Carla's apartment is exactly as described, and felt like a home from home. It's modern and clean but the main feature is the staggeringly beautiful view from the lounge, bedroom and balcony. You could spend hours in quiet contemplation watching the colours change on the Lake and mountains. With two kids there wasn't time for much contemplation so the lovely pool with equally stunning views was made much use of! The village(Riva de Solto) is a short (steep) walk away and was utterly charming - we fell in love with Lake Iseo and the towns near the apartment such as Lovere and Sarnico. I think it would be an advantage to speak a little Italian as the area isn't very touristy (a bonus -I'm not complaining about it) but it did mean it was a bit trickier with deciphering menus etc! That said the majority of people were kind and patient with us - you can convey goodwill without the right lingo! Carla herself was lovely at check-in and we managed with google translate to understand everything. She and her husband Ivan were very helpful. We were there during a record breaking heatwave, and it was unbearably hot on a few evenings as another reviewer mentioned. Air con would help,but we did manage with the fans and mobile air con unit Carla provided. Obviously no one could've foreseen just how hot it would be, so it was just one of those things. The weather broke later in the week and we saw some magnificent storms from our balcony. Coming from Manchester a bit of rain didn't bother us!! All in all it was a wonderful trip, we would love to go back, particularly in Autumn or Spring to experience the lake in a different season.