We chose this apartment because of the view and the many very positive reviews. As stated by many other guests, the view is just as good in reality as it is on the pictures.
However, we were somewhat disappointed when we discovered the size of the apartment. The kitchen/living room is not that big and the kitchen itself has very limited space for cooking. If you want to do some serious cooking, I advise you bring at least one good knife, one pot big enough for cooking pasta, and one big pan. Beware that there is no coffee machine and no electric waterboiler so you have to be patient and wait for the gas stove to heat the water.
The photos of the bedroom also leave the impression of a bigger room than it actually is, and when we saw the size of the children's bedroom (approx. 2 x 4 m) we decided to place one of the beds in the livingroom and use the sofa as the other bed for our children of 10 and 13. It worked out okay for us, but I wouldn't want to be more than four people in the apartment.
Beware that the pool and the area around the pool can get quite crowded during the weekend. Playing ball in the pool is not allowed. And the pool board that you see on the pictures has been taken down (rather to the disappointment of our children). You have access to 2 good sunbeds + one that is quite worn down + 2 plastic chairs and 4 small wooden chairs for the table on the balcony. Not really enough if you are six people at the pool.
On the positive side: There is a fairly big refrigerator and a small freezer as well as a dishwasher in the kitchen, and there is a washing machine in the bathroom.
The apartment is situated in a small gated community and this makes it relatively safe to leave your windows and balcony doors open when you are not in the apartment (necessary in the summertime as there is no aircondition).
The view over the lake and the mountains is really wonderful and in the summertime you can witness magnificent thunderstorms coming down from the mountains in the evening.
The village of Riva di Solto has two small groceries, a butcher, and a couple of bars (also selling ice cream). We can strongly recommend Trattoria al Lago, the restaurant at the small harbour. The staff here, as well as everyone we met in town, is very friendly. It is a 15 min drive to the larger town of Lovere where you can find many restaurants, bars, and a couple of well-stocked supermarkets.