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The Hotel Pironi is a charming boutique hotel housed in a 15th century palazzo, once a Franciscan monastery, located at the heart of the old town, just a few steps from the lake. With its unique history and atmosphere, the Hotel Pironi is sure to surprise and delight its guests, none of whom will be able to resist its magic.
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HOTEL STYLE
Business
Quiet
Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Italian
Location
Via Guglielmo Marconi 35, 28822 Cannobio Italy
Name/address in local language
Hotel Pironi
543 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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The hotel is located in a nice old town. Staff is very friendly and the rooms are really nice. The whole hotel has a very good atmosphere. Breakfast was really good and in a beautiful space. There is also a very big lounge for people to sit and have free coffee or tea. In the evering it is just a few minutes stroll to the boulevard with many restaurants. The hotel provides free parking, but can be a challenge if your car is somewhat larger. Be aware that we did have a room with the bed and the bath not on the same level. Going down a stair without handrails in the middle of the night can be tricky. Might be better for some people to request same level when they make a reservation.
We enjoyed everything at this hotel !!
Tips. There is a restaurant just around the corner of the hotel on the side of the path to the boulevard, where we had the most delicious diner for a very good price as well. We visited Isola Bella and Madre south of the town, but it was horrible. Very pricy and really stressfull. We went on a monday in september and it was very crowded. No parking space to be found, parking machines that didn't work, rude people of the many ferry companies everywere. I was so very stressed by everything that I actually started to cry. The Islands weren't very impressive either for this kind of money and many of the paths were closed. It might be better to park somewhere in town en enjoy the islands from the shore. You can book a trip from Cannobio to the islands as well. I don't know if it is any good, but maybe the front desk can help. When you cross the border to Switserland, valle maggia and valle verzasca are just an half hour drive. Sightseeing into the valleys passing beautifull water spots and nice little villages as Foroglio (don't forget to drive beyond there as well)
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Responded Oct 10, 2021
Dear Guest, we would like to kindly thank you for this wonderful review and fantastic feedback regarding your recent stay with us. We are very happy to read that you enjoyed your time with us and we are looking forward to welcome you back again soon. With warm regards,
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Hotel Pironi came highly recommended from several U.K. travel blogs and broadsheet magazine reviews. The high praise was not misplaced. This tiny (16 rooms I think) little boutique hotel in an ancient conversion just a few steps from the lakeside boardwalk delivered in every regard. Hotel parking is a five minute walk away on cobbled streets, but free, easy to find & secure. The welcome was friendly and my room was ready by 2pm (I had only travelled 20 minutes up the road from Cannero Riviera). I had one of their roof top rooms (room 3) that was split over two floors. The main room, with a large comfortable bed and storage led out onto the rooftop / side terrace that gave wonderful views of the lake, despite the hotel being set back from the actual lake (Cannero is on a slope down to the lakeside, so you look over the surrounding rooftops). Upstairs was then the spacious bathroom with a wonderful ‘monsoon’ shower. The room was also air conditioned. Breakfast downstairs each morning was a wonderful buffet, with a full selection to choose from. Otherwise, the hotel had no bar or restaurant. Not that this was a problem being right in the centre of Cannero and all of its lake side bars & restaurants. The amazing building, the friendly staff and the small, boutique nature of Hotel Pironi make a real gem well worth a visit.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded Aug 2, 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you for staying at the Hotel Pironi and for your wonderful review. We are glad that you had a good stay with us, that you appreciated the room we gave you and that you enjoyed the breakfast. We are very happy to share your nice words with all our staff. We look forward to welcoming you again in the future and until then we send our best regards!!
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Such an authentic, classy hotel with the friendliest and most helpful staff ever! We had such a great time in this wonderful, historic hotel. The bedrooms are spacious with antique furniture and modern comfy (large) beds and bathrooms, the breakfast room is amazing with frescoes on the walls on ceiling, the breakfast was superb with plenty to choose from, plus the staff are just so kind and helpful. Would go back in a heartbeat!
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 1 week ago
Dear Guest, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you appreciated the authenticity and elegance of our hotel, as well as the friendliness and helpfulness of our staff. We are delighted that you found the rooms spacious and comfortable, and that you enjoyed breakfast in our frescoed room. We look forward to welcoming you back for another memorable stay. See you soon!
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After seeing the rooms advertised on the hotel website, we booked in early January, & specifically asked for “a beautiful one with lake view” for 3 nights. It was for the special occasion of our 42nd Wedding Anniversary. The hotel is in a good location & the old building itself was lovely. But when we were shown to our room it was dark, and very plain - nothing like the photos of the other rooms on the website with their ornate ceilings, antique furniture, lovely colours and quirky details. But the biggest disappointment was the view: it looked out over rooftops and tv aerials of the backstreets, & there was only the tiniest glimpse of the lake. We asked for a nicer room with a proper lake view but were told by the receptionist that they were already booked. After much pushing, she showed us 2 other rooms which were tiny and even darker, and which looked out onto the brick wall across the street. We declined these. The receptionist called the owner (who didn’t speak English) who then arrived out of breath, and confirmed no sorry there was nothing else. They claimed that they had sent us an email saying there were no lake view rooms available, but that they would “try” - but we never received that or we would have cancelled the booking, because a proper view of the lake was most important to us. We were so upset at their attitude that we decided not to stay there at all, and having eventually found another hotel nearby (after a lot of stress & extra expense, as it was such short notice) told the receptionist and owner that we were leaving as we had not been given the room we had requested, & what could we negotiate by way of a partial refund? The owner very rudely and bluntly just shrugged & said through the receptionist “nothing”. We were quite taken aback at her attitude: she didn’t care that we were upset; she didn’t care that it was our Anniversary, and there was absolutely no attempt to offer even €1 as a gesture of apology. We left our phone number and asked her to consider the matter, and to ring us tomorrow, but she said “the answer will be the same.” The receptionist started to say “perhaps if you come back another time we can see what we could do….” But the owner stopped her. I would NEVER go back to that hotel in a million years, and I would advise anyone who books expecting to get one of the lovely rooms on the website to be very careful, in case they get ripped off too.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded Mar 31, 2024
Dear Guest, we are sorry for what happened, we are sure that it was a misunderstanding, but we believe it is essential to clarify what happened with your booking. You made your reservation on Booking.com on January 21st and at the time of your booking there were no lake view rooms available online (because they were all already reserved - as you could see when booking) and therefore you booked a standard room. Being a standard room, the description says "with mountain view" and "with city view". In no way do we deceive the customer into believing that this type of room can have a lake view. So, it was your choice to book the standard room with mountain and city views. After booking, with a message sent via Booking.com, you asked us for a room with a balcony and lake view since it was a special occasion for you, your wedding anniversary. We replied to the message saying that all the rooms with lake view were already reserved but that if a room became available, we would gladly upgrade. Unfortunately, it is not possible to satisfy all requests, and when you booked the room, it was very clear that it was a room without a lake view, as the description of the room is very clear. If it had been so important to have a room with a balcony and lake view you could have called us to ask if someone had cancelled the reservation for a room with lake view and if it was possible to upgrade. Our cancellation policies provide for free cancellation within 7 days before the customer's arrival, you have had plenty of time to make sure that we have assigned you a lake view room and possibly cancel the reservation. However, being a special event for you, we thought we would do something pleasant by reserving a beautiful large room with balcony and partial lake view for you. It is a room that our customers always like and it is very bright, unfortunately the adverse climate of these days, a lot of rain and darkness, has probably made it seem like a dimly lit room. Our hotel is housed in an ancient historic building and all the rooms are different from each other, as can be seen in the photos published. We only have 12 rooms of which only 3 have a lake view and all rooms are published online, also the room we have reserved for you is published on Booking.com. We have proposed that you could change rooms, possibly even the next day, if you had the pleasure, obviously not to a lake view, since as already mentioned, they were all reserved. Having rejected our proposal, we offered you a discount on the room, €520.00 instead of €560.00 for a 3-night stay, but this was also rejected by you. We are sorry that as much as we tried to help you, we saw no desire on your part to resolve the situation. We did our best to resolve a situation that we honestly did not create, as the room booked was a standard room, not a lake view, and this was very clear. We are sorry but we were unable to do more than this. We always try to please the customer and satisfy their requests, but unfortunately there was no good will on your part to meet our proposals. Kind regards.
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The setting and staff were really fabulous, although the hotel seemed oriented to a more staid clientele. There weren't a lot of amenities for kids (outdoor space, pools, games, etc) but the staff were still very gracious and friendly with them. We found our family room(s) spacious and comfortable, with a sweet Juliet-style balcony overlooking the street outside. Most of the windows faced an enclosed inner courtyard, which was fine if not ideal. If I were to stay there again I'd seek a room with a better lake view. The wifi requires lots of sign ons and the parking arrangement is a bit curious -- with a parking pad or garage down a different street from the hotel. You can't actually reach the hotel easily by car, but nevertheless but found the parking satisfactory.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded 1 week ago
Dear Mrs Heather, thank you for your detailed review and for sharing your experience with us. We are delighted to hear that you appreciated the hospitality of our staff and the comfort of your room. We take note of your feedback regarding children's games and will work to improve this aspect to make families' stay even more enjoyable. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the Wi-Fi system and the parking arrangement. Our team is always available to assist with these matters and to enhance your experience. We hope to welcome you again in the future and thank you once again for your valuable feedback. Kind regards.
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Stayed in this hotel 12 years ago on a business trip and returned with my wife for our wedding anniversary. Stayed in room 3 which has a terrace overlooking Lake Maggiore. Very welcoming staff at check in and at the incredible breakfast included in the price. Reception also provides restaurant recommendations and arranged bookings. Cannot fault this hotel, we will return.
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Try to be here on a weekend for the Sunday markets which specialises in leather goods.
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded May 25, 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your kind words, we are delighted to hear that you had a pleasant stay with us. We really hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regards!!
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We have been to Pironi multiple times and every time we simply love it.
This time as a family with our two-year old daughter and again what a lovely place! Everything we asked for her, crib, high chair in the restaurant - all there, well prepared.
The hotel itself and the room is very clean - rarely seen such a clean and well maintained place! Well done!
The breakfast buffet is very nice and attentive and friendly staff there.
So if you are looking for a place to stay, no need to go anywhere else than Pironi. Beautiful rooms, a very nice „living room“ to relax after a long day and simply perfect experience in all aspects.
Thank you Pironi team, you made and will make us come back to Cannobio again and again 🙏
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Ask for garage parking
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded Jun 10, 2022
Dear Guest, thanks for the review and the nice words, we are delighted to learn that you enjoyed your time with us. It was a pleasure to be able to host you with your little girl. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind regards!!
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This hotel was absolutely beautiful, with friendly, helpful staff. The original structure of the building has been maintained, and the decor is stunning. You will feel so happy that you chose this hotel each time you walk in! Wonderful location and delicious breakfast buffet, spacious rooms, gorgeous hotel lounge to relax in... I loved Cannobio, and loved staying at Hotel Pironi!
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded 1 week ago
Dear Nancy, thank you for your wonderful review! We are delighted that you appreciated the beauty of our hotel. It’s a pleasure to know you had a great stay with us. We hope to welcome you back to Cannobio and Hotel Pironi soon. Thank you again for sharing your experience! Kind regards.
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Great little place close to the water and right in the thick of things in busy, beautiful Cannobio. The hotel is charming, no doubt, but what really separates it from other properties are the two incredibly cheery ladies who took wonderful care of my family: Nadine and Denise. Always happy, always laughing, always looking to assist...in various languages. Even though they were wearing masks due to COVID restrictions, you could see the smiles in their eyes.
Nadine and Denise are rock stars and their pictures should be in the dictionary below the term HOSPITALITY.
Kudos!
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Date of stay: August 2021
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded Sep 1, 2021
Dear Guest, thank you very much for taking the time to share your valuable feedback with us on Tripadvisor regarding your recent stay at Hotel Pironi. We highly appreciate your kind words and we shared your great rating with the team and all of them are happy with your appreciation of their services. We hope to welcome you again at our property in the hopeful not to distant future. Kind regards
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I would particularly like to praise the Staff on Reception. We were looking for somewhere to eat on a Sunday with the Market in Town.
Trattoria Cannobio was their recommendation. Simply superb (see separate review).
No wonder Hotel Pironi is 1st out of 10 hotels in Cannobio.
Hayling Seagoon
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Massimo Albertella, Proprietario at Hotel Pironi
Responded Jun 3, 2022
Thank you very much for your kind words. We are happy that you enjoyed the restaurant we recommend. We hope to welcome you soon at the Hotel Pironi. Kind regards!
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There are more places to choose from in the Cannobio area.
PRICE RANGE
C$244 - C$314 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
pironi hotel cannobio
LOCATION
ItalyPiedmontLake MaggioreCannobio
NUMBER OF ROOMS
12
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