Have you ever wanted to feel like royalty on vacation? Perhaps the most outstanding feature is the amount of space in this apartment. The three bedrooms are large. The 12 foot ceilings in this historic building add a feeling of grandeur. The beds are comfortable. The inlaid wooden floors are elegant and a pleasure to walk on barefoot. It is a joy to open the windows wide as there are only a few cars an hour that pass outside on the narrow street. There are pleasant views from the windows.
It feels like an honor to stay at this location. It is almost as if the host rents the location as a public service so we may participate in history. The former longtime tenant/owner was Gianni Caproni, the father of Italian aviation, who was flying airplanes around the same time as the Wright brothers.
His family built the very large building in the 1600’s. The apartment is on the second floor. There is a modern elevator if needed. There is ample natural light in every room. In the European style, there are wooden shutters that can close over the modern windows. The kitchen is large. The 400 sq. ft. foyer in the apartment has a huge 10’ antique armoire with carved detail. Original watercolors by Mr. Caproni are in several rooms.
Hosting is gracious and responsive. The apartment was spotless upon arrival. When the late afternoon bus stopped in Riva la Garda, a few miles from Arco, Davide had a member of our party picked up instead of having to wait for the next bus to Arco. Davide speaks Italian and English and welcomes communication. Local guidelines require being precise about number of persons in party.