Bella Riva

Italy , Lake Garda
GARDONE RIVIERA , Via Podini Mario, 01-feb
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10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Adi

Amazing hotel. We slept in the apartments building because we were four but im sure the rooms are even better! Garden and pool and access to the lake are all mind blowing. Breakfast is nice and rich!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Marjan

Hotel Bella Riva is a true gem on Lake Garda. From the moment you arrive, you’re struck by the elegance of its design — a seamless blend of historic charm and modern chic. The décor is refined yet warm, with thoughtful touches everywhere, from the marble bathrooms to the terraces that open directly to breathtaking lake views.

The atmosphere is relaxed luxury: upscale without being pretentious. The pool and gardens right by the water create the perfect place to unwind, while the restaurant and bar offer both style and substance, with dining experiences enhanced by panoramic views.

What sets Bella Riva apart is the attention to detail. The staff are attentive and professional, always anticipating your needs while making you feel at home. Every corner of the hotel feels carefully curated, from the cozy lounge to the spacious, light-filled suites.

If you’re looking for a chic, intimate, and beautifully designed retreat in the heart of Lake Garda, Hotel Bella Riva is simply unforgettable. Highly recommended.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Shannon

Amazing hotel! Would highly recommend

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2025

Andrew

Spectacular property and staff with magnificent views of Lake Garda, wonderful drinks and meals.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2024

galstan gary

From the moment we arrived we were greeted with an enormous amount of respect the girls at the front desk were very professional and helpful and friendly and of course Elisa went out of her way to help us with car rental issues she was on the phone for two days to help us get a different car we will never forget her kindness.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 Sep 2023

Alain

The room was really bad

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2023

Presley

Loved

Loved this hotel. Would stay here again. Such amazing service and beautiful property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2022

Jayne

Beautiful hotel and the food was excellent both breakfast and dinner.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2022

simon

Porsche destination charging (free) was a real bonus. Pool amazing, hotel really lovely. Food at dinner was a bit of a disaster - not sure if they were struggling for kitchen staff but wasn’t cooked at all well. Everything else was brilliant so decided on balance to ignore this (and breakfast next morning was really good). Staff were superbly helpful and bd friendly and spoke excellent English (much better than my very limited Italian!)

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2022

Rossana

Beautiful property amazing staff. 5 star experience

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

highly recommended

We had a wonderful 2 nights stay...staff were super helpful...really enjoyed the food and the restaurant ambiance...stunning views of the lake...nice gardens and pool too...front desk arranged a sunset cruise on the lake with less than 2 hours notice...a romantic delight

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2020

Allison

Special hotel stay

This hotel was amazing from start to finish the staff were very helpful and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble for them. We stayed in an apartment which is a separate building to the hotel and would recommend for families as there is lots of space, small well equipped kitchen, sofa bed and separate bedroom. We also had 2 beautiful balconies overlooking the rear secluded garden and lake. The restaurant was a highlight of our stay I cannot praise the quality and presentation enough. Without a doubt this will be a must to stay in when we return to the area.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Beautiful location.

The hotel is set in a beautiful location, right on the lakefront, with a lovely garden pool. The rooms were spacious, clean and comfortable. Breakfast was excellent. The only drawback was parking, as the car park was always full and seemed to be open to non-hotel guests, as well as noisy bikers. The entrance to the hotel was a u-turn from the street, relatively fine to enter, but perilously dangerous and tricky to exit...

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Super great breakfast right next to lake Garda. Friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Fabulous location with fantastic friendly staff and great breakfast

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2018

James

Perfect location. Top quality in every department.

Excellent hotel. Excellent facilities. Perfect location right on the lake front. Pool area perfect. Could not recommend this hotel any higher.
We stayed in the apartments...we were unsure what this would be like but were delighted with the quality of the accommodation. Looking forward to hopefully staying here again in future.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

The hotel and room were fantastic. It is a great property.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2018

Mateusz

Fantastic hotel with wonderful staff

Wonderful hotel, very scenic location by the lake. The pool area is excellent. Gorgeous food. Lovely and attentive staff. It is quite close to the main road but you don't hear the noise.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2018

Phil

Nice hotel, right on the lake

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2018

Ronald

Absolutely wonderful.

Love staying a Hotel Bella Riva. Very comfortable beautiful hotel on one of the prettiest parts of Lake Garda. The hotel is elegant, but not pretentious. Love eating on the terrace with the wonderful view of the lake. The food and breakfast are great. Such a real treat to be able to stay there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2018

Ricardo

Perfect for Lake Garda

Wonderful experience! Beautiful room, aerea, views, location.
Good breakfast. Confortable bed and bathroom.
Design arty hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Stunning hotel room

Great hotel beautiful decor and huge rooms bar area beautiful highly recommend

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2017

Jenny

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel in good location. All staff were very pleasant and accommodating with our 7 month old - even offering to take the pram for a walk so we could eat! Thank you

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2017

Paul

Great 5* hotel!

This hotel was fantastic!

Stayed in the loft apartment over looking the lake and it was superb. Great view, very spacious room, dressing room and bathroom.

Hotel service was brilliant - very friendly and attentive.

Hotel restaurant was top notch! Great food and at a reasonable price.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2017

Verified traveler

Beautiful

Beautiful surroundings and fantastic hotel. I have already enquired about going back next year.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2017

Jeremy

When we arrived we were upgraded to a lake view room it was absolutely beautiful and very large. The hotel had a lovely pool area on the garden overlooking the lake and the staff were absolutely wonderful. I would highly recommend this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2016

Mark

Beautiful Location

The hotel was located right on the edge of a beautiful part of Lake Garda
All hotel staff we encountered were very helpful and friendly

Would highly recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2016

Chris

Stylish & Beautiful

My wife and I spent two nights at Bella Riva and were impressed. The hotel is in an attractive, tranquil location on the lake, with views of the mountains and towns in the distance. The design is chic with images from Paul Klee at the entrance, 19th century classic furniture in the bar, a good sense of space throughout, and a wide selection of books on art and architecture that we enjoyed skimming through over breakfast. Quality is high throughout so it's an easy choice for either families or couples looking for a something special. As with many hotels, drinks and extras were overpriced, even by our own Central-London standards, but that's an easy opt-out. Overall, highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful loft room

Rooms are very comfortable. Beds are huge. Breakfast was exceptional quality. Wifi worked well. Pool was great.

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2016

carole

Lakeside Gem

One of the best hotels we have stayed in having been travelling regularly for over forty years. Could not fault the building, grounds or outside space for comfort and condition. The hotel restaurant was excellent whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner, in fact probably the best food we enjoyed for the whole trip. All of the staff without exception were very helpful, friendly and went out of their way to ensure all requests were fully responded to.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

EXCELLENT-highly recommended, a bit out of the way

Travelled with our almost two year old son. We had booked into the Apartment/Annex/Villa Mughetto and could't quite tell what we were in for. I can't comment on the the regular rooms, but at the time we booked they were double the price of the apartment. Had a large bathroom (no tub for but large walkin shower), small kitchenette with fridge and small stove and sink. Lots of space for our son to run around and on the grounds there were some grassy areas, and a nice walkway with ducks and small pebbled beach to throw rocks in the lake. Breakfast included was great, high quality, eggs per order, breads, yogurt, pastries, fruits.
The only negative would be that if you wanted to be in town, then this is not for you. It was a couple kilometer (very beautiful) walk into the nearest town Maderno, and a short taxi to Salo. There was a small store nearby (5min walk) for milk and some small supplies. We were looking for some quiet/relaxation and so it suited us perfectly.
Staff were very accommodating and friendly to our son.
FYI cab from Desenzano train station was ~50euro. Cab to/from Salo was 13-15 euro. Private driver back to Venice airport was pricey at 300euro but we needed to do it for our schedule.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2015

Ronald

Fantastic.

This is our second time staying here. Beautiful hotel on one of the most beautiful spots on Lake Garda. Very classy hotel. Great service. The food is wonderful. We ate every dinner there. You eat right off the lakefront in a beautiful garden. Staying here is a real treat. One of my favorite places to stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2015

John

Possibly the best hotel I have stayed in.

The Bella Riva sits right on the shore of Lake Garda, giving you a direct connection with this magnificent body of water. The hotel looks traditional from the outside but is thoroughly modern on the inside and everything is of the highest quality. The staff are welcoming and friendly and while they are knowledgeable and efficient there is a relaxed feeling about the place. The restaurant wasn't just good, we both thought the food was amazing even though we eat out a lot. Downsides? Our room wasn't quite a big as we would have liked but this really is a small complaint (excuse the pun).

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

beautiful lake side setting.

A winderful stay-the setting was stunning.We stayed in the villa with 2 small children which was very comfortable.The staff and service were all outstanding .We had dinner in the restaurant a few times-amazing food.Can't fault anything and will definitely go back

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2015

Inna

Italy trip

Hotel receptionist wasn't helpful at all, didn't tell us about hotel or things to do around and wasn't happy we even asked. Wifi wasn't working, our bathroom ceiling was leaking. Other then that it's a nice private and quiet place.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Great hotel on the edge of the lake.

Hotel was great and we had a lovely meal in the restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2014

Bryn

Lake Garda break

Wonderful location and venue, super staff, easy access to lake ferries and restaurant brilliant

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2014

Johan

Amazing location on the lake but....

Stayed in the annex in an apartment like kind of room, not in the main building. Room was at best OK - weird layout and smell (mold?). However, the location is amazing on the lake and the service was great, especially from the bar manager. However I did get a serious food poisoning from the beef tartar in the restaurant (throwing up a few times). Not what one would expect from this kind of high end hotel. It is on the pricey side and I am not completely convinced it was worth it.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2014

Kirsty

Luxury on the Lake Front

The hotel is beautiful and has a wonderful picturesque spot on the lakeside. There was absolutely nothing to be faulted in the room or communal spaces. This was the second stop of our honeymoon and the staff were fantastic when we checked in. Professional and friendly. The only bugbear was that service could be somewhat slow - we ordered drinks that did't arrive for more than 20 minutes and we left before my eggs ever arrived at breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2013

Gary

Fine

Very nice

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2013

andy

Definitely not 5 star as promised.

Apartment very sparse. Was told it would cost 60 euros for use of kitchen even though we had booked B&B and were given \"the apartment\" The constant chiming of the church bells day and night eventually gets annoying and as the location is quite remote the fact that a small car hire was to cost 100 euros a day didn't improve the holiday.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Quirky boutique style hotel

Nice feel to this hotel with really friendly & helpful staff. First time to lake Garda and we was very happy with our hotel choice, facilities and location. Would happy return again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2013

Steve

New, modern and beautifully decorated

We were there on honeymoon and we thought it was wonderful. Expensive but very nice rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2013

Great views

Lovely hotel. The staff were amazing and the location right on the lake was superb.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2013

A Richards

Fantastic Hotel

Amazing Hotel. Very clean, smart modern hotel with a traditional style and true Italian flair. Staff were excellent and could not have done more to make our stay the best we have ever experienced. True 5 Star and will go back to Bella Riva one day for sure.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2013

Shay

An excellent gateway!

Very high-end, Great Great Location! Service in extremely good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2013

Ron

Fantastic!

This hotel is fantastic, I hope I'll have a chance to get back. It is a bit far from south lake actions, so you should have a car, but other then that I loved everything about it: Our room was amazing and stuff was extremely friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2012

Ron

A gem

Loved this place. Wonderful part of Lake Garda. Hotel was beautiful and chic. Great restaurant and a fabulous setting to dine overlooking the lake. Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2012

Colin

Great Hotel for couples

The hotel is a traditional Gem. It has a beautiful position next to the castle, free parking, and magnificent views. The staff are very friendly and the food is great.
We would definately stay again and would recommend really highly to couples.
There is also a great spa and an outside thermal pool, (which is not a swimming pool). The swimming is best done in the lake - which in summer is a great temperature

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2012

Peter and Susan

A great boutique Hotel

We found the Hotel is in a perfect location right on the Lake. The very modern fit-out is excellent and does not detract from the charm and character of the Hotel. The on-site restaurant is first class and is positioned right on the Lake with it's magic views. The value for money is excellent, unlike many other 5 star Hotels in the Lakes region we experienced during our 3 week trip. We'd certainly go there again without hesitation.

Partner