Hotel Casablanca

The Hotel Casablanca is at via Gardesana 109, on the road that runs along Lake Garda a little south of the historic centre of Lazise, on the stretch that goes towards Pacengo. It is a position on a through road but a convenient one: the beach of Lazise is five hundred metres away, the lakefront and the Scaliger castle are about twenty minutes on foot, Gardaland is a little over five kilometres away and the thermal baths of Sirmione sixteen. On the other side of the road are the olive groves, and from the terraces of the house the water can be seen above the crowns of the palms. Verona Villafranca airport is twenty kilometres away.

The property is a family run two star hotel, with the air of the lakeside houses built in the years of the first great tourist season and kept with care. The rooms all have a balcony, which the portal describes as facing towards the mountains, and they include a private bathroom with bidet, toiletries and hairdryer, a desk and a flat screen television. The house offers room service, accommodation accessible to guests with disabilities and non smoking rooms. On the ground floor there is a bar with windows onto the olive trees, where breakfast is taken, continental or Italian style; outside are the terrace with tables and parasols, the shared lounge and the garden. The private car park is free, wifi is free, and the portal also reports a free shuttle.

Two practical warnings before booking. The first concerns payment: the property accepts cash only, so it is worth organising accordingly. The second concerns the sources. The official site of the house, albergocasablanca.it, at the time of checking answers with a maintenance page and cannot be consulted, so this page is written entirely on the data of the booking portal, including the photographs, which are the ones uploaded by the management. The list of main services includes neither a pool nor a wellness area, and with no site to consult the point cannot be confirmed elsewhere: anyone who cares about it should ask the property directly.

On age the portal is clear on one point and ambiguous on another, and it is worth knowing. In the children's conditions it says that children are not allowed, and that is the reason the property is in this catalogue. In the important information, however, there also appears the formula by which guests under eighteen may check in only if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, which is a standard clause and seems to say the opposite. The property does not publish a minimum age in figures, and in the absence of the official site this page does not invent one: anyone travelling with a teenage child should ask for written confirmation before confirming the booking. Pets are not allowed.

It suits anyone who wants to sleep in Lazise without spending much and without children about, anyone who travels by car and wants parking included, and anyone who uses the hotel as a base for the lake and for the theme parks. It suits less anyone looking for a pool, a spa or a position directly on the water.