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Villa Madrina Lovely and Dynamic Hotel
Garda, Italy · Independent · Near Luxury
The house began as a bed and breakfast run by the aunt of Graziano Tondini, who keeps it in the family today, two hundred metres up from Lake Garda among olive trees. Its thirty-odd rooms are furnished with antiques the family either inherited or went out and found. Outside there is a pool with the whole width of the lake in front of it, and Acquamarina, a small spa with a Himalayan salt wall and a stone pine relaxation room.
- 34 rooms
- Rooms from 280 sq ft (26 m²)
About Villa Madrina Lovely and Dynamic Hotel
- The dining room is called Madreperla, mother-of-pearl, and the ceramics on show in it are the work of the potter Toni Fertonani.
- The smallest published suite or villa start at 280 sq ft (26 m²).
History
Villa Madrina is a family hotel in the town of Garda, on the Veronese shore of Lake Garda at Via Paolo Veronese 1. It started small: an aunt of Graziano Tondini, the current owner, opened a bed and breakfast called Villa Madrina, and the Tondini family grew it from there into the four-star house it is now, trading as Villa Madrina Lovely and Dynamic Hotel after an earlier spell as the Hotel Madrina.
There are around thirty-four rooms, weighted toward junior suites and suites named for plants, Bouganville, Oleandro, Orchidea and Hibiscus, most with a balcony, terrace or small garden and a view over the water. The furniture is a mix of contemporary pieces and antiques the family either owned or bought from dealers. The kitchen, in the Madreperla restaurant, runs on recipes handed down in the family and local suppliers, with a well-stocked cellar of Italian and international bottles. The garden holds a panoramic pool, and Acquamarina, the small wellness area, has saunas, a Turkish bath, a Himalayan salt wall, a stone pine relaxation room and a gym. The hotel is designed with adults in mind but does not exclude children.
The setting
The town of Garda gives the lake its name and sits on the Veronese shore in a sheltered bay below the wooded Rocca del Garda. The centre is about two hundred and fifty metres from the hotel and the nearest beach a little over five hundred, with olive groves running up the hillside behind and the Cà degli Ulivi golf course in the hills above. Bardolino and its wine country are a short way south, Lazise and its Scaliger walls a little further, and Verona is around forty minutes by road.
Experiences
- Golf — Golf on Lake Garda
- Bike — Cycling around Lake Garda
- Watersports — Watersports on Lake Garda
Amenities
- lake-view rooms
- garden
- individual offers bookable online
- local wines and products
- gala dinner
- ¾ board for gourmets
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