This place is amazing. The view from the balcony will not disappoint.
It was easy to find and Daniela was waiting for us to show us round.
The building is well renovated and stylish and the apartment is spacious and (when the air conditioning was on) lovely and cool. All the usual amenities are available and it was lovely and clean.
The waterfront is about a 15 minute walk down the road where there are a few bars, trattorias and a great gelataria. Another 15 minute walk north along the shore from there is a wonderful swimming spot where you can access the water easily.
We tried two of the restaurants within 2 minutes from the apartment: Ristorante Pizzarie Bellavista, which was down to earth, really nice food and people, and Hotel Ristorante Miranda, which was extra special. We had the tasting menu and it was unbelievably reasonable. Service was spot on and the food was amazing.
Would recommend a car if you want to travel further than Riva di Solto. We travelled to Limone Sul Garda at Lake Garda for the day which was about a 2 hour drive away, but due to the fantastic scenery at both Iseo and Garda, the drive was very leisurely.
We didn’t find a store in Riva Di Solto or nearby but that’s not to say there isn’t one, we did our shopping at Conad, on the way from Bergamo airport (which is about 50 mins away).
If you’re into water sports there is a center about 10 minute drive up the North shore. There do stand up paddle boarding, wind sailing, kayaking etc. They offer a nigh kayak experience, which we didn’t realise until we saw the kayaks one night. If you fancy it you’ll need to book ahead of your trip as when I checked the availability it was all booked up whilst we were there. Looked fun though! We did hire kayaks from there for a few hours during daylight though.
All in all this place is amazing, not touristy at all but everybody was very welcoming and the scenery was to die for. Within 6 hours of arriving we were seriously discussing moving house!