Gasparina Village

Really great accommodation. Location is fantastic. The village is set back about 5 mins from the lake shore so easy to walk to where there are various lidos, beaches and jetties. There are a few beach bars that serve light bites and drinks within 10 mins and you can be in Pescheira in about 20 mins for more choice and great transportation options. The train station at Pescheira was about 30 mins away so we got a taxi one day for 10 euros then took the train to Venice which took about 1 hour 40 with a change in Verona, it cost €12.50 each way, which was a bargain. Very comfortable and reliable, would recommend using the trains if you fancy venturing further afield. You can also get the bus round the lake on a day ticket or catch the ferry, both from Pescheira so Gasparina was a great base for exploring. Gardaland easily walkable within 15 mins and well worth a visit. Better than Alton towers in our opinion! Accommodation was fairly basic but 2 bedrooms is always good and comfy beds. No electric kettle (always a shocker for Yorkshire tea addicts) but there was a stove top one luckily! Couple of negatives were that the shop on site was closed for 90% of our stay which was inconvenient but it didn't stock many groceries anyway but ok for water or drinks. You could use the mini market at the camping village next door which was slightly better stocked but still limited. The other option was Famila supermarket which was about a 20mins walk (very exciting once there 😉) but a 40min round walk in the heat was a fair amount of effort!! Worth it for the €2 bottles of Bardolino though🍷! The restaurant on site was mediocre so we ventured out most days to eat elsewhere. The pool was great, open 10-6pm with a lifeguard daily. Lagoon style so great for toddlers and young children for paddling but not really deep enough for proper swimming. At it's deepest it's about 1-1.2m. The bonus here is the sun heats it up fairly quickly and it felt really safe for the kids to play in. WiFi decent throughout, even in our apartment, we took our firestick with us to get Netflix etc. and WiFi was good enough for streaming services. Would recommend visiting Pescheira, Sirmione, Bardolino and Malcesnie. Would love to go to Riva and Limone but didn't have the time on this trip! We visited the end of May and the temperature was mid 20s generally but some days overcast as the clouds can quickly swell over the mountains so forecast can be fairly changeable. You can hire bikes from the reception which is handy. A great way to get around as it's lovely and flat! All in all great location for the accommodation, would recommend for families.