Ignazio’s Hill House was spacious, of which we could make use of a private bathroom, private bedroom and their garden. Overall, we enjoyed our stay. Everything that Ignazio promised to be there was there, and the communication was very clear each day. Every day he asked us at what time we would have breakfast which included quite a few local products. We always had our privacy, as the bathroom was private. The shower was very clean and in a very good condition. Besides, the garden was spacious and had a great view. Ignazio gave us a few tips of places to visit in the surroundings (Lovere, Milan, Spinone, Bergamo). Personally, we would also advise checking out the hidden fountain in Luzzana, called Il Gigante. Quite some youngsters come there to swim (so you won’t be alone) but the nature there is absolutely stunning and a great place to cool down!
As with every place, there are also some disadvantages to mention. So first we came without a car, so that made us more dependent on the public transport. In that case, it is good to know that there is no direct bus going from the village down the hill and up, so you have to walk this hill up/down whenever you go/come back. After a whole day of activities/walking, this can be pretty tiring.
Besides, the bed was rather hard and the pillows did not give much support to the neck. Also, because it is a twin bed, there was occasionally movement of the bed and cracking. What you also shouldn’t forget is that you are surrounded by nature, meaning that a rooster could wake you up like he woke us often up at 6.00 am. Also, due to the very hot temperature of 35-45 degrees, we had to leave our window open. But this did not help, causing us to sweat a lot at night. In addition, it caused us to wake up from the local sounds of animals besides the rooster such as dogs barking, parties and insects. This could have been fixed easily by having an airconditioner/ventilator inside.
Besides, there were lots, lots of mosquitoes that also made it hard for us to sleep or to enjoy the scenery in the big garden. Ignazio already tried to keep them out of the room by attaching a fly screen in the window, but we still found quite some in our room. We would advise to get some (I mean quite some 😜) mosquito spray so that they are less likely to sting you.
In addition, the WiFi signal was very far from our room, which resulted in a weak signal. It would be nice to have another receiver in the room.
Although we could make use of the common fridge, we thought we had to ask our hosts each time we wanted to have something from the fridge. It would have been much better to have a small fridge in the room, even if it would have increased the price by a few euros.
Overall Ignazio was a friendly and professional host. We enjoyed our stay at Ignazio’s house.