Loved our stay, our first trip to Italy and the villa and location were amazing. The communication was great, the owner was really helpful and welcoming and we enjoyed taking advantage of having groceries delivered for arrival.
The facilities were fab, it was even better than it looked in the photos and the views were amazing. WiFi worked brilliantly. Having the bedrooms downstairs was great as they stayed lovely and cool but still lovely and light with patio doors. It was a surprisingly short, def less than 5 min, walk down to town with great range of places to eat and drink very nearby. (NB path to town is quick but steep and cobbled so def not for stilettos but we went in flip flops and took them in a bag!!) We liked Casa Aqua Dulze just before Villa Carlotta up the hill and ended up going there twice - fantastic service and mouthwatering steak and grilled veg. La Darsena was amazing for a birthday celebration and Babayaga in Bellagio did amazing pizzas. The little shop at the bottom of the hill and under the arches were both great. The little park along towards Lenno at bottom of the hill was lovely too and the cafe does lovely toasted panini or focaccia.
We rented a boat for 4 hours for €200 one afternoon at Nautic Planet opp Villa Carlotta - was amazing and they were very helpful. Plenty time to get to Lenno, past Villa Balbianello, Argegno, Lario (Clooney villa) then back to Bellagio, Varenna and Menaggio with swims along the way.
We also liked Bellagio and villa Melzi but preferred the more authentic Varenna and Villa Monastero was lovely. We had a lovely breakfast for €8 in Bellagio at a cafe near the hotel Splendid overlooking the lake just a short walk along from the ferry terminal.
Our best visit was definitely Villa Carlotta - totally awesome gardens and the interior of the villa was beautiful and all for only €10.
We did get the fast boat to Como but preferred the local towns.
Absolutely loved the villa and Tremezzo and amazing views across the lake to Bellagio at dusk- in hindsight we were really glad we chose Tremezzo rather than other villages, it's a great location right in the middle of the lake.