We were searching for a last minute economical hotel in the Lago Maggiore area and were not really familiar with the towns. After exploring on the internet, we chose Verbania as the only place that had rooms available on the western shore of the lake. It turned out to be the least appealing of the towns to stay in with mostly very mediocre hotels, and this was confirmed afterwards with friends we checked with. We would have done better to pay more and stay in Cannobio or Stresa, both lovely towns with some impressive looking hotel properties. Oh well, maybe next time! Anyway, this hotel had two wings, one without a lift. We had rooms on the 2nd floor of the "no lift" wing so had much climbing and carrying of luggage to do. The rooms we were given were supposed to be for larger families as they were the only remaining rooms when we booked. Our room did not have window shutters or blinds so the early morning light would have come in except after some arguing the hotel staff put blankets over the windows to keep out light. The breakfast was fair. But the price and 3 star category along with the reality of low quality left us very unhappy with this hotel. Add to that the inconvenient location far from the center of the town meant having to drive in or walk quite a distance to get to anywhere interesting.

We stayed in hotel Sant'Anna during a trip down south. We left in the evening for a trip from Zurich to Cinque Terre, so Sant'Anna was just conveniently located across the border at the Lago Maggiore. It has clean rooms, nice little breakfast buffet and offers great value.

This is a nice, clean hotel. There is free parking too. Ask for rooms on the quieter side as there can be more traffic on the one side. The staff here is very friendly and helpful. We found the room very comfortable, large, and clean. The A/C worked just fine and cooled off the room in the late afternoon. We enjoyed walking to Villa Taranto and to the Ferry stop. One night after a dinner in the restaurant, we enjoyed the walk along the Lago di Maggiori which was quiet and peaceful (one way traffice around the promotory of Verbania). The free WIFI worked beautifully in the room. I believe that this hotel offers excellent value for what you receive. The breakfast buffet had a range of cereals, yoghurt, breads, and fruit. We would definitely stay there again.