Astoria Hotel Stresa travel guide

Location. Hotel Astoria is located in Stresa, Italy, 500 metres from the train station and three kilometres from the Borromeo Islands. The gardens at Villa Taranto are 4.5 kilometres away.

Hotel Features. This modern five-storey hotel is situated on Stresa's lakeside promenade facing Lake Maggiore and the distant Alps. A heated swimming pool opens during the summer months and there is a steam bath and fitness equipment on site.

The hotel's restaurant serves a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning. The restaurant also opens for lunch and dinner and there is a large buffet served for dinner weekly. Next to the pool is a bar that serves snacks and ice cream and offers a daily happy hour.

Multilingual staff can assist guests with currency exchange. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.

The hotel's roof garden offers table tennis, a hot tub, and solarium. Boating, fishing, swimming, and scuba diving are available on Lake Maggiore, opposite the hotel.

Guestrooms. Hotel Astoria offers 100 air-conditioned guestrooms, located in the hotel's main building or in the annex. Guestrooms have views of the lake or hotel gardens. All feature modern decor and include satellite television, wireless Internet access, minibars, and telephones.

Expert Tip. Three kilometres from the hotel, directly out from the promenade, are the Borromeo Islands. The most famous island, Isola Bella features the Palazzo Borromea, which features underground caverns, gardens, sculptures, and rooms filled with opulent furniture.