Luxury hotel holiday Hotel Villa del Sogno Lake Garda

The 5-star Villa del Sogno is a traditional boutique villa hotel dating from 1904 on a hillside above Gardone Riviera. Its rooms and terrace enjoy far-reaching views across the water, with the hilly shoreline opposite just visible on a clear day. The 32 bedrooms are elegantly decorated, with pastel soft furnishings. Some suites have a more elaborate Venetian flavour. With Il Vittoriale degli Italiani and numerous other villas and gardens so close by, the Villa del Sogno is well-placed to explore Lake Garda.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with British Airways London to Verona
  • Private car transfers
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, car-hire and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Villa del Sogno, Lake Garda

Hotel Villa del Sogno is an exclusive 5-star hotel in a beautiful natural location. Patios and terraces allow for relaxed al fresco dining in which the beauty of Lake Garda and surrounding flowers and greenery can be appreciated.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location On a hill overlooking the lake at Gardone Riviera

Annual opening 28 March to 21 October

Closest airport Verona

Distance from airport The hotel is about 75-minutes' drive from Verona Airport

Closest railway station Desenzano sul Garda

Distance from railway station 40 minutes from Desenzano, about an hour from Verona Porta Nuova

Hotel facilities and services

Outdoor Swimming Pool (unheated, open from April to September), Garden Bar, Restaurant at swimming pool, Restaurant "Maximilian" a la Carte, American Bar, Gardens and park, Tennis Court (€15 per hour) with rackets and balls available free of charge, Private tennis lessons available, Table Tennis, Fitness Centre, Wellness Centre, Sun Terrace, Car park, Shuttle Bus to the centre, Boat Excursions, Sauna, Cycle Hire, Laundry service within 24 hours, Room service at a charge.

Complimentary

Use of the swimming pool, towels and sunshades. Complimentary gated parking.

Chargeable watersports

Nearby are sailing, water skiing and windsurfing services.

Land sports

Tennis (charged per hour, complimentary rackets and balls), Horseback Riding and Trekking nearby.

Out and about nearby

Il Vittoriale (house of d`Annunzio), Villas and Gardens of Lake Garda, Verona, Sirmione on Lake Garda and the Site of the battle of Solferino.

Sports nearby

Water-sports, Walking, Golf.

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We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing Double room without lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,360

Holiday Code IE91

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Villa del Sogno, Lake Garda

Room descriptions

Hotel Villa del Sogno has 32 rooms with bath or shower, air conditioning, minibar, safe, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV and Wi-Fi.

Double room without lake view
Double room with lateral lake view
Double room executive with lake view
Superior Double Room with terrace and lake view
Junior Suite with lake view
Junior Suite with terrace and lake view
Venice Junior Suite with balcony and lake view
Terrace junior suite with lake view
Loggia Junior Suite with lake view
The Heydweiller Suite with lake view
Vista Suite with lake view
Tower Suite with lake view

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We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing Double room without lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,360

Holiday Code IE91

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Villa del Sogno, Lake Garda

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Hotel Villa del Sogno on Lake Garda, our clients usually fly to Verona airport or arrive by train at Verona railway station. From the airport and the station, we recommend a private car transfer which we would include in our holiday price, or we recommend that you use a hire-car for the duration of your holiday, especially if you want to tour the region. We will arrange this for you if required.

Additional information

Children: Extra beds or cots for children and infants can be provided for a supplement.

Special offers

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We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing Double room without lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,360

Holiday Code IE91

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Villa del Sogno, Lake Garda

Highlights of the Italian Lakes

Historic villas are to be found on every lake from the Grotte di Catullo Roman villa at Sirmione on Lake Garda to Villa Melzi and Villa Olmo on Lake Como and the Palazzo Estense in Varese. Most of these villas also have extraordinarily beautiful gardens (which can be visited as part of an Expressions Garden Tour holiday) such as the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, the Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore and Villa Taranto at Punta della Castagnola on Lake Maggiore. Monte Mottarone above Stresa on Lake Maggiore and Monte Baldo above Lake Garda can both be reached by cable car and afford spectacular views. At Gargnano on Lake Garda you can see the stone pavilions where lemons were traditionally cultivated. Within the region there are national parks such as the Stelvio National Park north of Orta and the Parco Nazionale della Val Grande above Verbania on Lake Maggiore.

Cultural highlights of the Italian Lakes

Much of the artistic and architectural cultural wealth in the region is concentrated in the great cities such as Milan and Verona but also in the less well-known but culturally-rich centres of Bergamo, Brescia, Pavia, Mantova and Vicenza (not directly on the Lakes but within reach for a day`s excursion). Highlights include the frescoes by Masolino at Castiglione Olona, the Rocca (castle) at Angera, the Flemish tapestries on the Isola Bella Lake Maggiore, the marble cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore at Como and the works of art in the Galleria dell`Accademia Tadini at Lovere on Lake Iseo. Milan has La Scala, the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, the Brera Gallery (containing Raphael`s `Marriage of the Virgin` and the Montefeltro altarpiece by Piero della Francesca) and its Gothic cathedral. Verona has its annual opera festival from June until the end of August, the Romanesque church of San Zeno, the Renaissance Loggia del Consiglio and the Roman Arena.

Festivals in the Italian Lakes

The Verona Opera Festival takes place in the Roman Arena every year with performances running from June until the end of August. Verona also celebrates Carnival every year culminating on the Friday before Shrove Tuesday. Como holds a flea market, the Fiera di Pasqua, over the Easter weekend. Music festivals take place in Bergamo throughout the year. The Mille Miglia veteran car race starts and ends in Brescia (via Ferrara to Rome in May each year).

Gastronomy in the Italian Lakes

The cuisine of northern Italy tends to contain more meat and butter than further south and rice and polenta compete with pasta. Saffron is used extensively as in Risotto alla Milanese. Bresaola is cured raw beef served as an antipasta (now often with rocket and parmesan). Manzo al Barolo (beef in Barolo wine), Costolette alla Milanese (veal cutlets in breadcrumbs) and Ossobucco (veal in wine and tomatoes) are all popular dishes. Panettone cake and Zabaglione are two regional desserts. This region produces some of Italy's most famous cheeses such as Gorgonzola, Bel Paese, Fontina and Taleggio as well as some of Italy's most exportable wines such as Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella. Less well known but interesting wines are produced in the Valtellina in the north of Lombardy and in Franciacorta near Lake Iseo.

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