions très sommaires. Locaux un peu négligés. Situation géographique idéale même si on aurait apprécié qu'on nous prévienne qu'il n'y avait pas d'accès possible en voiture. Personnel tout juste aimable.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2015

Michel

Super hôtel :-)

La chambre était très grande et l'idée de la douche dans la chambre (sans porte) est vraiment originale et super !
L'hôtel est vraiment très bien situé au milieu du village d'Orta et c'est un endroit vraiment authentique et entourés de commerces et de restaurants. Le restaurant Piccolo Hôtel Olina est à proximité et c'était vraiment délicieux et un super service avec le personnel quadrilingue. Orta est vraiment un endroit magnifique et idéal pour promenades romantiques et découvertes de produits locaux excellents (vins, huiles, pâtes, fromages , ...) :-)

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2015

Maryelle

Orta san Giulio: Eine Reise wert !

Hotel direkt an der Piazza Mario Motta
Frühstücksbüffet super ! sehr vielfältige Auswahl
Mein Zimmer war sehr gross mit kleinem Balkon. Coole Dusche.
Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2015

Bente

Spennende hotell, midt i sentrum.
God frokost. Litt vanskelig å parkere.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2015

Peter

Zum Weiterempfehlen

Wir hatten uns sehr wohl gefühlt in jeder Hinsicht ... das Hotel frisch saniert, sehr geschmackvoll und z.T. pfiffig eingerichtet..leckeres und ausgiebiges Frühstück... ruhige Lage ... verkehrsfreier Ortskern ... deshalb anfänglich etwas schwierig zu finden. Um mit dem Auto bis zum Hotel zu kommen, benötigt man eine kurzfristige polizeiliche Erlaubnis, was das Hotel organisiert, wenn man die einigermaßen genaue Ankunftszeit dort mitteilt.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Ottimo hotel

Qualità del servizio e cortesia del personale eccellente. Pulizia della camera e dell'Hotel molto buona. Ottimo il servizio per la colazione. La posizione è centralissima.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2014

A.

Flott belligenhet

Litt spesielt hotell. Flott belligenhet, gratis minibar (vann og juice), balkong ut mot den lille plassen i sentrum, privat badeområde rett utenfor sentrum. Vi rakk ikke frokost da vi måtte dra tidlig, men område der frokost ble servert så fint ut.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Flott beliggenhet

Artig hotell, med fin sentral beliggenhet, sjelden, men spennende arkitektur. Adkomst med bil til hotellet var utfordrende. Men det er mulig å kjøre helt til hotellet for avlessing av bagasje, selv om skiltene viste forbudtskilt. (Svært smal vei!!)

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2014

S&A

Super Zimmer

Lage des Hotels war absolut genial.

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2014

T. Wiehle

Netter Ort und idyllische Lage... aber

... das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis stimmt nicht. Und zwar am ganzen Ort! Lago Maggiore, Gardasee oder auch Lago d'Iseo bieten mehr - für weniger Geld... Gesamtumgebung und Lage des Hotels aber sehr schön!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2014

Fanny Madsen

Picturesque and surprisingly

We enjoyed our stay here at this designer hotel with surprisingly decorated room. The balcony had the most stunning view and the breakfast was more than we had expected

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2013

rob

Non e' un hotel, e' un bed and breakfasr

L'Aracoeli e' in piazza, gran bella posizione (purche' sia fuori stagione, perche' basta che due persone parlino in un bar e non si dorme piu'), se poi chiedete le stanze al terzo piano avrete una vista bellissima sul lago. Dicevo che e' piu' un bb che un hotel perche' non c'e' recepion, sala comune, nessuna struttura alberghiera, solo la stanza al pianterreno (senza riscaldamento) dove viene servita la colazione, che e' ottima, varia, abbondante. Nota straordinaria: tutto cio' che si trova nel frigo e negli scaffali e' disposizione gratuita per spuntini a qualsiasi ora del gionoe della notte. La camera e' ampia, con doccia a vista. Il riscaldamento a aria un po' rumoroso.