Leonardo Da Vinci Hotel

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I have recently returned from a holiday at the fantastic Hotel Leonardo da Vinci, Limone and can thoroughly recommend it to anyone. It is a hotel that caters for most (except those who are looking for a clubbing holiday!). I would call it a hotel for all the family. Although it is a big hotel, it is cleverly designed in different tiers, thus you do not have a huge volume of people concentrated in one space.
We stayed 3 adults in a room to save on the cost of 2 rooms and it was plenty big enough. The spare bed folded into a decent size settee, which was useful in the day. I would recommend paying for a superior room it had many extras. The air conditioning was brilliant and the manager allowed us to use it as we wished. The balcony with lakeside view was stunning. It even had a little garden too. A safe was included free of charge. Each room has satellite TV, should you need it. The bathroom had bath, shower and bidet and clean towels were given everyday. The rooms were immaculately cleaned, sheets changed regularly, most comfortable. In fact the entire hotel was clean and the staff were extremely polite, friendly and so organised. Always willing to help. We were even given towels for the poolside which was great, you do not need to take any towels with you.
There are 4 pools, one with a bar/restaurant, which is reasonable with their prices. It is great as you do not have to pay for sunloungers, umbrellas and there are plenty of them. There is a private beach, which is really nice with a cafe/grill. Here you can hire kayaks for 7 euros an hour, also there are pedalos and windsurfers etc. All you have to pay for on the beach is 1 euro for a mattress for the loungers. There are also toilets and showers here, once again very clean.
Next to the hotel, a short walk up the road is a campsite, turn right as you go out of the hotel and keep walking, There is a shop on the campsite, this is handy to use instead of walking to town, if you are relaxing on the beach or pool area. There is a courtesy bus to and from the town centre, which is 1.2 km away.
The food in the hotel is absolutely first class. It is a real highlight and the choice that you have is really unbelievable. Everyone is catered for. My daughter is vegetarian and she had ample choice. There is a staggering variety and the quality and freshness is really top drawer, we went half board and this filled us up adequately. We were not hungry in between meals. This also saved on our budget as for the first time ever we did not have to fork out for a meal at lunchtime. Highchairs are provided for young children. The service in the restaurant was first class, no sooner had you finished with a plate, it was taken away. When you needed another knife or fork, it was spotted instantly. The staff welcomed your attempts at Italian and were always jovial.
There is free wine, coffee, tea, soft drinks and water 10am-6pm, which is a godsend. Once again this keeps your purse closed. There is also a frozen milky drink, which was very popular, and biscuits and a simple cake was served free in the afternoon. If you were going on trips which returned too late for dinner, you had 3 alternatives, to collect a 12 euro voucher which could be used in the grill bar, to ask for a packed lunch or to ask for a cold plate to be put in your room when you arrived back. This was so useful. Again they really try to think of it all. They even have a copy of an English newspaper that you can read (no charge)
There is a great entertainment programme for the kids and I have never seen so many relaxed mums and dads with young children enjoying their fun. Their is also an entertainment/ fitness programme for adults and there is light entertainment each evening for the guests. There is a fitness gym to use and also a sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath, solarium. Sooooooo much. You can arrange facials and massages and beauty treatment at prices in line with the UK.
I have tried to include most things about the hotel that I think may be useful. I have probably missed lots too as there was so much to do there. It really is a great place and the town is quaint, cobblestoned, clean and lovely for relaxing strolls around the lovely shops and lakeside,,,,,ahhh heaven I truly wish I was back there. For people who enjoy walking, there were organised walks too. I would return to the hotel any time, which is something that I do not usually do. I came back home with money to spare, so although it was a little more expense initially. It pays off in the long run as you simply have everything you could want in one beautiful place.